Lunch

We had some hors d’oeuvres while we waited for everyone to arrive.

Grapes and crackers to go with a cheese sampler. The dark cheese was a herkimer yellow cheddar, next was a parrano cheese, and finally a buttermilk blue. The parrano was recommended by a fellow shopper at Fresh Market, and it was good, but a little too mild in this setting. The strong flavor of the cheddar and the blue cheeses overpowered it and I think its taste was lost at their sides.

I did have a small piece or two of each with a grape before we ate.

I requested Kath’s Sweet Potato and Kale soup because it sounded so good. It turned out great! So good that Abby liked it and she will almost never touch sweet potatoes. We decided we could probably do without the raisins, but will definitely be making this again. I also had a little more cheese and grapes. We also had corn fritters, and macaroni and cheese with a little corn in it. Washed it all down with a glass of *almost* unsweetened tea.

My loving Grandmother made my absolute favorite cake for dessert: pound cake with some vanilla bean ice cream on the side.

I savored every bite but wow am I full!