Amongst Women, Dinner Party

Amongst Women, Dinner Party

Last weekend I had the pleasure of spending my time with 2 beautiful ladies and a dog. Yes, a dog was invited to this dinner party, but could only sit and enjoy the view from the balcony overlooking the parking lot. We anticipated a few more ladies, but for the first dinner party gathering, this was lovely. A quaint setting in which no one competed for the attention of the group. Our time was equally shared with one another. However, Cookie, the dog often disobeyed the commands of stay and sit as she inched closer and closer to the welcoming scent of lemon and brown sugar.

As we entered the home of our gracious host, we were greeted with scented oils and appetizers, potato cakes with aioli. Our host is very well known for her extravagance, she is the Marilyn Monroe of our group as she often dawns the best high heels, trench coats, and beautiful dresses. However, this woman is a professional with the cookware. Her food will cause you to spend hours in traffic, and drive miles just for a taste of it. But, here’s the thing, she used to be a caterer. With her professional event hosting skills, it’s easy to see how this 5 course dinner party event was a success.

With the table was set for three, adorned with tea light candles, daisies and white carnations, we dined on spring mix salad with fried goat cheese, New York strip steak, crab and shrimp soufflé, garlic spinach, Mango cheese cake with lemon basil syrup. Pictures below:












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