Wow did this day fly by or what? Today was my Cooking Light supper club's monthly get together. The theme was New Orlean's Jazz Brunch and was appropriately hosted by a former Louisiana native. The food was especially good this time. Trust me I have leftovers stashed in the fridge for tomorrow.
The menu was:
Peach-pecan muffins
Asparagus in balsamic vinegar w/ pecans
Prosciutto egg cups
Crabmeat pie (this was mine)
Stuffed french toast casserole
Grillades w/ cheese grits
Fruit salad w/ jicama & cinnamon dressing
and of course,
King cake
The hardest part is finding something in Louisiana cuisine that is light. Everything normally has tons of butter or is deep fat fried. Which I love, but it kind of defeats the purpose of trying to cook light. Next month is my turn to host. Oh the pressure.
I got home from there at 5:30pm and then left for Cambridge at 6pm. Talk about a whirlwind.

I drove down to John Harvard's Brew Pub in Harvard Square to meet some college friends. I still wasn't hungry but I managed to squeeze in an India Pale Ale and some asian quesadillas (yes it was a culture clash). Debra was in town from Austin with her fiance Mike and we met up with my friend Erica who lives in Brighton and her boyfriend Peter. I'm sure it was boring for the guys as we relived stories from our college days. I loved how each one of us remembered different details. I can't wait for the wedding in Texas in October, I haven't been back to the area in eight years. Debra freaked me out tonight when she mentioned being 29. Holy crap when did I get so old? She was a Freshman when I was a Senior and she tutored me through math. Believe me I wouldn't have passed without her. I kept writing three cubed = nine. Scary.