Meeting the Mahoneys:
We celebrated Andrew's and Sally's engagement on March 21. In the larger photo, on the left is Fran, then Suzanne, Andrew, Sally and Reeves, then Fran, Tim, Sally and Molly. In between Fran and Tim was Aunt Jane, pictured with the red jacket above. Behind Suzanne are the desserts. You can see the pear clafouti, and you can't see the torte knockoff I did from Jody's recipe, forgetting to separate and whip the eggs. Andrew painted it with raspberry jam and lemon juice. We cut it into squares and it was really good. For appetizers we had guacamole (Suzanne's suggestion of added cayenne was very helpful), pecan tapenade from the Santa Fe cookbook that Jody gave me for Christmas, date/almond spread, and stuffed heirloom tomatoes, all on bruscetta or the pepper crackers I've been eating of late. Pictured here is the first course, halibut with last summer's black raspberries made into a salsa with mango, pepper, onion, etc, and my usual eggplant/tahini/yogurt slop served on a parmesan and almond crisp. Suzanne made up the salad, consisting of maché layered with cantaloupe and watermelon and topped with parmesan curls and lemon vinaigrette.