Hosts: Scott & Art (photos to come)
Relationship: I've known Scott since I was about 19 years young, but we lost touch for about 13 or 14 years…one day he googled me and we discovered we were living about four blocks from each other! The world is a crazy, wonderful place. So we reconnected and I got to meet his lovely significant other, Art. Their back deck is pretty much an oasis of calm, peace, and tranquility — and dance parties.
They wanted to get in on the Well-Fed thing, because they are at almost every show, and will do most anything to cheer me on.
Menu: Scott did the cooking, and can be quite adventurous in the kitchen. For the salad course, he made a dressing that was kind of caesarish, but of course, homemade, inspired by a Paula Deen show he saw on TV. A basket of toasted french bread and butter was on the table, and went perfectly with the main dish: A shrimp, crab, and sausage gumbo served over fluffy white rice. (Scott wanted to serve brown rice, but said it seemed wrong to serve gumbo without white rice. I agree!) The gumbo was quite the hit, as I had two servings, which I am rarely letting myself do these days. It was just so good, I couldn't resist. Scott once made these stuffed peppers that I still talk about, but I think the gumbo takes the prize. Thanks, guys!!
I was planning for this to be my Well-Fed finale, but we have a few last minute additions…they'll be trickling in over the next couple of weeks…I told them I've made it past the two week point by now, plus some, but my friends are so sweet, they want to cook for me, so who am I to stop them!?