Nolan Home for Wayward Refugees, 33 Apocalypse, Friday Evening

[not_in_the_book]

The menu finally planned, the guests on their way -- or already arrived, and dinner already cooking, Ronan felt prepared for dinner.

The smells -- and sounds -- coming out of his kitchen were probably enough to make his guests mouth water, but that was, really, par for the course when it came to Ronan. And no, you weren't allowed into the kitchen to help.

[Up early-ish for SP; open to all the Wayward Refugees, OCD on its way!]

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Arrive/Mingle

[not_in_the_book]

Ronan greeted each of the Wayward Refugees at the door and then disappeared back into the kitchen, leaving them to their own devices -- but there were crackers with bruschetta to snack on in the mean time, and an interesting pomegranate soda to drink.

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[bitten_notshy]

Jack filled a plate with crackers and bruschetta and took a seat near the wall. He didn't normally play the wallflower, but he hoped he'd be forgiven as one still recovering.

It would be interesting, seeing the others now that there was no immediate crisis. Well: None that hadn't been resolved.

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Jack!" Isabel smiled, once she'd deposited the dessert fixings in the kitchen and been subsequently chased out by Ronan. "How are you? How's your vampire? Everything back the way it's supposed to be?"

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[icecoldfrost]

When Emma arrived, she was well-armed with bottles of good champagne and some lovely French cheeses. Yes, Ronan had said he was cooking, but she wasn't showing up without host-gifts.

"No layovers, no incorrect routes, and no lost luggage," she quipped as she came in the door. "Portalocity must be having an off day."

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"In which case I suppose we should start preparing for the blizzard that's going to swoop in this evening," Isabel observed.

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Food. Oh thank god," Parker muttered after she arrived. "Six layovers, and that's not even counting Portalocity."

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Where were you coming in from?" Isabel asked.

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[blessed_twice]

Layover were for people who couldn't orb.

Still, it was nice to be back in Fandom when there wasn't a crisis threatening the world.

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

At one point Isabel wandered over and leaned into Wyatt's side. "Our last bit of freedom before the semester starts. We'd better make the best of it."

Dinner: Appetizer

[not_in_the_book]

"Thank you for coming, everyone," Ronan said, smiling warmly, as he ushered them into the dining room. "I'm glad you all could make it. Isabel's the one who suggested dinner, so thank you, Isabel.

"Now, I hope you all enjoy!"

And with that, Ronan served the first course: Caesar salad with mushrooms and a homemade dressing, bacon and parmesan cheese served on the side for those who wanted them.

Re: Dinner: Appetizer

[bitten_notshy]

Jack sprinkled a little cheese over his salad and tucked in gratefully. Ronan, it must be said, was an excellent chef.

He smiled around the table, pleased to be among friends again.

Re: Dinner: Appetizer

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker dug in with a will, and took a large glass of wine. She needed it.

Dinner: Soup

[not_in_the_book]

After the salad, the next course was a soup -- and the replacement of the cream by coconut milk should not only make it kosher, but lend it an interestingly sweet flavour underneath the savory.

Re: Dinner: Soup

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Sweet, a little spicy. My favorite combination," Isabel grinned after the first taste.

Dinner: Main Course

[not_in_the_book]

Continuing the theme from the last course, dinner itself was a Thai green curry with chicken, served on a bed of fragrant Jasmine rice.

Re: Dinner: Main Course

[icecoldfrost]

Despite the sheer amount of food Emma had already eaten, she tucked-in with a rather un-ladylike enthusiasm. "You are going to spoil me for dorm food forever, Mr. Nolan," she said eventually, helping herself to thirds - or was it fourths?

Look, she was a growing girl with a mutant metabolism. And she couldn't eat as much as she wanted at home, not without making people suspicious or breaking her bank account.

Dinner: Dessert

[not_in_the_book]

Dessert is being provided by Isabel -- so wait for her to ping in with it!

Re: Dinner: Dessert

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Fortunately it didn't take Isabel all that much time to get dessert ready thanks to some creative use of the alien-fu.

There were small cups of spicy Mexican hot chocolate (http://allwomenstalk.com/10-ingredients-and-directions-of-mexican-hot-chocolate-shots-with-spicy-foam-receipt/) to drink. For nibbling there was a decadent pot of melted chocolate (http://img4.myrecipes.com/i/recipes/sl/05/11/chocolate-sl-1120220-l.jpg) with an assortment of completely moddable sweet and savory bites for dipping.

"I was going to make some elaborate chocolate creation. But sometimes I think simpler is better."

Re: Dinner: Dessert

[not_in_the_book]

Ronan grinned across the table. "Somehow I think we'll survive with this," he said, grabbing a strawberry half and dipping it in. "I swear, you probably could have laid a slab of chocolate in front of me and I'd be happy with it."

After Dinner

[not_in_the_book]

Where you may retire to the living room to relax.

Re: After Dinner

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Sometimes you guys make me think I should learn to cook... Then I remember that's part of why I'm friends with you in the first place."

Re: After Dinner

[not_in_the_book]

"I do try to stay useful," Ronan agreed, laughing a bit. "Thanks -- I have a lot of fun doing stuff like this."

Re: After Dinner

[bitten_notshy]

"I have some absinthe," Jack announced, from the spot on the couch where he was sinking into a food coma. "Direct from Paris, 1902, if anyone's interested."

OOC

[not_in_the_book]

Yeah, I made myself hungry, this time.

I'll fiddle with my journal in a little bit, to hopefully make it easier to read and comment in -- anyone know how to get rid of the sidebar in Minimalism? And done -- thank you, OOC comm. <3

Re: OOC

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

I want chocolate fondue!

Also, I suddenly have real life things to deal with today and I'll be AFK from about 3:30 till a bit after 9 tonight.