November 21, 2008 dinner

The last dinner was great. Jenna stuck with mostly local ingredients, even during a time when the farmer's markets are starting to hibernate for the winter. We had a full house again and a good time. Thanks everyone for being there. I took some pictures of the food and the folks.

I just finished a great book by Barbara Kingsolver called Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, where she describes her family's attempt to be "locavores" for a year, in other words to either grow or eat food produced from within a 100 miles of their home. Its a great learning experience and also a great read as Kingsolver is a well-known fiction author, having written The Poinsonwood Bible. I'd highly recommend it for anyone who is interested in local and good food.

A bed of nasturtium leaves was provided by our neighbor Stephanie.

Jenna made a cornucopia out of pizza dough as a way of celebrating the season.

A picture of the spread before everyone sits

down.

Here we are. See the conversation in action!

See ya next time.