Dinner at Twilight

        It had been awhile since we broads had had a chance to have one of our famous dinners, and after Maisy’s last post it seemed so obvious what needed to be done: a “Twilight” themed dinner. Maisy had finally finished the series so we were safe to talk about it, Essie, who graciously hosted, managed to get her husband out of the house (in order to protect ourselves from the eye rolling we’ve all suffered through over the past few months), and, perhaps most importantly, we’d have a chance to fully immerse ourselves in the culinary equivalent of these delicious books.

     First things first: you can’t have a proper broads’ meal without wine. And, obviously, in this case, red wine.

Strong, full bodied, and blood red: just the way Edward likes it.

      Since I was in charge of the wine this time around, I of course found just the right thing: Eclipse. It was amazing. Just like the caption says, it was strong and full bodied, but not overpowering. I also took the opportunity to purchase some beautiful, sparkling, golden wine goblets for all three of us. That way we were able to drink in Edward’s gorgeous golden eyes all night long.

    Essie grilled up some absolutely amazing steaks while we all debated the finer points of the novels:

If the Cullens weren't "vegetarian", they'd eat these.

       Even though cows aren’t exactly the food of choice for the Cullen family, we felt pretty good about our choice.

       Essie really outdid herself when it came to the sides this time. She whipped up some deliciously creamy risotto with onion: 

Don't put garlic in this-it's rude.

       Notice that even this side dish is golden? Are you sensing a theme? Because if you’re not, you should go do yourself a favor and read the “Twilight” series and get back to us.

        And who can resist fresh Mozzarella flavored with red peppers and basil?

The Bella of the cheese world-Mozzarella: white and soft.

       Not only is Mozzarella most definitely the Bella of the cheese world, but red peppers can definitely be a stand in for Edward’s drink of choice (in a pinch), and let’s face it-there’s no greener place in the world than Forks.

    Speaking of Forks, we also ate our meal with forks. Because we’re civilized.

    Essie topped things off with a delicious, organic salad:

Even vampires couldn't resist these red, red tomatoes!

     We were particularly impressed with the inclusion of the Italian olives-a nod to the Volturi. Brilliant choice, Essie, because it was not only delicious, but smart to let them know we haven’t forgotten about them. A neglected Volturi is a dangerous Volturi.

       When those steaks came off the grill, let me tell you, nothing could have smelled better. Not even a human to a hungry vampire.

Not raw, because we're not vampires.

         They tasted so good we may as well have hunted those cows down ourselves.

         Of course no meal is over without sweet, sweet dessert. We moved on from Eclipse to one of my favorites, Blue Newt White:

Golden, sweet, and with a lovely bouquet...just like Edward.

             The sweet, smooth flavor and golden amber color paired perfectly with the desert that Maisy made: 

Angel Food Cake: self explanatory, really.

      Angel Food Cake, made from scratch. Light, fluffy, and having absolutely no nutritional value but oh, so delicious, just like the books! Covered in fresh, blood red strawberries, this is a dessert no one, mortal or otherwise, would be able to resist.

     In fact-dare I say it?-I think this dinner may go down in history as one of the best, no matter how many centuries we live.