Just a Bump in the Beltway: Planning Ahead

July 11, 2006

Planning Ahead

I've decided to go out to my favorite french place, a neighborhood restaurant, for my birthday, because they have excellent escargot. Yes, I love snails, and, yes, you can make them at home. Williams-Sonoma and all of the predictable outlets have all the tools.

Here's the dirty little secret: snails and the accompanying toast points are nothing more than fancy ways to get garlic butter into your mouth. Since that, and some oysters, are I'll I'm looking for, I think the evening will be a great success.

I'm really a very simple person.

Posted by Melanie at July 11, 2006 08:16 PM

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