my fiance invited his friend/best man and girlfriend over for dinner - very impromptu, actually - and since it was saturday, i was already in the process of cooking and cleaning, so i was primed for it.

we started with salsa and guacamole, of course. then i served an exceptionally good seafood ceviche that i bought from a sweet guy with a cart on the street. the main course was chicken fajita soup, which needs tortillas, cheese and guacamole in the bowl (in that order, pretty much) before the soup is added. and then we ended with apple pie that i made from scratch—a la mode, of course.

it was all so easy, probably because there were only four of us. i put everything on the kitchen table so everyone could get as much of whatever they wanted. and i insisted on no leftovers, even sending them home with soup because they liked it so much.

now that i’ve had a test run, i think i can handle a bigger group, even though my place is not all that big. it’s all about getting organized, serving things that can be eaten with fingers or buffet style, and keeping up with the garbage as it accumulates.

next, i think i’m going to have friends up for dinner at a nearby restaurant and then have them over for dessert afterwards…