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[gnomi]

Much like two weeks ago, I am an absolutely exhausted monkey, for almost the exact same reasons.

Last night, mabfan and I co-hosted a sheva berachot celebration with our friends S&J for our friends A&A. Much food was made; much food was put out; much food was consumed. This I consider a success. Tex-Mex sheva berachot for the win. :-)

Mazal tov again to A&A. May you have years of happiness!

Notes to my future self:

-- Individual strawberry shortcakes are a great idea...on paper. In practice? Too fiddly for a large group. Still, worth the fiddly bits, in general. So, maybe not for 30+ next time.
-- I need to request some of S's recipes. Oh, yes, I do.
-- Santa Fe bean salad is excellent the second day, since the flavors have a chance to blend.

Comments

[gem225.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear that the individual strawberry shortcakes turned out to be too fiddly for the large group, but I'll bet that they tasted fabulous.

*hugs*

[elul-3.livejournal.com]

I hope you don't want the chili recipe. I don't have one.

(And what's wrong with "friends elul_3 and joules314?")

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

I hope you don't want the chili recipe. I don't have one.

Nope; I like my chili recipe just fine. But thanks.

(And what's wrong with "friends elul_3 and joules314?")

Nothing at all. Just not brainful enough to type out LJ handles today. had enough trouble with mabfan, and I type that one all the time. Also? shift key overrated. just saying.

[aunt-becca.livejournal.com]

Yum! That's Richie's dream come true. he can eat tex-Mex 24/7 if he could. if you have leftovers and don't know what to do with them, I know someone who can help out. He's a giver :)

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Heh.

The plan is to make gaspacho and a little more of the Santa Fe salad and declare it Shabbat food.

[aunt-becca.livejournal.com]

delish! Any chance you'd like to share the Santa Fe recipe with me? Any recipes we've gotten from you have been so yummy. Rich still obsesses over those green beans :)

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

I can do that. I'll type it up before Shabbat, if I have a chance, and otherwise will share it after Shabbat.

I'm so glad Rich likes the green beans. They're a favorite of mine, as well.

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Santa Fe Bean Salad
(recipe from Chava Hope via Heather Greene)

Black beans (2:1 with corn)
Salsa
Lots of fresh cilantro, chopped
Drained frozen corn
Chopped red and green pepper
Chopped red onion

Combine all together. Serve with sour cream and tortilla chips.

[aunt-becca.livejournal.com]

is it improper blog etiquette to mention people's real names? I notice that many people use initials when referring to their friends/family

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

There seems to be a split on this, actually. I tend to use people's LJ handles if they have them and otherwise use intials, mostly because I have a number of friends who would rather not be findable through a random Google search (though according to my LJ's settings it shouldn't be findable through Google, I don't depend on that). Some people use full names no matter what. It seems to be a stylistic thing.