On Saturday, August 27, 2016 at 8:50:22 PM UTC-7, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> To celebrate a couple of birthdays I made dinner for my wife and a
> friend. It started yesterday with a trip to Avon Prime Meats to get a
> few veal chops. Thee are thick chops, just over a pound each. I made
> sausage soup and a cheesecake.
>
> Today, we started about 1:30 with the soup and a bottle of prosecco and
> some flowers for the ladies.
>
> A few hours later we went out to the deck as the sun moved to the other
> side of the house. Started with a simple dish of sliced yellow and red
> tomato and basil and fresh mozzarella on each.
>
> The main course was the grilled veal chops and risotto with asparagus.
> I seasoned the chops earlier with salt, pepper, garlic and rosemary.
> When they came off the grill I brushed them with olive oil and rosemary.
>
> Dessert was the cheesecake with a topping of cherries in a reduction of
> amaretto and topped with a dab of whipped cream.
>
> Overall it was a great meal with great people. I enjoyed doing this for
> both of them. In the past I took them to a nice restaurant, but this
> was more enjoyable in spite of the work.

Sounds wonderful. I swear I cook better than most restaurants and I always love having my friends here where we can eat and drink and talk and laugh and not be restricted by hovering staff wanting to turn a table.

Your gift of cooking for them is worth many times the price of a meal out.