Dinner Parties for Grown Ups

We had DGs coworkers E & M over for dinner on Monday night and they brought their dog Baxter. I may go on and on about other people's dogs and how cute they are, but I'm usually just being nice. Baxter on the other hand is a total hunk. There are few dogs that I can say are as cute as ours, but Baxter fits the bill. Exhibit A: Precious Schmoopy


Right before I met DG, I was single, lonely, and thinking about getting a dog. I did a bunch of research online about what type of dog I wanted and came down to 2 breeds, Pugs and Boston Terriers. When I started looking for a breeder and found out that puppies were $400-$500, I ended up meeting DG and he came with a dog! Fun! Goes to show, be careful what you wish for. Which in my case turned out great.


Back to Baxter, he is a fun dog and gets along with our bossy little babies, so it made for a good evening. Dinner was salmon with a mango salsa, cous cous, roasted broccoli and for dessert that yummy rice pudding with vanilla bean, orange, and rum that I posted last year. The salsa would go great on chicken too, or substitute the mango with peaches and put it on a white fish like halibut.

Mango Salsa
2 mangos peeled and chopped
2 TBL lime juice
2 tsp lime zest
1 clove minced garlic
1/4C minced red onion
1/4C minced cilantro
1 tsp minced serrano pepper
1 TBL olive oil

Mix and let sit for at least 30 minutes for the flavors to combine.