Kate hosts a dinner party.

Yesterday, I managed to successfully pull off my first dinner party. The guest list: Four American auxiliaries, one French student and one Belgian student. Language used to communicate: Spanish.

~~~On the menu~~~

-Appetizers consisting of olives, bread, cheese, hummus, and assorted salami

-Antipasto penne (olives, cheese, strips of salami, spinach, olive oil, s&p and a dash of white wine)

-Baked salmon (olive oil, s&p, lemon slices)

-Green beans (with buttahhh)

-Courtesy of Michelle, our version of sangria (which we did manage to finish off, surprisingly)

-Courtesy of Marion & Stefanie, crepes with chocolate sauce (Crepes made by an actual French girl, no less! I had one for breakfast today-- delicious)

I can honestly say I enjoyed preparing the meal, and now know why my mom does it so often. The dishes, on the other hand- that's when I wished dad were there ;). Of course, a-la-Anne, I made way too much food. But it was all good food and even the foreigners loved it! They got a good-ole-American meal (even if they were expecting hamburgers) that offered plenty of food. None of that Spanish "picar"-ing at night and eating a big meal for lunch. And, leftover salmon? Count me in!

An exchange of food and an exchange of... card drinking games! Yes, I now know a French card game to teach all you folks back home. And now Marion and Stefanie can pass along... ahem, "screw"-the-dealer to their friends.

I was promised a crepe-making lesson by Marion, which better happen!