entertaining

february 2004

Every Sunday when the popular TV show, The Sopranos, is on, we have our good friends for dinner and the show. We take turns and help each other because neither my friend nor I want to spend all day cooking or baking. The menu we bring you for this meal can easily be doubled or more for more people. While I'm finishing up the main course, I like to have some fresh vegetables out, including jicama, with a fat free dip or fresh lime juice which we mix with a bit of spicy heat and sugar substitute to taste. It keeps the men happy and I don't have to rush to get the food on the table. For this type of dinner, there is no reason to go all out to decorate. I tend to always have fresh flowers on the table placed in an antique bowl. We want to watch TV after dessert, the meal needs to take just minutes to clean up.

Friends for Dinner   Roasted Lemon Chicken Breasts with Mushrooms, Capers, and Olives Couscous Sautéed Garlic Spinach Frozen Lemons with Meringue (for the recipes, click on the recipe name above) BSP