Party

I had such a great party on Saturday, thanks to my lovely people who helped it happen - partners who gave me extra time and a little bit of advice, or in Tom's case, kitchen space. Children who helped me cook and talked and didn't mind when I was a bit distracted. I pulled off 41 dishes of variable quality and deliciousness. Thank you to everyone who came!

There are a few dishes I'll keep and make again - spinach maria (Tennessee), for example, which is spinach baked in a cheese sauce, and a lot of the puddings were nice. Dirt pudding from Ohio was I think the general favourite? It's basically a goopy chocolate pudding with ground oreos and gummy worms.

I'm so glad I got to do this, after wanting to do it ever since the article came out. Happy Thanksgiving!