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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.

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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.


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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.

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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.

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

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

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Tim squares off with Linda.

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Marissa pauses for her fans.

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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.

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Inspecting the risotto pot.

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Chicken side preparation.

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Linda and Tim going at each other.

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Gary and Rick in another game.

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Yeah, this stuff takes time to get right...

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At Marissa's insistence.

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Once wasn't enough. Is Marissa pretty, or what! Outshines the FOP, that's for sure.

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The chef's work is never done.

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And a little more olive oil....

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I have no idea where the specks came from on the lens, but, no, it's not snowing....

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Nice smile!

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And finally it's time to eat! And then, the movie of the night: Alien!

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