I loved this weekend. There was Meg’s birthday party, where we all had to wear silly hats. Saturday, I roasted chickpeas and made foccaccia. Matt made spicy ketchup and bbq sauce, which we then used in black bean empanadas, and served with tostones and salad with caracara and blood orange viniagrette. YUM. Sunday, we made beer bread and more empanadas, ...
Joe got a smokeless grill (a regifted wedding present!) and a pack of bacon amongst his many awesome xmas gifts, so of course this happened in the basement. I went upstairs to get some snacks out of the oven after I took this picture, and swear when I returned about 30 seconds later, the bacon had all disappeared. And then ...
I could probably write a million words about our awesomest work party ever, but I haven’t the time to do so. This should cover its greatness pretty well, though. We all had to be checked into our fancy rooms at the Hotel Minneapolis and in the red room (a private side room in Restaurant Max) by 3pm. There, we had ...