the return of the dinner party

we had the honor and good fortune to get invited to rosemari and nil's for dinner last night--and thanks to the generous hotel staff we also had a volunteer babysitter so we could enjoy a proper adult dinner party--complete with golden goblets, jeweled candelabra and fancifully folded napkins. and it was amazing--rose and her cousin "whipped up" an aromatic feast. there was baba ganoush with subtly smoky eggplant and the creamiest humus i've ever had with rich olive oil i didn't know existed in norway. there was a nutty chickpea dish with toasted pine nuts and walnuts and some kind of creamy cheese sauce that pulled it all together alongside a tangy fava bean dish. the main course was a tomato and potato bake over a savory minced meat and a spicy lamb and green bean entree. there was italian wine and spanish wine and caroline came with sweedish green wine and there was conversation and more wine and then liquer soaked strawberries and cream. absolute heaven!