(taken by jess)

this week i’ve been planning and getting ready for my first try at a secret restaurant style brunch at my house.

somehow it ended up being 17 people and somehow it wasn’t a disaster. I had to borrow several chairs and several forks from several people but it turned out.

i’m planning on doing these weekly or bi-weekly and alternating brunch and dinner  (if there’s enough of a turn out).

THE MENU

coffee (lots and lots of it)

sundried black olives, garlic stuffed olives and colossal green olives

*sesame garlic hashbrowns

whole-wheat cheese, green onion and dill biscuits

*mushroom gravy

sauteed greens (kale, spinach and arugula)

*spicy apple fennel sausages (these took up the bulk of my cooking time)

*roasted cherry tomato and herb salsa-type thing

and then DESSERT:

*stewed rhubarb with lavendar, toasted almonds and edible flowers

*recipes in the cookbook i’m currently writing