Dinner with the Family

We had a great dinner last night. My neice becca brought a friend she's dating, "Josh", aka sudweeks here on flickr. Amy and Ben and Ayla showed up, after eating dinner number one at the other grandparents house. You can't make out the yummies here very well, but it's risotto with parmesean and thyme, sautéed sliced brussel sprouts, chicken thighs that were fried in olive oil and then braised in carmelized onions in beer (they were marinated in beer and olive oil first), and a salad from a spring mix with gorgonzola, green applies, and slices of roasted red and yellow chilli peppers, with an olive oil and apple cider vinegar dressing.