T.G.I.Sunday!

Even though we have a nursing home visit with the Boy Scouts and then a soccer party I feel like it's a day off. We successfully pulled off our second catering event and what a load off both our minds. After the last one I wasn't sure it was worth the stress level. Especially for Scott. He already works 7 days a week and the actual cooking and of course purchasing and planning of the food is pretty much all on him. I can set up a beautiful affair, keep the dishes filled and clean of course but in the kitchen I'm pretty much a waste of space.

I'm so proud of the fantastic job he did yesterday and of course didn't even tell him so I'll need to correct that as soon as he gets home from work. This was a group of about 75 people with an avg age of 67 so not necessarily easy to please and the only complaint we heard was the plates weren't big enough. People asked for our cards (which were probably still wet!!!) what kinds of catering we specialize in, if we had prices for their real Thanksgiving meals! It's sort of humbling. I never doubted he could make great food, but our style is very Yankee and this is sometimes hard for us to edit the snootyness out. Southern Grandmas asked for the collards recipe of a Jewish boy from Long Island.

I hope we can really make a go of this catering business. We still have lot to learn. Especially, when it comes to how much to make, how many people to hire, and sorts of other paperwork type issues but so far so good. We both love to feed and serve people. To provide them with an experience they'll never forget and food they wish they could duplicate. There is little more satisfying than doing what you love, doing it for yourself, and making a little money in process.

(hey this doesn't really fit on an Angry Moms blog does it?)