Brian's party

It comes as a surprise that after sweating and cooking over a hot stove for dinner, the guests would come in en masse and thank me for a wonderful dinner. Despite being smothered in the heat, my neck hairs stood up as each guest shook my hand to say they never had anything like the dinner I just served...sniff, sniff.

The menu was

Grilled marinated vegetable salad with balsamic vinaigrette
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French onion soup
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Broiled Pork Chops with truffled yam and sweet mushroom soy sauce
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Pears poached in cranberry and honey