Sunday nights are usually a time for family, food, and fun. My Sunday nights definately fall under that category when I am home in New Jersey. My family has made a tradition to eat with our next door neighbors for about 7 years now. They are our very best friends and we love spending time with them, so they have become our favorites to eat and hang with on Sundays. The Yearicks have two kids in high school and college, and my sister and I are in college as well so we all get along wonderfully.
Last Sunday night I was home for spring break and we had a long awaited Sunday night dinner. This one was a definite "do again" type of meal. We always start with some appetizers like cheese, crackers and fruit, and maybe some hummus and mustard. Then the moms make dinner while we all hang around the island and chat about our week (although in this case there was much more to talk about being that I was away for so long at school). So this dinner was a masterpiece. There was a yummy salad with butter lettuce, pear, goat cheese, candied walnuts, craisins, and some homemade dressing drizzled on top. Then out of the oven came a melted, crunchy, vegetable medley. It was rigatoni pasta with zucchini, squash, tomatoes, carrots, smoked gouda, AND smoked mozzarella. Can you say delicious?
Meals like these are the ones we love to cook together, eat together, and enjoy together. Sunday nights are something special to me and my family and having great food each week just makes it something more to look forward to. Food can bring people together and make people closer. Our dinner table is always colorful with the food choices and the personalities that accompany it. Try this meal and try to start a new tradition with your family!
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