Battle Party!

Battle of Hastings 2006 was a success! Many thanks to everyone who made it so fantabulous! You are all wonderful company!! Some of you asked if this was going to be an annual thing... I've been thinking about it! Any votes??

We had a spread with some DELICIOUS cheeses!

Fromage de Meaux (a brie to die for)
a five-year-old Gouda
a one-year-old Manchego
a Spanish goat cheese coated with white and black pepper
a sheep and goat cheese from the French Pyrenees

And there were madeleines, and macaroons, and olives (Greek black and green herb olives... and the most popular were the sardine-stuffed olives-- OOPS! Did I forget to tell you guys those had sardines in them?? :-) ) and wine-soaked salami and chorizo and fruits... And let's not forget the fantastic blackberry cobbler made with plenty of TLC by Ryan and Korrin, brought piping hot and fresh from the oven!!!!

Sadly there aren't many photos of the party itself... but I did document the set-up and the cleanliness of the apartment, as I obsessed over these things for two weeks before the party!





And here's Rick the Killer: