round the dinner table

in celebration of the old roommate's departure and the new roommate's arrival (bad karma out, good karma in), i cooked dinner tonight.

the menu:
mixed greens with balsamic vinagrette
goat cheese and honey on crostini
roasted potatoes and parsnips with rosemary
stuffed peppers (laura cored the peppers)
shiraz (courtesy of laura's dad, the former fbi agent now turned community college professor, who i know joe would love to talk to)
chewy brownie cookies (courtesy of crisco packaging) with coffee ice cream (leftover offering from matt)

prep time: 1 1/2 hr
cook time: 45 min
chow time: 1 1/2 hr

my roommates were all willing guinea pigs! (plus a handy kitchen cleanup crew).
the verdict: i probably won't make the peppers again, but the toasted goat cheese and parsnips were both hits!

it felt good to get some spring cleaning done around the apt and in my room (which badly needed it) and to officially welcome spring. we got some purging done (~5-6 trash bags full), and also got in some much needed verbal purging as well.... excellent way to start the week.