the remaking of a kitchen

this has been a fun week in that we had dinner guests on two different evenings. i think i could get used to that....i really enjoyed it. a week ago, on sunday, brother jack arrived for his autumn vacation, and coincidentally, betsy and steve were at an afternoon event at a neighborhood lutheran church, so they joined us for dinner. we had pork tenderloins with a cranberry sauce, roasted root vegetables, a tossed salad with the mcgrew brownies for dessert. truly yummy. i had cut up the veggies and tossed them in oil with rosemary and tucked them in a bowl to be refrigerated the day before. i baked the brownies that day too. the tenderloins were trimmed in the morning, so i was pretty organized. we even had some appetizers, simple ones which are the best. it was a fun evening....we have been talking about getting together for dinner with betsy and steve for so many years that it is embarrassing.....we WILL do it again!
friday night we invited mary alyce and duane to join us for pizza. i ordered papa murphy's and purchased a jerry's pie, but i did make a salad (!) and it was easy all around and fun. lots of good conversation....and 3 of us did grow up on the same street for pete's sake!
i should be plotting to organize the next occasion!

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