September 27, 2015 a Greek dinner party at the Souder/Graf’s

September 27, 2015 a Greek dinner party at the Souder/Graf’s 

We watched the Sunday morning news shows interrupted by a speech at a prison and a Mass in Philadelphia. 

Then we went to Costco at 10:00 and stocked up on more things for the new kitchen like a 1 ¼ HP disposal, rubber mats for the floor, essentials like toilet paper, Kalamata olives, and olive oil, and lots of meats, including fresh halibut, pork belly, pork chops, and a rack of lamb.

We then came home and I made a Cesar salad and a fresh Cesar salad dressing while Suzette made quick croutons in the toaster with slices of bread that she the then tore into pieces and tossed in a freezer bag with olive oil.

After lunch I watched Dallas lose to Atlanta while I made a papaya, pineapple, avocado and onion salsa, with Thai bird chilis and ½ of a pimiento from our garden.  

     Thai bird chilis from our garden 

   The Rose and papaya, pineapple salsa we took to the party

We then lay down for a nap until 4:45 when we got dressed and filled a bowl with the salsa and took that and a chilled bottle of D’ Autrobois Pay d’ Oc 2013 rose to the Souder/Graf’s house for a dinner party celebrating Jim’s retirement.  The theme of the evening was Greek food.  There was an appetizer table filled with hummus, baba Gounush, Kalamata and green olives, pita bread and dolmas.

When we arrived Jim was bringing in a heaping platter of chicken souvlaki on skewers he had just grilled, so we took a plate of food from the dining room table filled with Greek dishes, such as moussaka, spanakopita, Greek salad and a dessert platter filled with baklava, and pecan tarts made by Diane.

Jim and Diane have travelled extensively and are familiar with many cuisines and are fearless and good cooks willing to tackle any cuisine as proven by this evenings wonderful Greek feast.

After dinner at 7:30 we all walked across the street from their house to the edge of Kit Carson Park where we watched the super moon lunar eclipse until 8:30, when we drove home and got into the hot tub and watched the eclipse until 9:00 when we watched the last 30 minutes of Indian Summer, the latest Masterpiece Theater series.

    2/3rds of the way into the lunar eclipse

Bon Appetit