Catalyst is going to Chile in December, and, to raise money for the trip, we held an auction just a few months ago. The auction raised over $1300 for our trip, and some pretty cool things were sold that night. One of those things was a gourmet dinner for two, courtesy of this guy. (Yes, I'm pointing at myself with both thumbs right now.) Well, last night, I got to make that meal for my friends, Eric and Kelly Padgett.
It was a good time. I got there at 4pm, prepped the food, and got the cooking started. By around 6pm, Eric, Kelly, and their little girl Allie began eating. Luckily, they liked what they ate, and I felt accomplished. After they finished eating, I did some dishes, cleaned up the kitchen and hit the road. I felt like one of those guys on Private Chefs of Beverly Hills.....I asked what they would like to eat, and, based on what they told me, planned a meal.
They asked for something Mexican, and I took that to mean "Latin". So I planned a simple three course meal with: homemade tortilla chips and mango salsa, Cuban pork chops, Mexican red rice, corn with red and green bell peppers, and a dessert of apple chimichangas with vanilla ice cream. Thank you foodnetwork.com for making me a hero. The only negative of the night was that I'm on a diet and couldn't enjoy all of that with them.
Well, now that I'm done gloating in my culinary greatness, I guess I'll get on with my day.
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