Dinner Guests

We spent most of yesterday morning cooking and prepping, because last night Mel and Steve came over for dinner. 

They came bearing pretty flowers:

We started with some appetizers, including cheese/meat/crackers, Korean rice pockets, and homemade shrimp fresh rolls.

Easy Peanut Sauce for Fresh Rolls

1/4 cup hoisin 

2 T peanut butter

1 tsp rice vinegar

1/2 tsp sesame oil

Mix.  Enjoy.

Next we enjoyed a warm lobster salad:

You can find the recipe here.

The third course was clam chowder soup:

 

For the main course we ate creamy parmesan fusilli:

Bread with oil and vinegar on the side ...

Christopher got to try out his baking skills ... he made sopapilla cheesecake pie, and it turned out perfectly.

We also had chocolate & vanilla bean, pear crumble.

I love these people! 

We had a fun, late night with plenty of laughs.

How was your weekend?  What did you do?

Creamy Parmesan Fusilli

On Saturday morning we went to see my favourite movie in the theater - Home Alone!  Breakfast was a hotdog and some popcorn :-)  We followed this by an equally nutritious lunch of Kraft Dinner.

For dinner we headed to Simmer Hot Pot.  We ordered the dinner for two, as well as a seafood plate.  It was definitely too much food!  A cinnamon bun and pickled radishes were served with the meal.

 

 

 

 

 

After dinner we went to the second Christmas party of the season.  We were out pretty late, and ate a late lunch today.  I made creamy Parmesan Fusilli. 

Creamy Parmesan Fusilli

4 cups Fusilli pasta
3 T butter
2/3 cup fresh Parmesan, grated
1/3 cup fresh parsley, or a few T dried
1.5 T mayo
1/2 - 3/4 cup whipping cream
1-2 cloves garlic, minced
6-6 bacon slices, cooked and chopped

Cook pasta according to directions, drain and set aside.  Melt the butter in a small saucepan.  Add everything else, mix well and heat, almost to a boil.  Mix with the pasta and serve immediately.

 

What did you do this weekend?  

Have you gone to any holiday parties yet?