Sorry for the long absence! We have been settling in nicely, and people have largely returned from holiday, so it's been so fun getting to meet all the Olympia wives! We had a potluck on Thursday, and just about everyone who is in town was there; it was so great to sit around, eat delicious food, and play with all the cute babies - seriously, there are so many babies here - I am having a blast!
Last night, we decided to try the fruits of my gnocchi-making labor. As you know, Matt and I love to cook for a group - food is so enjoyable shared with friends, and making and sharing food has often been a way that I show appreciation and friendship. So Matt and I have been missing FDC (Fancy Dinner Club) terribly.
If you don't know about FDC, this was a self-made club of sorts that we had in Houston with our dear friend Reid and a few other rotating members. Weekly, we would make a fancy dinner, taking turns with who made main, side, and dessert (and adding appetizers, more sides, and/or a fancy drink if we had enough people coming to contribute). Often, these meals would be based around a theme, or area of cuisine. Mostly, it was an excuse to buy exotic ingredients, try really fun, difficult recipes, drink some tasty beverages, and spend an evening around a table of good friends and (hopefully) amazing food.
We are lucky to have many great neighbors here in Olympia, but our closest next-door house actually contains friends we knew before moving over here, Erich and Michelle and their two precious little ones, Ethan and Maggie. We have had so much fun hanging out with all of them. I mean, cmon, how can you not want to hang out with this cutie??
So, last night we braved the cold air for approximately 30 seconds to take dinner over to enjoy with Erich and Michelle. I had the butternut squash gnocchi in a garlic brown butter sauce, and had also made lemon rosemary chicken. The meal turned out quite well, and we had fun just sitting around talking. Michelle brought up some video she had seen of boiling water instantly vaporizing in this cold weather, which had also been shown to me at my last week of school. Of course, we had to try it ourselves, and the kettle was soon on for our "experiment." Lucky for us, it did indeed work, so that was fun. Lucky for y'all, we videotaped it. So sit back, kick off your flip-flops, turn the A/C nice and cold, and enjoy this taste of our chilly everyday!
Last night, we decided to try the fruits of my gnocchi-making labor. As you know, Matt and I love to cook for a group - food is so enjoyable shared with friends, and making and sharing food has often been a way that I show appreciation and friendship. So Matt and I have been missing FDC (Fancy Dinner Club) terribly.
If you don't know about FDC, this was a self-made club of sorts that we had in Houston with our dear friend Reid and a few other rotating members. Weekly, we would make a fancy dinner, taking turns with who made main, side, and dessert (and adding appetizers, more sides, and/or a fancy drink if we had enough people coming to contribute). Often, these meals would be based around a theme, or area of cuisine. Mostly, it was an excuse to buy exotic ingredients, try really fun, difficult recipes, drink some tasty beverages, and spend an evening around a table of good friends and (hopefully) amazing food.
We are lucky to have many great neighbors here in Olympia, but our closest next-door house actually contains friends we knew before moving over here, Erich and Michelle and their two precious little ones, Ethan and Maggie. We have had so much fun hanging out with all of them. I mean, cmon, how can you not want to hang out with this cutie??
So, last night we braved the cold air for approximately 30 seconds to take dinner over to enjoy with Erich and Michelle. I had the butternut squash gnocchi in a garlic brown butter sauce, and had also made lemon rosemary chicken. The meal turned out quite well, and we had fun just sitting around talking. Michelle brought up some video she had seen of boiling water instantly vaporizing in this cold weather, which had also been shown to me at my last week of school. Of course, we had to try it ourselves, and the kettle was soon on for our "experiment." Lucky for us, it did indeed work, so that was fun. Lucky for y'all, we videotaped it. So sit back, kick off your flip-flops, turn the A/C nice and cold, and enjoy this taste of our chilly everyday!
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