feaster for two

our first proper holiday meal. with no mums or future mums-in-law to cook for us, we were forced to improvise. plus, cooking is one of my great pastimes of late.

our feaster menu:

whole free range chicken - stuffed

with homemade bread crumbs,

mushrooms, onions (shallot and

otherwise) and heaps of rosemary

asparagus - pan-fried to perfection with a little tasty cheese on top (what else is there?)

deviled eggs - we actually own a cook book entirely dedicated to these beauties (thanks

to Jared's mom); two styles made an appearance at our dinner - one with tabasco,

spicy mustard seeds, mayo and the other with dill and tasty cheese. (in case you were

wondering, "tasty" can be roughly translated as "sharp" in Australia; for instance you can

have regular "tasty" cheese or "extra tasty" cheese - i find this amusing. always.)

baked sweet potatos - with a little brown sugar of course

pumpkin pie - two of these actually, this is quite possibly the reason that warren is marrying me.

sparkling shiraz - a wonderful marriage of bubbly and red. perfect for holidays or any days.

it was satisfying, in that i-ate-too-much-i-want-to-vomit way.