Day 283.

I love cooking. It is a real joy of mine to look up a new recipe, find something spectacular and cook it for family and friends. I love making new things. We had some friends over tonight that we went to college with - we hadn't seen them in a long time, and it was wonderful to reconnect.

I am grateful for entertaining.

I admittedly do stress out a bit right before we have company - I enjoy it immensely as I prepare and then right when they are about to arrive I freak out that I won't have everything ready and perfect. We always survive.

This is the menu for tonight (minus the rice pudding - I did this dessert instead).