Dinner Party

Preparations are well underway, but I had to adjust a few things on the menu. One of my dogs got very sick on Saturday and it altered my prep schedule. So I made the Feijoada as I had planned, but I did not have the time to make the chocolate dessert, which solved my dilemma about which desserts to make. Also, for the hour d'oeuvre's, I had to nix the Sardella, for the same reason. I will get some nice marinated olives from my local Grocery Store, and serve that along with the Cheese Bread and some Cashew Nuts.

I made the passion fruit mousse yesterday evening and it came out really nice, if I say so myself. I used Creme Fraiche instead of Creme de Leche, because I could not find the latter. I was not sure how that was going to affect the final product, but it came out nice and thick. So I might just use Creme Fraiche from now on because it is more widely available around here than Creme de Leche.

As a very good friend of mine suggested that I had something "chocolaty" anyway, I bought some nice organic caramel truffles. It is kind of cheating, but that is ok.

Today I will just cook the items that need to be cooked last minute: the rice, the farofa, the greens and the oranges. I might not fry the Yucca, we'll see how the day goes.

It is raining for almost a week straight now, and it is very gloomy and cold. So it is a nice day for a hearty meal, some good wine, a nice cozy fire and spending time with friends.