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Monthly Dinner Party
Apron courtesy of AnthropologieMatt and I like to have friends over for dinner, but if we don’t make a concerted effort to do it, the entire month can fly by with no dinner parties.
At the beginning of the month, I like to sit down and decide whom to invite for dinner that month. Matt hates such calculated planning, but he puts up with it!
Last month, we met a really cool couple at a party. They seemed like the perfect choice for January’s dinner party.
Now we have to decide what to serve…
I’d like to serve a salad and bread, so pasta seems like a logical choice. … Read More
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Salad Party (a.k.a. Crouton Recipe)
My class has a garden plot at school, and our lettuce was overflowing! (please note that we have another teacher help us with the garden; see yesterday’s post about my black thumb).In an attempt to get the kids excited about eating nutritiously and to build their independence and self-agency, we held a Salad Party. We split into five groups of four students each and prepared a different part of the salad. One group harvested and washed the lettuce. Groups shredded carrots and cheese. Another group made salad dressing, and my group made homemade croutons.
Each student brought in something to contribute to the party: forks, shredders, carrots, cheese, bread, … Read More
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Cheese & Chocolate Fondue Party
Matt and I host monthly potlucks for the Houston Heights Time Bank. This year we made a new year’s resolution to: a) make the potlucks more innovative and interesting and b) to expand the guest list by inviting some of our favorite friends.Our first one of the new year was a cheese and chocolate fondue party. Mmm, mmm, good!
Making cheese fondue from scratch can be quite expensive, so we opted for a pre-packed kind from Whole Foods. Matt picked it up on his way home from work, and he reports that it cost something like $6. What a deal! People complimented the cheese fondue, so I will … Read More
