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January 31, 2003
2nd Annual "I've Got It!" (aka Epiphany party) or That was one Hot Tamale!
So the Epiphany is now almost a month past. I had such a good time at it that I decided to have a Super Bowl party...which I will mention directly after this entry. OH I hate when I wait so long to write something. The freshness is gone...it's like getting a twinkie when what you really want is homemade chocolate chip or oatmeal.
I had a really great crowd of people...friends from different sides of my life. I think they all enjoyed each other in at least some capacity and that makes me feel like I had a great party. Rhett kept giving me grief the whole night about being a good hostess. Damn! Like my mom, Rhett has figured out that being a good host is a real priority with me. It's a piece of my Southern cuture that I am loathe to give up. Hospitality. I must have soaked it up in the water in Texas because, while my mom can stage a good party, she doesn't have that same attitude. And just like Mom, he uses my hospitable instincts to his every advantage. I think perhaps he should never meet my family...they would probably get along famously and I would be forever plagued, teased, and overlooked in favor of male charms.
For the party I ended up with a ton of food. I bought a coupla things and made chili, spinach rolls, Peanut Butter Blossums, and a homemade Strawberry Shortcake. I just had to use my cake plate I got for Christmas and I wasn't in the mood for punch. Everything turnded out really well. The shortcake was really easy but yummy. I also made a Texas Sweet Onion pie...well actually three of them. They were I think the biggest hit. I found the recipe in my Texas Cuisine cookbook I got for Christmas. The food went over really well...especially the sweet onion pie. Nothing burned and every thing tasted pretty scrumptious if I do say so myself.
The Epiphany is my chance to give presents to my New York friends. I am poor and I like the idea of giving things I have made. Small things that friends might actually use and enjoy. Things I put time and energy and good karma into. Unfortunately I don't know how to make a porsche. This year I made wine charms and tamales. The charms were cute but I am not sure how functional they will turn out to be. The rings were a little big and I worry about the colorfastness of the beads used. The tamales I think were great. I am so glad that I have that piece of my grandmother to share. My kids, future generations not yet dreamed, will never meet her, but they will know her love and artistry when we make Christmas tamales together. I will laugh my ass off when they complain like my cousin Diana used to about making them and wearing a hair net. I guess it's a Like Water for Chocolate thing. I had about 17 people there. Each unit (couple or individual) got a dozen. I think everyone liked them although I guess no one ever tells you the gift you made sucked. I did hear through the grapevine that even my Mexican friend conceded I made the better tamale this Christmas.
My tree was a sight to behold still. A month later and it still looked like it had just been cut. It was almost painful having to take it down. And not just because it was a damn big tree that had to be cut in half and pruned and taken to the sidewalk in pieces.
So my second Epiphany party was a success and I am well on my way to having a practiced tradition. Now over, the tree and all the trimmings were discarded or put away for another day and the season is now a memory.
Posted by mermu at January 31, 2003 12:25 AM
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I could have sworn that I had already posted a comment to this entry...I wonder where it went?
Anyway it was something about being glad that everybody liked the tamales and the warm, happy-glad feeling I get when I remember I still have some in my freezer.
Sweet Onion Pie? Never heard of it! It almost sounds good. I would certainly be interested in trying it next time you get to play hostess for me:-)
Posted by: Sister at January 31, 2003 10:57 PM
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