What started as an idea for my 101/1001, an idea originally rejected by my roommates, has now become a weekly gathering. I came up with the idea as a means to try new recipes, to cook for a few friends once a month or so, and to bring my LA family together. But Roomies both shut it down. Then, a few weeks later, Roomie says she has this great idea: Family Dinner! (wtf?). As an excuse to hang out with her crushes. And roomie doesn't do a lot of cooking, which basically means I do almost all of it. So, once a week, our little dinner party that started small and is now well over 10 people comes over and eats. To be honest, it's gotten a little out of hand. There are too many people, and I can't escape. And the more people we have, the easier we go on meals. Pasta. Tacos. Hamburgers. There are no steaks and meat pies and chicken and veggies, which is what I wanted family dinner for. But 12 people? Too many. Too much work. Especially since Roomie is the one buying. (yea, our system is really effed up).
My favorite family dinner so far? Last week. Southern Style Family Dinner. I can hear my accent coming out just saying it. The drawl. We had "fried" chicken (roomie doesn't like bones), grits, jambalaya, waffles, okra, and Mississippi Mud Pie. It was delicious. And the best part? (Besides my roots comin out?) I only had to make the grits (and the waffles). Easier on me, and I got to eat some of my favorite/comfort foods. Yum. And people actually tried the grits. I know that they're scary... hell, it took me a few years to like them... so I was happy people gave them a shot (and some liked it!). Grits are a weird food if you're not used to them. But there is more than one person I've turned on to them, so that's all I need.
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But seriously. These dinners are starting to stress me out.
This week is tacos.
12. Have a “family dinner” once a month (4/32)
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