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how about something Tandoori like. I think my readings have mentioned that Tandoori ovens use very high temperatures.

I used to hold a monthly salon in my home, where I taught Tarot.

Having spent a good deal of time working within the LGBT community, one of my favorite ice breakers is always "What is your preferred gender pronoun?".

Yes, I know some of you are scratching your head, and wondering what I mean by that. Hence the reason I enjoy this ice-breaker, because it creates a teachable moment. It asks folks to look beyond the obvious.

wow, when the bar is that scary, I stick to beer in a bottle, and skip the glass.

a Machaca Burrito and a Diet Coke helps everytime

Back when I was going to culinary school, I lived in a very eclectic house. My Landlady was my nutrition/baking chemistry teacher (she was also a friend and an employer). Her husband was from Italy, and was known for awesome polenta parties. Sadly enough, in the four years I was there, they never held a polenta party, but there was plenty of talk about them.

I often say that I learned more about food and cooking in their kitchen/home, than I ever did in the college classrooms.

Thanks for this post. We're starting a new project at work called 'Faces of Pride', and this will be a great way to get folks to submit their photos for the project

I'm considering rebuilding my main pc into a HTPC case, and adding it to my entertainment center. Then I can do away with the need for a separate desk, and work from the coffee table.

Since I've already had my birthday for 2013, I can share what I did. I had 8 folks in, and served Beer Hoisin braised short ribs, mashed potatoes, brussel sprouts with pancetta and a balsamic reduction. The vegetarian in the group got, grilled portabello mushrooms in a marsala cream sauce, over grilled polenta cakes; which everyone then wanted to try. Dessert was of course birthday cake, and for me it was a simple Yellow Cake, with a Chocolate Sour Cream Frosting. There was plenty of red wine served, mostly a Pinot Nior from McMannus winery.

Dinner conversation was a bit lacking, cause everyone was so busy eating. It was the quietest dinner party I ever hosted.

After dinner we sat down for a few rounds of 'Cards Against Humanity'; which certainly livened things up. I thought the cops were going to show up, and shut the party down, we were so raucous.

I prefer 'Apples to Apples', or 'Cards Against Humanity' for party games. They can be played with large numbers of people, and there is very little in the way of rules, strategy, or strong competitive streak to play.