Hubby and I are feeling MUCH better and enjoying a week of fabulous dinners as we are just getting to catch up with friends { most of them have babies and this left us "unpresentable" and "undesirable" as sick dinner guests the last few weeks! }
Sunday night...we were able to catch up with one of our dearest couple friends and their babe, Luke. I had not gotten to meet Luke before and it was a pleasure to meet the handsome fellow!
Monday night...hubby had dinner with a dear friend of ours that played a part in our meeting and dating {for another post some rainy day}! I went to dinner with Ms. Su and Ericka, some dear family friends of ours that we have known way back into my "crazy-wild-red-headed-days" {those pictures won't be making a post on a rainy day}!
Last night...we had a very special dinner {together} with some more precious family friends...The Smiths. The Smiths have the greatest house out in the country. They converted a barn into a beautiful home and added on some very precious rooms...all topped off with Ms. Katy's artistic touch! They have a wonderful sun porch where we enjoyed dinner amid candles all together on their 16 foot table made out of old wood slats from their family's pecan valley!
making paninis!!
Mom serving up the fresh homemade Tomato Basil Soup! {YummY!} *See recipe below...*
didn't they turn out gorgeous!?!
dinner is served!
Krystal, Miss Keeley, and Ash enjoying dinner
*Tomato Basil Soup {family favorite!!}
{ the closest recipe for LaMadeleine's Tomato Basil Soup I have ever tried! }
-4 cups tomatoes, peeled, cored and chopped, or canned whole tomatoes, crushed
-4 cups tomato juice OR part tomato juice and part vegetable or chicken stock
-14 washed fresh basil leaves {or dried}
-1 cup heavy cream
-1/4 pound sweet, unsalted butter
-Salt to taste
-black pepper to taste
Combine tomatoes, juice/and or stock in saucepan. Simmer 30 minutes. Puree, along with the basil leaves, in small batches, in blender, food processor (or better yet, one of those handy hand-held food blenders, right in the cooking pan). Return to saucepan and add cream and butter, while stirring, over low heat. Garnish with basil leaves and serve with your favorite bread.
3 comments:
I can't see all the pictures dangit and P.S. your voicemail box is full and won't let me leave you one!
So glad I can see all the pics now!
WooHoo Ericka and I made it on your lovely blog!!!We were glad we got to have dinner with you and that you got to meet our yorkie boy =-)!!!!! Glad you got to feeling better so you could visit all your friends. I know that your mom loved having you home for a month!
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