get cooking

[dirtylibrarian]

While down in Portland last month, I had a great conversation with pfarley about food, and I remembered that I really do love cooking, and meaning to do more really isn't the same as just doing it. My excuse for some time has been that I feel I've developed some social anxiety around cooking, linked into my frequently paralyzing fear of letting people down. But inspired by all the great food I ate while in Portland, and the realization that I have a ton of kitchen equipment that I either need to use or get rid of, I finally plunged back into to entertaining tonight.

Savory Cold Mango Soup - recommended by lord_whimsy
Beet Salad
Cod Satay - modified in that I did not bed on asparagus, but instead pea greens cooked with garlic. And, of course, I forgot to marinate it 24 hours, alas. But it was still tasty!

My friend Julie brought pina colada fixings, to which I added fresh chunks of pineapple, and my pals Ron and Margret brought some sort of delicious apple baked thing along with incredible Snoqualmie Gourmet Ice Cream in two incredible flavors: Danish Vanilla and Ginger(!)

And then we watched Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, which I think is one of the sexiest PG rated movies of all time.

Overall an excellent evening.  I need to do this a least once a month, if not once a week.

Comments

[contrary-wise.livejournal.com]

That sounds like a dinner party after my own heart. And now I'm jonesing for pineapple chunked pina coladas!