chopping and cutting

lol - I am speaking of the beef and chicken breasts I diced yesterday as well as the onions and green peppers. I have chosen five soups because no one hardly regrets our party. They change schedules to come. It seems to be a great hit. All it is is soups and lots of them - at least eight. Everyone comes and tastes our soups. Well, they come for my potent egg nog and the wine and games and ornament exchange. And the casual day - Bert's home and mine will be filled to the brim - to the brim! Egad over 50 people. We have small villas! Oh well, we will make due and I think if this was a regency period than it would be called a crush. (more like a crash to me.)

chopping an cutting - also is a symbol of the story. I know yet another symbol. I have cut and chopped and edited and polished and hopefully not missed some important piece of tieing up the story. but I cannot always include everything so I cut things out. I chop up the information into these teeny tiny pieces called clues. lol Everyone dislikes it so except they come back for more. Oh well it is the only way I know how to present the story in an entertaining way.

So back to my soups - here they are:

Rosemary Chicken Florentine with Wild Rice
Asian Beef and Peppers
Chicken Cheese Enchiladas
Vodka Tomato Basil with roasted garlic tomatoes and pasta
Either: Salmon Dilly Bisque (if the store has fresh salmon) or Roasted Red Pepper with cheese tortellini.

I will have my egg nog: I call it my gentlemen's nog because it takes 4 men to make it - One half gallon of Rich French Vanilla Ice Cream; one half gallon Pet (or Giant brand - if you live in the DC area) egg nog; Jim Bean whiskey - hold over egg nog pour and count to ten; Jack Daniels boubon - hold for a count of ten; and Christian Brothers Brandy - also pour to the count of ten. (see Jack and Jim and the christian borthers makes 4 men) Potent but it does blend well and I do top off with nutmeg. I do provide a version without the booze. Even people that hate egg nog line up for this one. Of course it does get the party started. lol

I also serve chicken and tuna stuffed rolls - bert does the veggie tray. We have nuts and candies and all that and we have desserts - cheesecakes, cream puffs, etc.

Bert makes her most sought after Clam Chowder (which is always ranked the best of all the soups) and a sausage peasant soup, a spicy chicken one and I don't know her last one this year. I will be surprised.

Between the egg nog and the wine, everyone will be drunk enough to play the games and sing the carols. It will be a grand Sunday.

I am looking so forward to MOnday. lol I will be exhausted but satisfied that another year and another party has been completed.

With so much to finish, I might not provide any blogs until Monday.

Oh, I did well with my Chapter 44 - DebraAnne gave me an Excellent! Excellent! I am so happy.

gayle

If you want the recipes for any of my soups - email me - gayle dot messick at gmail dot com

lol

I am off to clean my kitchen, iron the table cloths, set up the final decorations, and wash a couple of loads of clothes before I head down town for the final stuff I need to pick up. Let us hope the salmon is available.