The Best Dinner Ever and meme from A to Z
Jan. 11th, 2005 04:11 pmNo, not 26 memes - don't run away! Just one.
But first - Oh. My. Goodness. My friend that made us dinner (we'll call him Cool Boy) = genius. I mean, he's a chef, so we expected it to be good but oh. My. Goodness.
We started off with sushi as appetizers. The presentation (I'm a speech teacher - good presentation is important) was exquisite. The sushi was good, too.
Second course - curried carrot soup, aka Best Soup in the Whole Wide World. I contemplated feigning sickness this morning so that he'd make me my own batch. In fact... *feigned, pitiful cough* I believe I feel something coming on right now...
Main course - breaded chicken, stuffed with sun-dried tomato, herbs, bread crumbs, mushrooms (yes, I ate mushrooms. It was that good), etc., and baked to perfection. Herbed potatoes to complement. Again, very nice presentation - almost too pretty to eat. Almost.
Dessert - flourless chocolate cake drizzled with raspberry sauce and topped with fresh strawberries, aka Heaven in the Form of Gooey, Fudgy Goodness. Tammy was funny. We were all pretty full by that time, but no one was about to stop eating the cake. She glanced nervously around after finishing hers. Then, after Sarah stopped with a couple of bites left, she asked her if she was finished. The "s" on "yes" was not even complete before Tammy had her fork in it. I think she showed great restraint.
Then, because we were too stuffed to move, we just sat at the table and played a game and listened to mixed CD's. It was a great evening.
Stolen from
gradeafan
A - Accent: West Texan - it hides at times, but it inevitably sneaks out, especially after I've been for a visit to the parents.
B - Breast size: 38D-ish
C - Chore you hate: Dusting
D - Dad's name: Stanley
E - Essential make-up item: lip gloss
F - Favorite perfume: Opium or Chloe
G - Gold or silver: silver
H - Hometown: Childress, TX
I - Insomnia: sometimes
J - Job title: speech teacher, whipping post (potato, potata. But not complaining, though. No sirree...)
K - Kids: someday
L - Living arrangements: apartment
M - Mum's birthplace: Childress TX
N - Number of apples you've eaten: Ever? Who knows? Um, more than 5?
O - Overnight hospital stays: one
P - Phobia: insects, particularly airborne ones
R - Religious affiliation: I don't consider myself religious. In fact, I get fed up with religion. I just love Jesus...there's a big difference...*trails off on rant that no one cares to read*
S - Siblings: one sister, 3 years younger
T - Time you wake up: today? 11 am. Usually, around 8:00. Ah, luxury.
U - Unnatural hair colors you've worn: blue and pink (and at the same time, too. It was awful) and seasick green (when the blue faded)
v - Vegetable you refuse to eat: beets
W - Worst habit: wasting time
X - X-rays you've had: 5
Y - Yummy foods you make: spicy Thai wontons
Z - Zodiac sign: pisces
Let's see...today, I think we could use some pretty. *chooses icon* There we go. My work here is done. *flies off*
But first - Oh. My. Goodness. My friend that made us dinner (we'll call him Cool Boy) = genius. I mean, he's a chef, so we expected it to be good but oh. My. Goodness.
We started off with sushi as appetizers. The presentation (I'm a speech teacher - good presentation is important) was exquisite. The sushi was good, too.
Second course - curried carrot soup, aka Best Soup in the Whole Wide World. I contemplated feigning sickness this morning so that he'd make me my own batch. In fact... *feigned, pitiful cough* I believe I feel something coming on right now...
Main course - breaded chicken, stuffed with sun-dried tomato, herbs, bread crumbs, mushrooms (yes, I ate mushrooms. It was that good), etc., and baked to perfection. Herbed potatoes to complement. Again, very nice presentation - almost too pretty to eat. Almost.
Dessert - flourless chocolate cake drizzled with raspberry sauce and topped with fresh strawberries, aka Heaven in the Form of Gooey, Fudgy Goodness. Tammy was funny. We were all pretty full by that time, but no one was about to stop eating the cake. She glanced nervously around after finishing hers. Then, after Sarah stopped with a couple of bites left, she asked her if she was finished. The "s" on "yes" was not even complete before Tammy had her fork in it. I think she showed great restraint.
Then, because we were too stuffed to move, we just sat at the table and played a game and listened to mixed CD's. It was a great evening.
Stolen from
A - Accent: West Texan - it hides at times, but it inevitably sneaks out, especially after I've been for a visit to the parents.
B - Breast size: 38D-ish
C - Chore you hate: Dusting
D - Dad's name: Stanley
E - Essential make-up item: lip gloss
F - Favorite perfume: Opium or Chloe
G - Gold or silver: silver
H - Hometown: Childress, TX
I - Insomnia: sometimes
J - Job title: speech teacher, whipping post (potato, potata. But not complaining, though. No sirree...)
K - Kids: someday
L - Living arrangements: apartment
M - Mum's birthplace: Childress TX
N - Number of apples you've eaten: Ever? Who knows? Um, more than 5?
O - Overnight hospital stays: one
P - Phobia: insects, particularly airborne ones
R - Religious affiliation: I don't consider myself religious. In fact, I get fed up with religion. I just love Jesus...there's a big difference...*trails off on rant that no one cares to read*
S - Siblings: one sister, 3 years younger
T - Time you wake up: today? 11 am. Usually, around 8:00. Ah, luxury.
U - Unnatural hair colors you've worn: blue and pink (and at the same time, too. It was awful) and seasick green (when the blue faded)
v - Vegetable you refuse to eat: beets
W - Worst habit: wasting time
X - X-rays you've had: 5
Y - Yummy foods you make: spicy Thai wontons
Z - Zodiac sign: pisces
Let's see...today, I think we could use some pretty. *chooses icon* There we go. My work here is done. *flies off*
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Date: 2005-01-11 11:41 pm (UTC)g
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Date: 2005-01-12 07:42 pm (UTC):)
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Date: 2005-01-12 08:01 pm (UTC)She's just crafty that way...
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Date: 2005-01-12 03:03 pm (UTC)Much better than beets. Which, truthfully, I have never tried, but assume are Very Icky, indeed.
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Date: 2005-01-12 07:44 pm (UTC)