the remaking of a kitchen

we had guests for lunch today. john and beth are in the area for a german polka festival in wisconsin and called the other day to see if we could get together. we decided that lunch was what was available and today was the day.
i got into cooking mode and made a greek orzo salad with shrimp courtesy of bon appetit by way of www.epicurious.com. it was really great.....lemon juice and zest, feta cheese, fresh dill (from the farmer's market by the basilica) a bit of oregano, salt and fresh ground pepper. we had sour dough rolls from tj's and i made a fresh blueberry pie. i made some butter bean hummus to serve with stacy's bare naked pita chips to nibble on until we sat down for lunch.
it was great to see beth and john.....beth has known me since i was born....she was a big kid, 3 years older and we have pictures to prove it. these were taken to add to the record of our long lasting friendship. my parents were the only non family guests at the wedding of her mom and dad. beth and i claim we have an inherited friendship!
missy called to say she'd love to have us come over for gnome night, so i brought the leftover hummus and chips. i don't always bring something; i don't always have snacks on hand so it was fun to bring them tonight. we got to meet bob, the new neighbor who just bought the house across from missy. the house would have been on the market for 2 full years the middle of this month. he had big plans for redoing the place, so that should be interesting. we also met pat who lives next to bob with her husband bill. don h. knew him as billy when b grew up with his mom and siblings in the house. marcie and dale and their kids were there too. it was a fun evening.
we have been enjoying fresh red and black raspberries from diane's garden while their family is on vacation. they come back tomorrow, so it's all over then. :(
i am telling myself that i really need to use that magnificent sourdough starter resting in the refrigerator. it could happen!

Labels: beth and john, gnome night