it all started around christmas time. it was actually during our christmas get together when they told me that i should host a dinner. then i thought, well, since january is my birthday month, i just might as well do it. i haven't really planned anything out yet, until
foodbuzz accepted my proposal for a dinner. when i got that email saying that my proposal was accepted into their
24, 24, 24 event, i had a reason to do the dinner.
looking back at the week that just passed, i would like to say that it was a very, VERY stressful one. let me break it down to you, i started school last wednesday, i had to sign up for 2 more classes because i didn't get into the other class i wanted, and then do all the shopping and prep work for the dinner i hosted last night. goodness gracious, just thinking about the week that just passed makes me want to pull my hair out. gah, how did i survive that. shawn's right, prep work for that dinner i had should be more than a day. he can be right sometimes... sometimes.
before anything else, i want to rant on how i can't believe i just added another year to my age. ugh. birthdays can be really bittersweet sometimes. i still want to hold on to 18, but just as a number. seriously, if i think like i was still 18, oh no, i can't even do it. it was scary, ohhh, over-gelled hair and all. oh, the younger years.
now that i can breathe, i can now tell you what had transpired this past weekend.
i just invited a few friends over, mostly the ones who asked me to host a dinner last december, it was actually very last minute, though i still asked them to dress up a little bit. so, there were like 15 on the list, i think but people cancelled because they already had plans, and earlier plans trumps later plans any day. so i was just like, who ever come, comes and i guess there's gonna be more food for everyone.
prep work started the night before, shawn was my
forced assistant, at least i had some help. we made a few stuff that had been in my repertoire for a while now, and a few more things to add to the mix. that night, we made the salsa for the bruschetta, patties for the turkey burger, marinated the beef and chicken for the barbecue, marinated the salmon for the seafood salad, started on the seafood salad, the mushroom and chive risotto and i baked the blondies. that was a lot considering there was just the two of us doing everything.
i woke up at 7 the next day to start on the potato leek soup, the sauce for the lemon pepper pasta, put the meats on sticks, baked the pineapple upsi... actually get everything done before everyone comes at 6 (or so).
it was a very long day. i was standing the whole day, i don't even remember going to the bathroom, which reminds me, "hey there kidneys, are you still okay?!". after all the stress of cooking a lot of food, people started coming semi wet from the rain. i love the rain, but hey rain, i'm serving hot food here!
so what was on the menu? here's a break down and the links where to find the recipe.
