Dinner Planner

For the past year or so I have gone through a phase of "dropping" friends. This doesn't sound too nice nor provides any endorsement for my reliability as a friend. But first of all, I have to correct myself by mentioning that individuals who have been dropped are more acquintances. Yes, we hung out at one point but they never put any effort in building a relationship based on trust, support and sharing. The type of people I wish to have around me should enrich my life as I enrich theirs. While I never would burn bridges or release an official statement declaring I dropped them (lol, can you imagine?), it is in everyone's best interest to move on.

So, I did. And I've been making totally cool and groovy friends as of late. Two of them will be coming over for dinner tomorrow. As they are vegetarians (Sal you've got some good recipes coming your way) I planned an authentic Mediterranean-style menu to expose them to something a little bit different. Here's the menu:

a) Mixed Green Salad with Pickled Beets
b) Artichoke Salad
c) Bulgour Paste with Fresh Veggies
d) Layered and Slow cooked baby eggplants
e) Popovers ( There's nothing Mediterranean about this! But I love them and haven't had them in six months... I'm the chef, who cares apart from the fact that I will destroyed my own menu)
f) Dessert: I hate making desserts. Although I am capable of creating maniacally labour-intensive works of weirdness... I hate sweet things. Savoury is my thing, so baking is just a chore.)

I'm wondering whether this is enough now... Maybe one more simple savoury item would complete the menu. We'll see!