Good Food, Good Friends, Good Times

Last night, James and I were invited over to a friend's house for dinner and wine. As the broke grad students that we are, we obviously said yes. And I was so tired of being cooped up in the house, I jumped on the opportunity to socialize.

Like I've said in a few previous posts, if its free food, eat it. Good news is that our friend is a vegetarian, so our delicious meal was entirely vegetarian (that means cheese was involved, lots of cheese). But to help y'all open your horizons, here's what we ate in an incredibly satisfying, non-meat meal...

• Pizza - crust, tomato sauce, mozzarella, corn, basil or arugula
• Salad - mixed greens, goat cheese, blue cheese, toasted pine nuts, balsamic vinegar
• Sauteed mushroom caps and pickled eggplant
• Potato chips and french onion dip mixed with cajun seasoning
• Red wine - a cup a day is healthy for you!
• Grapes and smoked gouda
• Toasted bread, olive oil, sauteed kalamata olives, tomato sauce

Overall, it was a fantastic evening spent in a warm kitchen with good friends!

My next couple of posts will include recipes for oven-baked french fries and semi-homemade lemonade and one where I talk about the changes that this experiment has caused in me!

Happy eating!