As I write, trips are being cancelled, sporting events scaled down and anti-bacterial lotion and toilet paper are nearly impossible to find on store shelves. The threat of Coronavirus (COVID-19) is bringing large chunks of the world’s society to a grinding halt. But not Sunday dinner. Sunday dinner doesn’t get cancelled. Occasionally re-located, but NEVERContinue reading ““You can’t show up at someone’s house with Ring Dings and Pepsi””
Author Archives: Mrs Stiver
Fandango
So you’ve read one or two of these blogs and decided you like the idea of a “Sunday Dinner” experience of your own….what now? First off…relax. So you don’t have a dining table that seats 14. You don’t even HAVE a dining table! Do you have a coffee table? An end table? A tray table? Continue reading “Fandango”
The Rules of Sunday Dinner
Rules? There are RULES to having friends over?!? Mais oui! Without rules, we descend into chaos, right? So here goes: Rule #1 – Ring the doorbell to send the cats upstairs, then come on in! This rule has several purposes not the least of which is practical—do you really want to be running to theContinue reading “The Rules of Sunday Dinner”
Where to start?
Whenever the subject of “dinner parties” comes up, I hear, “Oh….I could NEVER do that!” You might visualize a scene straight out of Downton Abbey with china, crystal goblets (three sizes please!), linen napkins and flatware for days. If you are going to enjoy our kind of Sunday dinner experience, lose those visions! Going toContinue reading “Where to start?”
And so it begins….
The dishwasher is loaded, the glasses are rinsed, and the house is, finally….quiet. Dinner tonight reflected the recent cold spell and accompanying wind and rain. “Baby, It’s cold out!” Was a call for soup and bread. Kathy brought wild rice soup with mushrooms, Steve brought a garlic, ginger and rice noodles soup, Cynthia brought aContinue reading “And so it begins….”