Prep work...

Getting all the details ironed out for the graduations this summer - both my mom and my sister are graduating! With mom's graduation on Saturday morning and a large gap followed by Saturday afternoon mass for my sister's graduation, my family will have a few hours to waste in between the two events. And driving from Tiverton to Providence for graduation, back to Tiverton to spend time, then back to Providence for mass, I figure we can eat and relax at my house - between the two colleges.

I'm planning on my wine-free porc alentejana (or something like that, which I just call Portuguese Pork & Little Necks) and something with chicken. If we eat some veggies and non-hot appetizers or salad first, it gives me enough time to reheat whatever the hot dishes are going to be and I won't be limited to room temp food or crock pot dishes. (Though I do make the porc alentejana in the crock pot... it just tastes better and is SOOOOOOOOOO tender that way!!!)

Anyway, I already ate lunch early today and I'm making myself even hungrier writing about this. Maybe I'll grab a soda and hope that takes the edge off at least until after my meeting!

:) Happy eating!