[From Scratch] Ending the Summer with a Dinner Party

A few weeks ago (during this blog interim of ours), my friends and I got together to celebrate the summer with a get-together at my home in Bernal Heights. Everyone brought food, we played records, and just had a generally amazing time.

Now it's time for fall. Is it wrong that I am so excited to break out my scarves again and sip coffee indoors and buy some vegan boots and watch leaves fall?

But though I'm excited for a new season, here is a photo homage to what went down at the dinner party and how much I have enjoyed this foggy summer here in San Francisco. Despite my complaints, I love the fact that I can eat ramen happily year-round.

Fig, prosciutto, and chevre on fresh bread

Maureen brought this Irish dish that had fortunes in it! What a surprise!

Mmm, parsley and heirloom tomatoes

Lovely wine

Ryan brought sushi at the last minute. Total save.

Marie's zucchini muffins

Then the food was pretty much decimated

Yep.

Nika wishing everyone a happy summer

Anatomy of a 20-Something's Dinner Party

Last week, my friends and I had a dinner party/BBQ in the sunshine. It is rarely so warm in San Francisco as it has been the last two weeks, and we just had to celebrate. Everyone brought a dish that they knew how to make easily (we had homemade guacamole and salsa, salads, macaroni and cheese, vegetarian chili, and some miso chicken), I threw a seasonal fruit tart in the oven, and my roommates provided the mojitos/beer and lots more food. It was a great way to have everyone share the responsibility of cooking. And there was minimal waste, since people pretty much ate every last bit of the food we had. 

I expect many more of these shenanigans in the coming (hopefully warm) months. 

much love, 

Carrie Melissa

Good Friends

Intense Conversations

Sweet Tunes

Rustic Apple + Pear Tart (this was my baby)

Running Out of Wine Glasses (and Substituting Just Fine)

Sad Cake Almost Gone :(

A Big Ol' Mess to Clean in the Mornin'