Of the same kinds, class, or nature

smittywing and wojelah were here for the weekend and they let me cook for them! wojelah brought the woj pups, and Sam had a good weekend with her friends!

I got to cook a LOT this weekend.

On Friday night we had:

(1) Lemon Orzo (from Giada's kitchen)
(2) Dijon Pork Palliard
(3) Roasted Ricotta Roma Tomatoes
(4) Chocolate Strawberry Shortcakes (I used the shortcake from the first, the strawberry from the second.)
(5) Chocolate Chip Cookies

Saturday:
(1) Barbecue Chicken.
(2) Potato Salad
(3) Barbecue Baked Beans
(4) Deviled Eggs
(5) Fruit Salad
(6) Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake

I also made a Sweet Cherry Pie for Andy for when he comes home tomorrow.

The pretty table!

YUMMY Food!

The Tomatoes were so fantastic. They were even good the next day cold as a snack.

This is the second time I have made this Lemon Risotto. The first time we had it as a meal, this time it was a side dish. It was much nicer as a side dish and it complimented the pork nicely.

Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake. This is kinda my favoritest thing EVER. The shortcakes were so good, I made the whipped cream myself, and the chocolate biscuits weren't too rich or heavy. They weren't cake like, they were more like chocolate biscuits.

The base of the beans. I thought the colors looked fantastic.

Deviled Eggs. How freaking CUTE are they?

Look! I triple stuffed them!

Fourth of July Dinner!

Really really YUMMY fruit sald.

I did the chicken in the oven this time and it was so good.

Potato Salad! I keep going back and forth between this and another recipe for favorite. This one is currently winning.

Barbecue baked beans. OMG so good. They need a little more sugar, so I will add that next time. It took six hours to cook, and YUM.

PIE. I cannot WAIT to try it tomorrow.

Close up of my stars!

Katie!

Molly!

Sam!

Molly!

Sad Katie and Sad Sam. The two most EMO dogs in the world.