I feel a dinner party coming on. That’s right, it’s time for a salon challenge. I know that some of you feel it too–it’s pulling you, yes? When I talk to people who have been reading along, this is the thing that I hear most: I’m almost ready. I want to take the challenge! Here’s…
the salon challenge: sharing your favorite
I feel a dinner party coming on. That’s right, it’s time for a salon challenge. I know that some of you feel it too–it’s pulling you, yes? When I talk to people who have been reading along, this is the thing that I hear most: I’m almost ready. I want to take the challenge! Here’s…
agua de jamaica
My friend Jen and I made this dinner together, and fifteen minutes before everyone arrived, when I fully realized that we only had about half the food completed, I took a swig of my pre-guest arrival drink, and I asked Jen, “Will I ever learn to do this better? More efficiently? On time?” She answered…
carnitas
Due to the events of the weekend, I ended up with a very large pork shoulder in my refrigerator. A VERY LARGE PORK SHOULDER. It had been rubbed with every chile in my spice drawer, and it took up nearly half a shelf of the fridge. There had been a dinner party in the works…
the salon challenge
The urge to invite people to dinner has hit me in full force. I don’t just mean to dinner. I mean TO DINNER.That’s right, it’s been a year, but I’m done hibernating, and the kitchen has moved, and I still don’t have matching plates but that’s okay, and yes,it’s time for a salon challenge.I worked…
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