A lovely meal and dinner party

Last Thursday we have a lovely

dinner party with our good friends and

Mr. Husband's parents.

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Tricks to serving included having warm food covered

until the last minute.

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I love using the blue and white dishes

and mis-matching them!

Meal:

My friend's delicious leek soup.

I must get the recipe!!!

Also...

Drunken chicken recipe for the roast chicken ~ 

this was done in my large crock pot for 7 hours on low

and then in the oven at 425F for 30 minutes.

Carrots cooked in slow cooker under the chicken.

Gravy made with butter, flour and juice from crock pot.

Also raw carrots, basmati rice &

a green salad with goat cheese and cranraisens.

It was a lovely meal!

I just love the soup tureen for serving!

Apricot Torte for dessert with

french vanilla ice cream and vanilla bean gelato.

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It was a lovely time of eating a great meal,

My Cat Cleo

Well, about 4 hours before I got my foot run over, I bought a digital camera. Here is a picture I took of Cleo while lying in bed, with foot elevated and being iced. She is Cute. You must admit.

It has been really hot here - I have woken up not only feeling very sore and stiff from the accident, but incredibly parched. Every glass of water that my friends have given me has reminded me of Christ's words... giving a glass of water in His name.

A dear and valued friend of mine installed my A/C today while I sat gingerly on a chair, foot iced on a pillow on chair. I ordered us pizza for lunch and now my kitchen is cooling off.

This morning the family that adopted me here called and brought me breakfast - hot buckwheat, tomatoes and cold chicken - a very Slavic morning meal - all that was missing was a glass of red wine or vodka!

I am so blessed.