Salad Days

After a brief pause to let our bodies digest the wonderful erotic blog feast of the past week, we travel to Emerald's city, for the salad tossing extravaganza (sorry, couldn't resist - it's late). Though I have no idea what will be in her salad, I searched my files and found a picture taken in my garden in warmer times - it will be warmer in a few months, right?

Will post picture in the morning - think I hit blogger gridlock post super bowl

Sake please

Today, Donna George Storey takes us to Japan for the vegetarian portion of our moveable feast. I'm out all day today, but I will slip off my shoes later to enjoy.

TGIF indeed. Bring on the meat!

It's Friday and the feasting has begun! Meet you in the Mojave Desert for Kirsten Monroe's mouth-watering chipotle chile rubbed lamb chops with a cherry pinot sauce. MMmmmmmmmmmm 

But that's not all! First we can go skinny dipping in Cunning Gila Hot Springs while listening to Kirsten read to us. The revels continue over at the tent strewn with pillows to enjoy the main course with some potato dumplings in mole sauce (ooo, I love!), the wonderful wines and the entertainment. Maybe a naked run in the desert afterwards.

Oh, and to answer a very thought-provoking question. With enough wine, I'm sure the discussion will last into the wee hours. But it's Friday. We can sleep in before heading over to Donna George Storey's for the vegetarian course tomorrow.

Transported

It's a perfect day for being whisked away to a sensual, summery locale by Neve Black for the next course of the progressive dinner.

This evening we're on the beach of Ipanema, sipping rum cocktails and noshing on a delicious fish stew and talking zodiac signs and sex (of course!). Join us!

I don't have any fish pictures (they all got away), so the photo here is of jellyfish (not one of the stew ingredients - trust me!) - which I find to be very erotic to watch - this was taken outside a huge tank of these critters. They didn't hold still for a good pose though. ;-)

Sexy Mushroom Soup

On this snowy Wednesday, I'm going to be hanging out in the soup course at the blogland progressive dinner - today at From Socks to Fedora, It's Jeremy (or shouldn't it be from soup...?).

Jeremy and his lovely partner-in-eros, Helia, have some wonderful zinfandel, a great view, and the most arousing conversation. 

Craving Figs

Bad blogger. 

I've been so busy elsewhere today (except when trying unsuccessfully to upload a picture here this evening) that I neglected to mention the delectable appetizers over at Shanna Germain's blog - figs stuffed with goat cheese and wrapped in proscuitto, drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with pepper and served oh so warm - I have to make these! Oh, and I just remembered I have an all-day writer's workshop coming up this Saturday - guess I know what I'm bringing. Now to find figs - I'm pretty sure I saw them last time at the store (there is no longer any such thing as seasonal fruit, for better or worse). 

So, if you haven't partaken yet of the progressive feast ala blog, go here and check out the schedule. There might be some crumbs left. You'll have to use your fingers though...

An amuse bouche and a kiss

Amorous. Anticipation. Appetite.

A kiss starts the "sensual and provocative progressive dinner ala Blog" over at Craig J. Sorensen's with the amuse bouche course - which literally means "mouth amuser" - a delightful image if ever there was one for the opening of an erotic blogland feast. This midwinter repast begins today and proceeds until Feb. 4 - each day a different course at a different erotica writer's blog. Conceived (cooked up?) by Donna George Storey and Kirsten Monroe, this looks to be quite the affair to keep us all warm on these chilly days.

It reminded me of a wonderful meal that my husband and I shared oh, some 26 years ago - I remember the "amuse bouche" (though it wasn't called that) more than anything else about the evening. It was the 5th Anniversary dinner at Cafe Beaujolais - 1982 (almost 27 years ago - it was the restaurant's anniversary not ours). Fire-dried walnuts and not-quite-ripe champagne served by the winemaker himself - John Scharffenberger  (yes, of both champagne & chocolate fame) - an evening that etched itself in my epicurean & sensual memory. 

I think it would be fun to present an entire meal composed of various amuse bouches. Just little things. A veritable orgy of brief bites. One of Craig's more amusing recipes (pun intended) is a Bay Leaf Fritter. I cannot wait to try these! 

Here's the full schedule:

Sunday January 25  Amuse-Bouche    Host: Craig Sorensen

Monday January 26   Appetizer    Host: Shanna Germain

Wednesday January 28   Soup   Hosts: Helia Brookes and Jeremy Edwards

Thursday January 29   Fish   Host: Neve Black

Friday January 30  Meat Entree   Host: Kirsten Monroe

Saturday January 31  Vegetarian Entree   Host: Donna George Storey

Monday February 2   Salad   Host: Emerald

Tuesday February 3   Dessert    Host: Sommer Marsden

Wednesday February 4   Petit Fours & Truffles   Host: Nikki Magennis