Ottensen said:

Lemme know if you need some help, you know I got a passport and don't mind travelin' to regulate

Ottie, I don't think it's going to matter! He'll dig whatever you make, whether simple or extravagant. Hurray for scoring a food date.





Umm, weren't you supposed to be hooking me up with the crunchy granola percussionist?

whassupwitdat?

yeah, but what are you wearing??...

Ottensen said:

Here is the recipe for the Tunesian Pesto; I imagine it can be tried with any fish if you don't like shrimp or scallops:

1 cup fresh cilantro
1/2 cup fresh parsley
1/8 cup blanched almonds or walnuts (to make them soft for blending)
1 crushed clove garlic
1/4 tsp. salt
dash of cayenne
1/2 cup olive oil

blend in blender or food processer until smooth. Chill in covered container for up to 1 week. Makes about 1/2 cup.

RenHoek said:

Something skirty and hippie-ish with decolette and very modest cleavage. Shoes are not allowed in the house (as you well know being German ) so I have to think if I'm going barfuß, mit black strumphose oder some cute hausschuhe...

... oh, and tons of Native American torquois jewelry shall be worn. Not too sexy, right?

SCNDLS said:

That's terrible, isn't it? She really is sweet and I actually like her, outside of her trying to bumrush him at every opportunity

This heffa pulled a hug move on him in the midddle of church announcements ( I saw it from the balcony....I see everything from the balcony ).Then, we had a group event afterwards for certain ministries, and she couldn't waittttt to get a ride from him. What she didn't know is that he already picked me up this morning, was taking me to the chuch and the after partay, and in all liklihood would be taking me home afterwards(we live less than 10 minutes driving from each other. He already told me in the sanctuary he would give her a lift (it's his damn car, he can do what he wants), and I was like okay...but ya girlis starting to get a little territorial....

so I go out to the hallway, and politely say, "Honey are you going with us?", and she looked at me said " I sent my drum in the other car...oh, are you going with _____ ?" to which I replied "Absolutely, just like always . We'll be out after we finish our chai..." turned around and walked away

So we get gack to the hallway, the last of the stragglers organizing rides. I tell him,_____ sent her drum and she'll ride with us. He says cool, we get to her and she says, "oh great! Okay so Ottie can squeeze in the back with the dog and..."

before she got another word out I said

"Um sweetie, Ottie sits in the front. As she always does.

I think he heard that , and actually agreed with me, but he was shocked to see me in "spraying cat" mode

Okay, so then the last of the people are leaving for this party, and she had the chance to ride in two other cars , and he even said "you know so and so's car is nicer than mine!", and she still came with us Girl we were walking out the door by ourselves and here she come all laggin' behind us...I know I could go to hell for this, but I wanted to punch her , or at least beat her with a small tree switch
[Edited 12/20/09 21:32pm]

OKAY ERRYBODY.

Here's the working menu. Almost done, but I need a hot starter. For the main courses, I've decided to go with the "surf & turf" theme (Jonart's steak & tater idea, but with seafood thrown in cause I need fish for me): it has masculine appeal for an aplha male, but can be dressed up for people as old and jaded as we are, and still allows me some space for creativity.

Alright here we go....:

To compliment his procuitto for cocktails & appetizers, there will be a small platter of nibbles with:

grissini
mixed marinated mediterranean olives
another sliced cured meat (milanese salami, preferably spicy, or chorizo)
a hard, aged cheese



THE MEAL


Soup Starter (TBA)

2-Pepper Crusted Steak
Grilled Shrimp w/Wasabi Guacamole, Tunesian Pesto, &Green Chutney Dipping Sauces
Roasted New Potatoes w/Parsley
Arugula Salad tossed in E.Virgin Olive Oil w/ fresh sliced figs, shaved parmesean...& balsamic glaze


...and while I won't have a dessert, I'm pretty sure there will be some leftover cake lying around...this time of year I usually have a ginger expresso cake sitting on the table...and there is always biscotti and Italian coffee in the cupboard. So dessert I won't think about, unless I run into some strawberries shipped in from God knows where...there's always something so decadent about nibbling on strawberries in the dead of winter to me, and that could make for a cute moment between us after we've digested all that heavy ass meat & potatoes

Okay...who's got the soup idea?
I need soup, and a sexy cocktail.

After that, I'm done, but when people enter my house they always get a welcoming drink,and this dude's going to be here with me for at least 6 hours to soak up the prosecco later, so I'm feeling the cocktail vibe heavy

Ottensen said:

I'd be there... skirty is always nice and if you got good feets then barfuß all the way!!

RenHoek said:

I def. need a pedicure, too. You know how cold it gets here and the feets are always covered...need to make sure the toes are pretty

Oh, I'm the same way. I've been doing all my drinking and ass shaking at home for a few years now. Ain't no fun in those clubs anymore anyway.

Ottensen said:

you're making me hungry!

Ottensen said:

And she actually had the gall to suggest you sit in the back? Lucky for her y'all is "chuch" folk,

As for dinner, I keep it simple when entertaining a gentleman. A nice hearty stew and warm, crusty bread, good wine, nice coffee and a delicious cake. I don't wanna get too caught up in the food 'cause I wanna be the main course!

my Marvel Comics superheroe red-laser death glare burning into her neck

babynoz said:

I didn't tell you she tried to sit next to him on the floor while he was tending the fire in the livingroom at the party . For about 70% of the evening we sat next to each other on the same end chair (me in the chair and him on the arm, and vice versa), the other 20% hiding in the kitchen and stealing food and giggling. The other 10% of time was him building the fire and keeping it going, it was right next to the big arm chair we were sharing. So he's sitting on the floor, and here she comes , plopping right down next him Starting up chit chat abut how nice the fire is, and then turning to me and saying "oh I'm blocking you from the fire, aren't I??? " To which I replied , " No Sugah, you aren't blocking me...from anything", and kept sucking the mousse cream outta my chocolate bon-bon

....I think it took her about a good 4 minutes before she felt my Marvel Comics superheroe red-laser death glare burning into her neck, and then she got her butt up and moved back to the other side of the room... for the remainder of the evening

I don't know if my reactions to that scenario fell under the catagory of "coveting" but honestly, I'm working on it
[Edited 12/22/09 10:21am]

Ottensen said:

..."Scorpio"...lol!...

babynoz said:

I didn't tell you she tried to sit next to him on the floor while he was tending the fire in the livingroom at the party . For about 70% of the evening we sat next to each other on the same end chair (me in the chair and him on the arm, and vice versa), the other 20% hiding in the kitchen and stealing food and giggling. The other 10% of time was him building the fire and keeping it going, it was right next to the big arm chair we were sharing. So he's sitting on the floor, and here she comes , plopping right down next him Starting up chit chat abut how nice the fire is, and then turning to me and saying "oh I'm blocking you from the fire, aren't I??? " To which I replied , " No Sugah, you aren't blocking me...from anything", and kept sucking the mousse cream outta my chocolate bon-bon

....I think it took her about a good 4 minutes before she felt my Marvel Comics superheroe red-laser death glare burning into her neck, and then she got her butt up and moved back to the other side of the room... for the remainder of the evening

I don't know if my reactions to that scenario fell under the catagory of "coveting" but honestly, I'm working on it
[Edited 12/22/09 10:21am]