avocado juice

My parents used to make us avocado juice when we were little, all the time.

one apple, one banana, one avocado, and a cup of milk, blend all together until desired consistency

mmm, I used to love it. yesterday, I made it for myself and got all sentimental.

Here's a picture of my dad and me a couple years ago... his friend had just gotten back from Mexico and brought us these hats... I guess that's the thing to do when you've just gotten back from Mexico!

Anyway, yesterday and today have been big dinner nights. First we had the Triple Date with two other couples from med school. I made the alsatian cheese tart again but this time with asparagus instead of the bacon and it turned out better (less salty) though the asparagus was a bit hard to bite through, making it come off in entire chunks, which is a pet-peeve of mine. The main dish consisted of a new chicken recipe, chicken cacciatore. It sounded so easy but actually ended up being a little more labor-intensive than I expected. I should say time-intensive, rather than labor-intensive. Armand made his pasta with tomatoes, zucchini and pesto, which could have used more pesto, IMHO. We had creme brulee for dessert in my brand new ramekins, courtesy of Crate and Barrel! :)

It was a fun night with lots of laughter... I love it when old friends can just laugh hysterically for hours. I'm going to miss some people next year when they all spread across the country... :(

Tonight, Ben made the long trip down to HP for an O.C. marathon! James made pizza crust and we all provided our favorite toppings. YUM! James even bought a pizza stone for the occasion! We had goat cheese and spinach, red pepper and mushrooms, and olives. I've never done home-made pizza but it was fun and really really good! Definitely something we have to repeat.

Tomorrow night, I'm headed over to Monica's and she's making a roast! Talk about advanced cooking...!