Hosting the ladies

Our book group came to my place this week. We were discussing "Saving CeeCee Honeycutt" which takes place in the South so I did my best to put a southern spin on the snacks. Pecan bars (which I like better than pie because you get more of the chunky stuff and less of the eggy-filling. Plus, I like to add chocolate and butterscotch chips so they're more like candy bars than cookies.) I also made some drop biscuits that I doctored up with extra sugar and cinnamon chips. They were a hit. The oranges were mostly just for show. Who would eat an orange when you can have a buttery biscuit and pecan bars? I also served lemonade and herbal tea. It was pretty much the extent of my hosting skills.

My grandpa sees the food on this blog and wonders why I bother cooking for one when there must surely be restaurants and cafes nearby. For one thing, I like to multi-task while I eat, so sitting in a restaurant waiting for my food to be cooked and then staring at the table while I eat it is really boring. And another thing - cooking for one is fun because I can be as adventurous and experimental as I want without worrying that anyone else will have to eat it. The trouble I typically face is when I DO cook for others and I realize that I have no tried-and-true recipes to fall back on because I'm always changing them around or looking for new ones.