A TAPAS party?!

No, friends, we did not have a "topless" party this past weekend... it was a TAPAS party. Now that we have that cleared up, the little Spanish dishes were of great variety and were quite festive!

We enjoyed (in plain English as well as Spanish):

• Fried potatoes in spicy sauce (Patatas Bravas) from Jonathan (and Jill, though she was unable to join us)
• Ham and mushroom empanadas (Empanadas) from Rose (Phil was unfortunately at home with a kidney stone)
• Meatballs in tomato sauce (Albondigas) from Michael & Rebekah
• Fried cheese wedges with tomato jam (we used Ramon cheese instead of Los Ibores) from Chad & Karen
• Goat cheese and marinara (Queso de cabre) from Jess
• Crostini with aioli and mushrooms from Jess
• Fried eggplant (Berenjenas con queso) from Rachel
• Three kinds of dessert empanadas - apple and chocolate/peanut butter from Rose and cherry from Michael & Toni

Everyone seemed really willing to branch out and try making new and unfamiliar dishes this time around. Kudos to everyone!

Stay tuned for last-minute pictures (aka the leftovers since I forgot to take pictures as people arrived) and signups for the Mardi Gras fest on February 17!