No meat?

I told all of you that I was going to make dinner for a colleague on Thursday.  When I asked my sister, Lori, for some recipe ideas, the first thing she asked me was, "Is there anything she doesn't eat?"  Assuming that all people are like me and will eat anything presented to them (to include squid that's still moving (Korea) or a genetic cross between corn and mushrooms (still can't believe we ate that, Ninette)), I said, "Nah, she didn't say anything when I said I would make dinner."  Silly me!  Lori had suggested a stuffed chicken breast, with hot cappicola (sp?) and provolone with a few asparagus spears, roasted in the oven with a white-wine sauce.  Yum!  I could taste the melted provolone in my mouth as she described it.

While at work today, I asked my guest if there was anything she didn't like.  She smiled and said, "Nope, I eat everything. . .except meat!"  WTF?  So, I am going to entertain a vegetarian on Thursday.  Thank God she eats cheese.  That would be terrible if we couldn't have blue-cheese-stuffed olives in our martinis!

Any thoughts on recipes to make?  I have a few ideas, but I'm putting it out there for my friends and family.

I thought about Dad all day today.  I had made some salsa Sunday, to bring to work today.  I just wanted to do something that would honor Dad's spirit, knowing that he loved entertaining his friends and family.  I walked into our break room with 2 bags of chips and a big bowl of homemade salsa.  One of my coworkers said, "Oh, are you trying to bribe us?"  I said, "Well, I made salsa, but it just wasn't tasting right yesterday."  I was then told, "It's probably because you're white."  Silly guy!  Little does he know that I must've been a Hispanic in a past life (I was also an editor in a past life, but that's a different story).  I had people tracking me down to tell me how good the salsa was!  Dad would've been proud!  (-:

Tomorrow's a really early day.  I have a mandatory class at 0600.  I could have chosen to go to the 1800-1900 class, but I'd rather get it over with.

I hope you are all doing well and enjoying the weather.  Mom and Tony are in Alaska, so that's the only place in North America that isn't suffering from sweltering heat!  They have been saying hello to all of the moose they see.  Thanks, M & T!  It was great talking to you today.  I missed you both so much!

--DV