Showing posts with label menu. Show all posts
Showing posts with label menu. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

menu: ethan's birthday



Today we celebrate Ethan! In the spirit of 'It takes a village', today we'll tell tales of dear friends and family and how they played a part of Ethan's birth.  Ethan arrived early; his due date was Valentine's Day.  As you might imagine, this lends a comical air to the stories --- Marjorie's 'midnight ride' to Georgetown Hospital, Ryan's first ever sleepover with Danny, Jeff leaving MBA classes at Georgetown (how convenient!) to meet me, Jeff and I finally agreeing on his name in the halls of Labor and Delivery, Nancy's rescue and sleepover with us at the hospital, Debra's triage and the mass goldfish funeral, Nana's week of carpool to Montessori (driving DC rotaries - so brave!) and the Hogan's arrival during one of DC's most memorable blizzards.  Whew!

So many of our loved ones have winter birthdays so we try to celebrate over cozy dinners.  I can't think of anything more memorable than laughter and loved ones together to share good food and great times.  We'll be sure to post more pictures of the food and preparations later this week!

PS.  In case you're hungry for a cozy celebration of your own, here are links to two of our favorites:



Thursday, December 1, 2011

menu: tree lighting



'Shout-out' to May - who helped me make our own
'Christmas Tree' crudites platter, inspired by a recent 'pin' on Pinterest.
 

The first Thursday of December means one thing in Winchester - Tree Lighting on the Town Common.  Our sometimes sleepy town comes alive with students singing carols, lighting of the trees and the arrival of Santa on the Fire Department's ladder truck. DFs (dear friends) will join me with their kids for a little nourishment before the excitement - brought together by the shared circumstance of husbands with business commitments elsewhere. Check out our menu below -  I'll share my recipe for black bean soup this weekend!
  
heavy on the kid-friendly foods!




What traditions will you share with friends this season?