Last fall, we decided to start having bi-weekly dinner parties with some of our friends. Every second Sunday, a bunch of us get together and cook, and eat and chat. We rotate who cooks and where it is hosted. It usually gets hosted at our place half the time, because both DH and I like to cook, so we each take a turn "hosting", and another friend of ours, Jay, cooks at our place because it's bigger than his apartment. It's been very fun, and I was very sad that it sort of got sidetracked after the holidays. Today, we have decided to start it up again. So, tonight, DH is cooking his fabulously fantastic signature dish, often known as "heart attack on a plate". It's fettucini in a cream sauce, sort of like an alfredo sauce, but made with feta and fresh basil. Before serving, the pasta is topped with more basil, crumbled feta and diced tomatoes. It is too good for words. It is incredibly rich, though, so we will be forgoing my usually decadent and fattening style of dessert, and have fresh strawberries with a little freshly whipped cream.

I am so excited, I have been running around cleaning all day! Over the last few years, I have come to realize that I love entertaining. I really like to cook and do cute place settings and stuff. It's a little Martha-y, but what can ya do? The nice thing about this whole set up is that since the six of us rotating hosting duties, sometimes you get to entertain, and sometimes you get entertained.

Not to mention that my apartment is so much cleaner when I know people are coming over every couple of weeks.