Dieciséis de Mayo

8 times a charm!

last night was a seriously lovely evening. it's getting to be that time of the year when it's still light out at 7 o'clock, and it was truly one of those perfect NYC spring nights, where's there a sort of no temperature temperature, and a wonderful calm energy in the air.

people and food started to arrive, as manu chao and perez prado played on in the background...

comidas:
nick's nachos
amanda's chips & guacamole
stephen's gazpacho
conor & jackenna's quesadillas & guacamole
sarah & dillon's saffron-fennel rice and black beans
rachel's pulled pork tacos & pineapple salsa
suzanne & paul's chipotle chicken
robbie's corn with cotija cheese
jaime & matt's quinoa & chipotle tempeh
jason & kate's homemade chips & tomatillo salsa

bebidas:
marc's mezcal
rachel's grapefruit margaritas
sarah, dillon, erica & amanda's cervezas
emilie, dee, jj, claire, stephen, jason & kate's vinos

lots of food and lots of love.

and it wouldn't be a supper without dessert!

emilie's cinnamon-pineapple
jason's tres leches cake

my oh my oh my. i mean really how wonderful that a stranger arrives at your door and with this in hand!!

...we were all very glad that cessie let him in.

food + friends = another spectacular sunday supper.

earth day!

this past sunday, guest after guest and dish after dish arrived and oh my did the earth provide wonderful inspiration! we had, as usual, an incredibly delicious meal and fun evening, but the plates came not just tasting good but looking absolutely beautiful.








the guests did too of course! some new, some regulars, and some who hadn't been since the first supper last october.

it was a gorgeous spring night, and a gorgeous meal awaited us all

dinner menu

todd's mixed cherry tomatoes
amanda's roasted asparagus & tomatoes
lydia's asparagus tart
melinda & sean's mushroom tart
erin & jack's braised carrots
celia's roasted chickens
rachel's warm white bean, shrimp & tomato salad
courtney's cherry tomato & mozzarella and cherry tomato & three beans salads
maryellen's wild rice with cardamom & ramps
amanda's barley salad
nick's wild greens, snap peas & dried apricot salad
jason & kate's jicama & cilantro salad
suzanne's multi-green & multi herb salad
erin's herb bread
paul's sourdough bread
rachel's blueberry corn corn bread

it wasn't long before the dishes were cleaned out! such an amazing meal we actually ran out of much of the food - luckily there was dessert to look forward to. some people couldn't wait for it to be served....

dessert menu

jessica's mud pies
serena's blueberry bars
rachel's carrot, currant, walnut bread

a truly phenomenal evening, filled with so much - yes food - but fun, and friendship, with old and new friends, and of course, my constant companion with me through it all...

... dirty dishes too.

xoxoxo