Hostess with the Mostest

Remember that episode of Friends where Monica and Rachel trade apartments with Joey and Chandler and everyone decides they want to hang out in the guy's new apartment?

Monica gets all pissed off and annoyed because she's used to having everyone at her place. So, to entice them back over to her new crummy little apartment she bakes chocolate chip cookies and blows the smell over with a hand fan. Once they're all back where she wants them, she proclaims: "I'm always the hostess!"

Well, I'm kind of like that, but without being all psycho hostesszilla-like. But it does give me an excuse to evoke the inner Martha Stewart in me. Besides, we all need an excuse to use Cadbury Creme Eggs as part of a place setting.

Delegating work is the key to a successful family holiday dinner. My cousin, Rach, made the two delicious quiches (asparagus and leek with gruyere and artichoke and mushroom with swiss cheese) and my uncle, John took care of the ham. I made the Torta de Santiago and the goat cheese stuffed dates.

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