Sunday Suppers

Usually Sunday suppers are associated with family, fellowship, and good food,  Our Sunday supper tonight is no different, but it isn't the spend all day in the kitchen kind of meal.  It is the "2 kids are at the pool, one is at a lacrosse party, one has been at work, and mom and dad have been driving all over" kind of Sunday supper!  I lucked out and despite all of the activity got to waste away part of the afternoon rearranging, checking Pinterest and food blogs and hitting the farmer's market.  Ended up making these cute muffin taco thingys, and I don't really do cute, but they are good with beer :); bread from the farmer's market with dipping sauce (thanks Pinterest), tapenade (thanks TJ's), and brie; mac and cheese for veggie boy, and some fresh pineapple.  When I told the kids dinner would be this and that there was actually a "yay" from one!  It isn't the fabulous menu...I think it is knowing they will all arrive home and dinner will be ready and they can grab and go and hang out and talk, which is our blended family kind of food and fellowship on nights like this (we do those big dinners where mom cooks all day too!)!  Oh- to make these? Simple (hint, next time you make tacos, double the meat and freeze it for when you want to make these, takes out a step)- cut some flour tortillas into 4"circles- pizza cutter works- put in muffin tin, put in some cheese, meat, more cheese- bake 20 mins and add some toppings.  Meals like this make me think of football Sundays where we kick it buffet snack style while we watch the games!

A little post script...our gathering room...over the past year we have turned it into a bit of an unusual space; three ottomans fill the room.  The chair is straight on to the t.v., and there are two sofas.  Everyone has a seat, with an ottoman, and blankets (storage ottomans from overstock.com); we moved the coffee table to hold the t.v. and I can still serve from it when needed...that plus the ottomans with trays (have lots of those, and the pile by the t.v. on the floor is an Ikea find so people can eat on a sofa without making a mess and they are easy clean- remember, 6 kids at our peak!) makes for that food, fun and fellowship in our own little gathering room (after a trip to Williamsburg last winter we realized that was the perfect name for what the space is)!  Stay tuned for the upgrades, will be painting by the end of the week and hanging self created photographic artwork.