Month: May 2003

DINNER: Saturday, May 3, 2003

DINNER: Saturday, May 3, 2003

Tonight, we hosted a cook-out at our house. There were about 30 people there, and a good time was had by all. LOADS of food — everything from spicy pasta salad to delicious desserts, along with plenty of grilled meat (made more tasty with the…

DINNER: Sunday, May 4, 2003

DINNER: Sunday, May 4, 2003

Tonight was the last dinner with Max & Marie in town, so the “Punta Cana Gang” met at Montgomery Inn’s Boathouse restaurant (considered to be the #1 Rib Restaurant in America). There were ten of us: Max, Marie, Ray, Belinda, Rodney, Michelle, Brant (Marie’s son),…

DINNER: Monday, May 5, 2003

DINNER: Monday, May 5, 2003

This morning, Drew dropped Max & Marie at the airport so they could begin their trip home. Tonight, for dinner, Wendy & Drew began the process of working their way through the mountain of left-over food in the fridge.

We dined on left-over LaRosa's Pizza which was left over from Friday's reception. Tuesday is probably going to be "bratwurst night", but we're not yet sure.

We heard from Max & Marie later in the day, and they made it home just fine!

DINNER: Tuesday, May 6, 2003

DINNER: Tuesday, May 6, 2003

Tonight, in our on-going quest to rid ourselves of as many left-overs as possible, we attacked the STRATA that’d I’d made for breakfast for Max & Marie. A couple slices of that went down very nicely.

DINNER: Wednesday, 7, 2003

DINNER: Wednesday, 7, 2003

For dinner tonight, Wendy picked up two nice steaks from the grocery, along with some lovely thin asparagus, and a couple baking potatoes. Some other odds-n-ends, and we've got the makings of a good meal. I preheated the oven to 500 degrees, with one of…

DINNER: Thursday, May 8, 2003

DINNER: Thursday, May 8, 2003

Tonight, we ate bratwurst to try and take care of some of the left-overs. I think we’re not gonna make it — some of the food will certainly go bad before we can eat it!

Culinary School: The Journey begins…

Culinary School: The Journey begins…

After far too long THINKING & DOING NOTHING about it, a conversation with one of my co-workers spurred me into action. Here’s how it went… I was at my office printer, waiting for my group of recipes to print. Ray, Professor of Pharmacy Administration in…