The Great 2009 Midsummer Nights Dream Backgammon Tournament And Risotto Stomp 07/18/09!

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The Great 2009 Midsummer Nights Dream Backgammon Tournament And Risotto Stomp 07/18/09

Perfect planning! Errrr... that would be luck with the weather. We've had a full week of real summer, and now in perfect harmony with that to end the week I held: The Great 2009 Midsummer Nights Dream Backgammon Tournament And Risotto Stomp.

I fixed a chicken risotto according to an old traditional recipe, and it was superb. As sides I did sauteed carrots in white wine, garlic, and oregano as well as green beans steamed in a parsley and rosemary broth.
I was surprised at how good the simple, traditional risotto is in comparisson to the more elaborate attempts that I have made in the past. My friend Linda came from such a traditional Italian family and had mentioned how off the wall my version was. I took that as a challenge and off-loaded the burdon of coming up with the recipe to her. I'm convinced. Nice...
Movie of the night was the original Alien, and that was just a great, great time seeing that again.

5:00 and time to get this par-tay going! I had just started laying out the ingredients and chopping when Rick arrived and snapped this picture.

It didn't take long for some of the others to come. Snacks were in the kitchen and so the mob remained kibitzing the chef.

Gary and Rick square off for the first game of the evening.

Tim arrives. That's Marissa in the background taunting him to get on the boards.

Tim squares off with Linda.

Marissa pauses for her fans.

Marissa took this series of pictures of the chef working his magic over the hot stove while everyone else was screaming over the boards in the other room.