Happy Friday!
Well there hasn't been a heck of a lot happening in my life since my last post. We did have a nice long weekend, in which I seemed to get nothing accomplished.
I did work at Central Market on Saturday morning and did an olive oil tasting class. If you've never done one, as I'm sure most of you haven't, it is really cool to see how different oils from different regions compare, much like wines. I think it was the second one I've done. And you swirl and sip them just as if you were tasting a wine (just don't down a glass!). We tasted oils from France, Italy, Greece, Australia, and others. We also served some foods made with the olive oils: Assorted Bruschetta & Tapenade; Poached Tuna with Spicy Dipping Sauce; Arugula Salad with Parmesan Curls; and Olive Oil Cake (with plums and raspberries). A low key class. As a bonus, Chef Paul made us some delicious breakfast tacos to eat before class. Yum!
So for our July 4th celebration, we didn't do much. We headed over to the fire station for a pancake breakfast on Tuesday morning for the scout troop. It was so hot and humid. We watched fireworks at the golf course on Sunday night, and a bunch of people were out in the cul de sac on Tuesday night setting them off.
Last night we hosted a "Good Bye" party for our friends Amy and Eric would are moving to Atlanta this weekend. We were expecting about 25 people, but only had around 15, so the guys at work are enjoying the leftovers this morning. We had fajitas and all the fixin's, mixed greens salad, and a fresh mozzarella/cherry tomato salad for the main course, and assorted appetizers (spinach artichoke dip; baked Brie in filo; goat cheese with fig walnut confit & pear salsa; heirloom tomato, onion, and olive oil puff pastry; chips; fruit tray; etc.). We topped it off with some cake, brownies, and mini cheesecakes topped with whipped cream and fresh raspberry puree. It seemed to go over pretty well.
Tomorrow afternoon we are invited to a barbecue at Chef Paul's house. I'll have to try to come up with a good side dish to take! Have a great weekend y'all!
I did work at Central Market on Saturday morning and did an olive oil tasting class. If you've never done one, as I'm sure most of you haven't, it is really cool to see how different oils from different regions compare, much like wines. I think it was the second one I've done. And you swirl and sip them just as if you were tasting a wine (just don't down a glass!). We tasted oils from France, Italy, Greece, Australia, and others. We also served some foods made with the olive oils: Assorted Bruschetta & Tapenade; Poached Tuna with Spicy Dipping Sauce; Arugula Salad with Parmesan Curls; and Olive Oil Cake (with plums and raspberries). A low key class. As a bonus, Chef Paul made us some delicious breakfast tacos to eat before class. Yum!
So for our July 4th celebration, we didn't do much. We headed over to the fire station for a pancake breakfast on Tuesday morning for the scout troop. It was so hot and humid. We watched fireworks at the golf course on Sunday night, and a bunch of people were out in the cul de sac on Tuesday night setting them off.
Last night we hosted a "Good Bye" party for our friends Amy and Eric would are moving to Atlanta this weekend. We were expecting about 25 people, but only had around 15, so the guys at work are enjoying the leftovers this morning. We had fajitas and all the fixin's, mixed greens salad, and a fresh mozzarella/cherry tomato salad for the main course, and assorted appetizers (spinach artichoke dip; baked Brie in filo; goat cheese with fig walnut confit & pear salsa; heirloom tomato, onion, and olive oil puff pastry; chips; fruit tray; etc.). We topped it off with some cake, brownies, and mini cheesecakes topped with whipped cream and fresh raspberry puree. It seemed to go over pretty well.
Tomorrow afternoon we are invited to a barbecue at Chef Paul's house. I'll have to try to come up with a good side dish to take! Have a great weekend y'all!
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