Mad Birthday Party

[firstfrost]

Sunday evening was my Mad Birthday Cooking Plan. So Saturday and Sunday were all about cooking. kelkyag came over and helped with the final stretch, and harrock made the living room all tidy, and my mom hid pictures of me all around the room. I guess not really hid, so much as put in plain sight, but I was mostly focused on cooking and not looking on the tops of furniture. :) Mom also took lots of pictures, which is convenient, because I totally didn't.

Then a lot of people came over and ate food, which was good, and seemed to enjoy themselves. And my parents washed all the dishes, which was extra bonus good. I hear the seven-year-old critiqued all the food on the way home, which I would love to have heard. :)

Comments

[kelkyag]

Aha! The label for the squash didn't say "with lime", so clearly people were confused as to what the lime was for. I was tempted to put some on the apple salad, actually.

I think I liked the corn fritters best, but I may be a little too scared of hot oil to try to make them myself.

[desireearmfeldt]

I thought it was clear what the limes went with (but I admit I didn't use them).

[desireearmfeldt]

Those came out really well. I always want to make things like fritters and latkes and things, but my root-vegetable-pancake attempts have almost always failed.

(I did once for Scones on the Range make cool deep-fried rice fritter things, which I always think I should try again sometime, but there would have to be a Big Group Occasion, 'cause they're very decadent and presumably don't keep well. :))