Kitchen

[Midnight11]

On 9/19/2014 Marienkaefer2 said: Miss house cat, Make it easy on.yourself. Buy the carrot cake, the cupcakes, and the fruit platter. That leaves you with just the cheese and crackers, zucchini quiches, spinach feta quiches, and finishing the devil's food cake. Cheese and crackers: buy a couple of good cheeses, like brie, place on a platter surrounded by crackers. That's done. Quiches: buy readymade crusts. Just add fillings. Finish up the devil's food cake. Next time: delegate more to others. Or, just don't make as much.

I agree, good advice!

[HonnyBrown]

On 9/20/2014 Poodlepet said: Honey, my heart goes out to you....as Wine Coordinator,I guess it's your responsibility to sample the wines-and you have to know how certain foods taste in order to suggest which wine pairs best with what food.....oh sigh.....well, I will volunteer to come and help you with your onerous duty-very much the same way I offered to do Qaulity Control for Chickenbutt's fudge....funny thing, she never took me up on it....I guess you won't either-too proud to ask for help I guess Poodlepet

Oh, how sweet of you, Poodlepet!

Learning about wine is my hobby, so I was thrilled to step in for the farmer's market.

Anytime the local wineries have an event, I get a professional invite, as well as discounts on bottles and cases. DH doesn't drink, so I always have a designated driver.

The best pairing I had was champagne (not local, actual champagne) and parmesan cheese. WOW was all I could say!

[Tissyanne]

On 9/20/2014 debc said:

I stand by what I said, and I'm done with yet another of these threads.

That is probably a good thing for both you and the OP.

[Hoovermom]

House Cat - how did your week-end go?????

[Danky]

The hardest thing to learn is how to say NO.....no excuses, no hesitation just NO. I don't think anyone is taking advantage of you.....I think you have a need to be in the middle of whatever, over-extended and harried.....certainly doesn't make you a bad person but , apparently, a needy one.