Cooking
I wouldn't think I'd need to tell you just how much I love appetizers, but just in case? I'm always happy to sit down to a meal of small bites!
So when Matt's parents set up a small meze bar Christmas eve, I knew I was in for something good.
In the above photo, dolma filled with an herbed yogurt "cheese", pita (the good stuff from the Near Eastern market), Greek meatballs (this is Matt's plate), and mini-spanikopita.
A heavily-spiced pumpkin puree.
Hummus.
There were also giant white beans in a tomato sauce, which apparently didn't make it onto Matt's dish.
A very good, very light, meal...just what we needed to get us through tree-trimming and present-opening.
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Food and Drink, Christmas, Celebrations, Blogging, Meze, Appetizers
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Cooking
Little Bites: Christmas Eve with the In-laws
I wouldn't think I'd need to tell you just how much I love appetizers, but just in case? I'm always happy to sit down to a meal of small bites!
So when Matt's parents set up a small meze bar Christmas eve, I knew I was in for something good.
In the above photo, dolma filled with an herbed yogurt "cheese", pita (the good stuff from the Near Eastern market), Greek meatballs (this is Matt's plate), and mini-spanikopita.
A heavily-spiced pumpkin puree.
Hummus.
There were also giant white beans in a tomato sauce, which apparently didn't make it onto Matt's dish.
A very good, very light, meal...just what we needed to get us through tree-trimming and present-opening.
Tagged with
Food and Drink, Christmas, Celebrations, Blogging, Meze, Appetizers
- Five-napkin Sandwich
It's not that we're deliberately trying to eat healthier, or anything. But Matt & I have been drawn, of late, to various vegetarian cookbooks I've had in a pile (in a pile because Matt hasn't yet found the time to build a new set of shelves)....
- Oooh...shiny
Feel free to admire Matt's latest (belated) Christmas present. Ceramic knife. Shiny. And sharp. Like, watch what you're doing-sharp, or you'll wind up with diced fingertips. My step-dad works for Kyocera. Employee-discounts rock. Tagged...
- Tasty "oops"!
It seems everyone knew what to get me for Christmas; I think I got seven or eight cookbooks this time! Matt showered me with a series of Williams-Sonoma books, which made me very happy. I've been hitting their Baking book pretty hard so far, and...
- Happy Birthday To Us
Some years ago, I saw what is, to this day, my favorite Fourth of July memory. A photo of a boat, anchored somewhere in a river in England, bearing a sign that said: "Happy Birthday America, Love Mom" This year, I felt we should have a slightly more...
- Simple Meal For A Chaotic Day
Saturday is a crazy day for us. Sometimes, Matt and I are lucky to eat more than one meal, we get so busy. There's shopping, basic house-stuff (down-side to having an enormous yard? you have to mow it!), and an Alex to pay attention to. So even though...