Happy Birthday to THS!

It is Memorial Day. I am remembering and memorializing. I am also cooking my husband's (The Hunky Scientist's) birthday dinner. It's his birthday today. It's been a birthday weekend for him, starting with a little barbecue and friend Donna's house in Friday. Another pal, Wayne, was there, which made it even more fun. We had steaks, baked sweet potatoes, and grilled asparagus. For dessert, Donna served Bob's favorite ice cream: Coffee. she put a candle in his. Sweet! Then on Saturday night we went to Masa's here in S.F. It's one of the swankiest and expensivest in town. We met more friends, Susan and Peter, there and had a great time. Sue and Bob got a wine pairing to go with the six-course tasting menu we all ordered. Peter and I were designated drivers and so we made do with water and little swiped sips of wine. The food and wine were wonderful (we loved their sommelier) and the service was outstanding, as it should be. Yesterday was a prep day for today. I made pasta in the morning, and went grocery shopping. Today cooking began in earnest. I started with a squash soup and mint-parsley pistou. They're now cooling in the refrigerator. Then I cleaned all the salad greens and sliced and bagged some cucumber for green salad. The fresh-grown tomato I'll leave until last to slice and add. I just finished prepping all the prep-able ingredients for the lasagna. It's time to start making the sauce. Then I'll pre-cook the noodles and bag and refrigerate them. I'll assemble the whole thing an hour in advance and put it in the oven a half hour before guests are due. I'll serve the soup in cups with a little pistou swirled in as Bob's pals arrive, and we'll have crackers and dips out for appetizers. Then I'll serve lasagna and salad. Friend Arthur is on his way over and we're going to make cannoli for dessert. It's what my sweetie requested instead of cake. And so he shall have it. All this food writing reminds me to inform you that shortly I will start writing a food blog. I'll link to it here as soon as I post the first entry.