Ravioli Time!

We wanted to have dinner with John and Paige, so we decided on a house dinner on the front porch-- probably the best thing about getting along so well with our neighbors! Jeremy invited Nandan and Anu over and we had a make your own ravioli party!

Paige gets excited about her first ravioli!

Jeremy's up next!

Curried potatoes, butternut squash, spinach, bacon, gruyere cheese, ricotta cheese, and walnuts were on our ingredients buffet-- YUM!

Nandan and Anu sample the options

John takes a gander

Paige and I toast to a lovely evening-- that's the kurta Nandan brought me back from his last trip to India. Ignore the random lady in the background...

Violet was obsessed with Jeremy's marathon medal

AND my high heels! We had to distract her just to get her to leave them here!

Neighborhood

 John, Jeremy, and the not-so-smart-car

 McGowan's was Open!

Paige looking "pensive" after an afternoon of Euchre 

Wonderful day

Our weather here was perfect today and I couldn't have been happier-- we had our first "people over" party today and it ROCKED.

Menu:

Chicken (Drumsticks)

Pomegranate Syrup Glazed Leg of Lamb

Hot Rub Ribs (a la Central BBQ)

Garlic Honey Hamburgers

Wasabi Mashed Potatoes

Grilled Corn on the Cob

Chips and Salsa

Ciabatta Bread with Olive Oil

Bacon Macaroni and Cheese

Green Bean Casserole (Paige)

Mediterranean Salad (Michael)

Brownies

Apple Crisp

Sangria

Pinot Grigio

And more beer than you can shake a stick at

It was pretty great, even if it DID almost start by me being stupid and burning the tips of my fingers off with the meat thermometer probe... I have to get the pictures converted on Jeremy's computer since the camera was being ridiculous, but it was a great day filled with friends and food and great weather.