Dining in!

We had committed to a dinner party last week, which then seemed like a great idea.  Then, after feeling sick on Sunday & having a hectic day on Monday, it was the last thing I wanted to do!

However, we scrambled a bit in the couple hours before guests arrived, and got the house "pulled together" a bit more- much needed, so it prompted that, which was a bonus!  & when everyone arrived, it was so fun & wonderful to have good friends & family share our new home, and listen to all the praise on the success of our hard work, I immediately felt pleased everyone was there! 

We sat at our dining table for the very first time, & it proved to be perfect!  Scott made us a wonderful meal, which Nancy declared was, "better than going to a restaurant"! We enjoyed potato leek kale soup, then our entree was a moose &/or beef roast which Scott marinated 2 days before and slow cooked all day, root vegetables, and his almost famous (& Doug & my favorite!) twice baked potatoes!

Scott is really enjoying our new range/oven and having a large, functional cooking space....(still a challenge sometimes to find everything in the drawers, but that will come!)

I had to snap this shot, it was like walking into a commercial kitchen watching Scott plate up 6 meals! (his twice baked potatoes are featured here!) & of course our colorful fiesta ware make every meal beautiful!