Well, it was a busy weekend chez nous. A's birthday (his 30th!) was last week, so I suggested a party to celebrate the milestone. Apparently, and I didn't find out about this until later, this was the first time anyone's ever thrown him a birthday party. I'm happy to report that it went pretty well and the birthday boy seemed to have a pretty good time.
Now, when we throw a party, I tend to go a little crazy with all the cooking, and this time was no exception. We had sliders (turkey and veggie), caprese skewers, grilled sausage with peaches and sage, heirloom tomato salsa, pesto potato salad, pecan pie (he is a southern boy after all!) and a carrot cake--A's favorite. I'm indebted to the Joy of Cooking for providing the last two recipes, and Chowhound for the recipe for the delicious and adorable little slider buns. To accompany the feast, we whipped up our Earl Grey MarTEAnis and a pitcher of mojitos. For once, the weather was on our side, which was good, because it's not much fun to run in the rain.
Yes, that's right, run. After a couple hours, we dragged everyone out back for the first ever Martini Relay, inspired by the Chap Olympics that recently took place in London. The rules were simple: our friends divided up into two teams, mixed a martini, and then carried it on a plate (no holding!) switching off on every lap with a teammate until everyone had run. The last people had to drink the martini, and whichever team finished first won, naturally. To even up the teams, I sat out the first round, but on round two, A and I were pressed into service. My team was doing pretty well until it got to A and I. I was well ahead by the time A got his tray, but he booked it, crossing the finish line and downing what turned out to be a terrible gimlet (we ran out of vermouth after round one) in record time. I made a game attempt, but I was just no match. Still, fun times!
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