Wednesday 10 December 2008

Balabusta

bal·a·bus·ta (bal∙eh∙bos'∙teh)
n.
Mistress of the house; hostess; friendly woman; excellent homemaker.

If my Grandmother were to read this post, she'd say "Oh you're such a balabusta." Two weekends ago was NBH's Aunt's 50th birthday party. The night before his mother some of the people in town over and we "catered" the event.

Here's the spread:





Starters:

Tomato & Basil Bruschetta




Pesto & Parmesan Bruschetta



Smoked Mackerel Pâté
on Sourdough toast



6 Layer Taco Dip





Main Course:

Vodka and Marscapone Fusilli
with Sunblushed Tomatoes and Grilled Seasoned Chicken



Dessert:

Triple Chocolate Cake
with Red Berries and Pomegranate Seeds



The two chefs:



10 comments:

  1. Hello, Mountain Man. What's with the beard -- a little Mose-Schrute-esque, no?

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  2. I don't know who Mose Schrute is, but I do sometimes talk to Colin in an Amy Poehler voice when he looks like a "mountain man."

    The beard is gone now, but was replaced for about a week with an interesting mustache. You'll see when I get around to posting Xmas tree pictures.

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  3. Yeah, the beard's a little much. But your hair looks awesome! And if you want to make any of that pasta when you're in DC... I won't stop you :)

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  4. Dude I will cook whatever you want while I'm in DC. Gotta pay my way, right?

    The hair was an experiment with hot rollers and I guess it was a success?

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  5. OMG lady! My clothes got tighter just LOOKING at that! Yuuum.

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  6. That bruschetta and chocolate cake look amazing.!

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  7. everything looks yummy, esp the cake!

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  8. OMG! I am so hungry now!!Can I have the recipe for the pasta? Everything looks so tastey, but the pasta sounds divine.

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  9. I'm hungry looking at all that delicious food. The cake is most impressive! You look really cute too, BTW:)

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  10. That's a great picture of you . . . and the food looks ridiculously yummy.

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