July 10, 2011

Our party last night for Sandra York was terrific! I met some new people, hung out with neighbors, chatted with other art lovers, and just had a fabulous time. And even with 50+ people in the house, the temperature remained pleasant.

It's amazing to me that I've been having large parties for many years, but still have light bulb moments about what to serve. I spent hours making a yummy dessert with fresh oranges, honey and liqueur. It was tasty and refreshing! It wasn't difficult to make, but took lots of time to prepare. I also made shortbread cookies. The idea was to put the cookies in the bottom of a bowl and then put the oranges and some juice on top. Most people just ate the simple shortbread cookies. Note to self: When serving a large group, keep it simple. The hit of the night was probably Kendall's homemade hummus with pita chips. And Mr. B is the grill master! We have tons of flank steak leftovers. We cut the meat very thin and put it on top of lettuces and other fresh vegetables, red onion and feta for a steak salad. Yum.

Today I'm creating a clean kitchen. Fortunately we used heavy plastic plates and silverware, so that part of the cleanup was easy. But neither Mr. B nor I like to drink wine out of plastic, so there are tons of wine glasses to wash and put away. And large bowls and platters. Fortunately there was a heavy rain in Houston this afternoon, which made for a needed diversion and grand nap.