That Was Fun!

The past weekend we had something going on every day! We started by attending a 59+ birthday party at the Lime Lite Restaurant in Fresno. The birthday girl was someone who went on the Mediterranean cruise with us. She was certainly surprised as she thought she was going to a surprise party for a friend whose birthday was the next day.

On Saturday we attended the tailgate party and Fresno State vs Idaho football game. We had some awesome ribs and one of the gals made her famous White Chocolate Bread Pudding, which is to die for. (If anyone wants the recipe, let me know) Oh, FSU won 45-32!

* Here is the appetizer recipe for the Tapanade I made to go on Bruschetta.

This easy-to-make crowd pleaser can be used as a dip, pasta sauce, or as a topping for pizza or Brushcetta.

TAPANADE
½ cup Pimiento stuffed green olives
½ cup pitted Kalamata olives
2 tablespoons caper, drained
2 cloves garlic, minced
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
½ teaspoon black pepper

Add all ingredients to the food processor and pulse until ingredients form a coarse
relish consistency.

(CAHOOTS COOKBOOK Recipes from the Central Coast’s Premier Catering Company)

Yesterday we had some of our Chinese friends come up for a tour of the house, walk to the dock, and appetizers with wine. Then we took a short trip to Chuckchansi Casino for a little gambling (no winners) and dinner at Nativos, Italian Restaurant. We were glad to be home by 8pm as the night before it was after midnight.