Friday

What will I make? What can I get my hands into? We should start with a big salad. Mescaline greens with roasted almonds, asian pears, gorgonzola, and white wine vinaigrette. And then for an appetizer? Maybe stuffed portabellas topped with melted mozzarella that is just starting to turn golden. The meat will be either chicken or beef. I don't know the palettes of everyone coming, and those tend to be more agreeable than lamb or fish or seafood. Chicken francese with linguine? Or marinated cracked pepper steak with fresh green beans and mashed parmesan potatoes? I want there to be music. Eclectic. Maybe softer than usual. Sade, Nora Jones, BB King, Ben Harper, Lauryn Hill. We might have to eat on the floor. I hope that is okay. I like to be in the kitchen when I get to cook what I want.