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Judy and Susan brought snacks for the weekend. ACK!!!! The spinach dip, the seafood dip, the crackers, the Mrs. Field's cookies and those HORRID, HORRID, chocolate-covered raisins that Judy brought are still here. ACK! I'm doomed! Susan's wonderful breads and coffee cake from the incredible bakeries in Berekley didn't even have a crumb left. Personally, I thought the Tibetian bread sticks were particularly tasty to the degree that I might even consider girding my loins to make a foray into Berserkley to get some for myself.
Sunday was winding down and the only thing left to experience was dinner and dessert. :-) It was extremely unfortunate that Susan, Christine and Judy were unable to stay for the extravaganza ... and I know they are going to bash their heads against the wall when they see these pictures. [grin] This was definitely not a low-cal retreat! :-)
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| The ever-talented and created Debbie offered to cook dinner for Sunday evening. While I do dearly love to eat, I really do not like cooking, so I jump at any chance to avoid the task. Debbie brought over the most amazing pasta-chicken-roasted red peppers-asparagus-Italian-parsley dish in a cheese sauce, accompanied by a drool-a-licious spinach, walnut and dried cranberry salad with balsamic vinegar dressing. Oh, Lordy, Lordy ... I thought I had died and gone to heaven! Here is Pigley (grinning like fool), Teresa (also in eager anticipation) and Debbie (fixing the salad). |
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 | Here's a close-up of Debbie's entree, being superbly framed by the hands of Pigley and Teresa. |
| And then ... the Dessert. :-) While I don't care for cooking per se, I do like baking (much more bang for the buck, IYKWIM). When I want to duly impress my guests, one of my better desserts is Julia Child's Bombe aux Trois Chocolats, a chocolate mousse hidden under a chocolate-covered fudge cake dome. It is wonderful. It is decadent. It is chocolate with a vengeance. |
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