Memorial Day 2010 Update

Yesterday was Memorial Day and we celebrated at our house with a barbecue. The Jenny Craig diet went out of the window yesterday. The menu included Grilled Clams with Casino Sauce, Deviled Eggs (brought along by Shari Lee), Kansas City-style Barbecued Pork Ribs, Beef Burgers with Huntsman Cheddar and Frenchy's Homemade Tomato Jam, Potato Salad (prepared by Contessa di Pomodori) and Cherry Tomato and Mozzarella Salad. We finished off the meal with Strawberry Shortcake. Yum-Yum! I gave everything a taste and had a great time. Although I must say that I did not weigh myself after this "festa di mangiare" because I was just too afraid of what I might've seen. I will wait until tomorrow or Thursday to see what havoc was wrought over the holiday weekend. 

Guests included The boys from Cafe Chew (Bob and Tobin), Shari Lee and the Contessa as mentioned, as well as Mr. B and me. I put out the croquet set and was hoping everyone would get into the mood but only Bob wielded the mallet for just a couple of practice shots. The greater part of the day was taken up by good old-fashioned conversation, which was great as I haven't seen the boys and girls for a while.  

A big "Thank You" to Mr. B for being such a big help with the set-up and clean-up. He really was a huge assistance.