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A Dinner Party

December 23, 2011

dinner party, lamb rack, lamb leg, ricotta, amuse bouche

This month is my grandparents’ 60th anniversary.  To celebrate we’ve planned a number of festivities, the first of which was a family dinner party.  They put me in charge of the menu, which was a big responsibility, especially because the other hosting candidates were professional caterers and fancy hotel restaurants, but I gave it my all and played the granddaughter card, which definitely scored me some extra points!
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Filed Under: appetizers, meat, recipes, thoughts, vegetarian Tagged With: agneau, amuse bouche, basil, chives, cream cheese, dinner party, french, jus, lamb, leg of lamb, rack of lamb, ricotta, roasted, tomato

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