"Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" > wrote in message
...
> Went to the yearly holiday bash at Diane's 2 doors down last night. I
> made
> a bunch of parmesan crisps to take and a bowl of the confetti dip Barb
> posted a few days back, with some crackers. There was a ton of food. The
> most memorable thing I tried was a phyllo triangle with a lemon filling.
> The filling was not sweet, it was savory and Asian. Fantastic. I pretty
> much stuck to the healthier stuff and avoided the usual mini smoker in BBQ
> sauce wallowing in a crock pot and the nacho cheese dip stuff. I stuck
> with the crudites and dips along with a few of the other more unusual
> items. Someone brought a plain old tray of pastrami, cheese and rye
> bread.
> It was the first to go. There were spinach puffs (very good and I got the
> recipe for them), stuffed jalapeno peppers. There were things I could not
> identify. The chopped liver Dorothy brought was just okay. Not her best
> effort but decent enough. She made me bring the leftover home which I
> polished off watching TV. I found it fascinating how drunk people get at
> these things. I was always the one that got drunk first. Since I no
> longer drink, I get to witness the transformation. It is amazing and
> takes
> just about 2 hours. At least no one had to drive home. I'm thinking that's
> why people were so lax about their alcohol intake.
>
>
> Michael

Congratulations, Michael, on the improvement you made in your life. I
salute you!
Dee Dee