My Favorite Seester's Bridal Shower: Food Edition

In May, sister Rhino will marry a wonderful guy in California. I'm her maid of honor. I'm not sure what all of the usual maid duties entail, but mine seem to focus almost solely on my kitchentry skills. Not to say that I mind that at all...

Anyway, this weekend I catered a large portion of said sister's bridal shower. I made my famous deviled eggs to start (no recipe needed), perfect brunch pie, overnight French toast casserole,
lemon squares (my first foray in this arena), and an adhoc fruit salad. Judging from compliments and and the few flecks of phyllo left on the brunch pie pan, I'd say I succeeded in my maidly. Now, it's back to the books for some post-wedding brunch recipes and back to healthier eating for Little Rhino (french toast and buttered phyllo ain't calorically cheap!!).

St. Patrick's Day Linguini

The other week, I invited my favorite Asian friend Jessika over for what else but some Irish pasta. In honor of St. Patrick's Day I made this Guy Fieri corned beef and cabbage pasta hybrid. I made one of Fieri's recipes in the past and didn't find it terribly remarkable. However, this rich and decadent redeemed Mr. Big Bite. Maybe he's good for more than Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.

Hyde Park in Pictures

So for my birthday last week, I went up to Poughkeepsie, NY to see my wonderful best friend, Yvette. Obviously, I enjoyed seeing and spending time with my best friend the most since we do not get to see each other that often. However, along the way, we also enjoyed the some tasty food. Highlights included dinner at Crave (literally next door to Yvette's) and breakfast at the Palace Diner before returning to DC. Man, I miss New York diners!

Spinach Itch TND

Sorry for the delay in posting, I have no excuse for it...just laziness. I did make both the crustless quiche and slimmed down spinach-artichoke dip a few weeks ago as reported earlier. I was as keen on the quiche...it just lacked a certain je ne sais pas. The dip came out quite well though. I detected the white beans the recipe uses to decrease the fat and calories, but they melded nicely with all the other components. I will have to keep that recipe around perhaps while I let the quiche go out to pasture.