I am just cooking like a whirlwind: we're going over to see some friends tomorrow for games and possibly movies. Since they're very kindly hosting, I offered to cook. I'm making:

Hors d'oeuvre: Herb-parmesan cheese ball rolled in toasted pecans and smoked almonds
Salad: Arugula with peppers and tomatoes (straight from my dear co-worker's garden), ( Read more... )

Saw Two Towers again via a DVD rental. It confirmed my opinion that I do not want to own the theatrical release, and will wait for the extended edition. I was fuming from Faramir on. Sure do hope the added footage corrects some things that were clearly a result of forced editing.

Am reading D. Preston and L. Child's Thunderhead. I'm about ( Read more... )

Hey, even if it takes a year and a half, we'll repay a social obligation ( Read more... )

Had my sis and her bf over for dinner tonight, and it went well. The remoulade was very good and wonderfully easy, despite the fact that I didn't have quite enough of the right ingredients, and the Allium Soup (garlic, onions and leeks, oh, my! :> ) was excellent, even though it took rather a long time to make. Fortunately, we have plenty of ( Read more... )

Monday, and I've a busy week ahead of me: all kinds of errands to run. Most particularly, I'm in the midst of menu planning for friends we're having over on Saturday night, and I'll be babysitting their child tomorrow evening. Also gotta go grocery shopping this week, and I may be headed to Athens with another LJ friend if we can work out the ( Read more... )