We had friends over for dinner last night and while I spent the better portion of the day in the kitchen yesterday, I've nothing new to report to you. The dinner menu was made up of things I've shared here with you before, some rather recently so I'll not bore you with the details.
We started the evening with drinks and appetizers but I can't even brag much about those (pictured above). I should have looked back through my own archives to find the best sausage ball recipe but did I do that - oh no. Instead, I followed a recipe from a cookbook that shall remain nameless and the result were dry pellets that tasted somewhat of the Italian sausage that went into them but the ratio of sausage/cheese mix to dry ingredients was way, way off. They required copious amounts of a sauce made up of Dijon mustard, horseradish, mayo, and sour cream to get them down the gullet. What can I say - even JBug has her failures every once in a while.
Needless to say, I'm not sharing any recipes with you today. Oh - in case you're wondering, the amber bowl is filled with roasted red peppers mixed with minced garlic and covered in olive oil and balsamic then sprinkled with salt and pepper. It's covering pearls of cream cheese and makes a darn fine nosh along with some crackers.
Gotta run folks. Our second new dishwasher arrives today and I've still got a little cleaning up to do from last night. Come to think, it's a little like cleaning up the house before the cleaning lady arrives, huh.
A year ago - Linguini with Bacon and Clam Sauce
Two year's ago - Pork and Apple Pie
Darn, and those sausage balls look good - shame they turned out bad. Oh, well, next time - the best recipe will win! I hope this dishwasher is a winner!
Posted by: Lea | 09/15/2012 at 11:25 AM
Lea - we're sure hoping the dishwasher is a winner too. If not...well, just imagine. LOL
Posted by: June | 09/15/2012 at 11:32 AM
Well, that is a shame, but you always learn something from the bad dishes too. Hope this new DW does the trick.
Posted by: Lorraine | 09/16/2012 at 03:45 PM
You're not going to believe it but the 2nd NEW dishwasher had the same issue - faulty control panel so we're trying for number 3 tomorrow. Kind of makes one wonder doesn't it!
Posted by: June | 09/16/2012 at 07:24 PM