Sunday: popovers, and a goat-free antisocial

[magid]

I invited some people over Sunday morning to have popovers-with-toppings. I figured that I could make up to 15 popovers at a time, so having up to 15 people there would be reasonable.

Well, not exactly. With the fiddlyness of getting batter into popover cups, and the timing of batches, I was in more of a tizzy than I like to be while people are over.... I didn't get as much chance to chat with the people who came due to this, which is a shame.

Hosting note: events where I'm cooking throughout are distinctly different than ones where everything is done in advance. Despite not-inviting far too many people I'd like to see, if I do another of these, I'm likely to invite a smaller crowd. And it seems I should invite different people, so more can share popover goodness.

At least there was much appreciation of the food, and the toppings worked out well.
(the toppings list: apple butter, Key lime curd (that didn't gel when I made it), blueberry jam (ditto), butter, mesquite ho ney, cranberry jam, cranberry chutney, Earl Grey truffle guts, maple syrup)

Cooking note: popovers cooked in the big pan pop more when in the center of the top rack, rather than off to one side.

I also got to play a couple of games of Palabra, including my first one with shaving :-).

I went to the semi-antisocial of the goat. I haven't made it to a potluck in a while, so it was particularly nice to see people I haven't seen recently.

Highlights inc luded:

• Talking with people.
  
• Drawing on the rust-colored tablecloth (the hosts put out fabric pens for this purpose, really), and seeing what other people had already drawn. I admit to encouraging someone to make a "10,000 Blank White Cards" drawing on it :-). Lots of quotes over the course of the afternoon, but the one that stuck in my head was "10,000 blank white cards sounds like Calvinball for grownups." :-)
  
• Daniel asking me to read him a story. I think it's the first time he's asked m e :-). He brought over Oh, the Places You'll Go, which (hard to believe) I hadn't read before. Of course, the cadences in Seuss books make them pretty easy to read aloud right off the bat.
  
• Getting Daniel to make faces at me, along the length of the dinner table, and watching his dad trying to see what both of us were doing at once. (Did I mention Daniel is 4?)
  
• Everyone singing the ladybug picnic counting song from Sesame Street, to the wonderment of the small person (yeah, it's Daniel again), and the wonder of someone finding out there was a stanza they didn't remember (fire insurance for ladybugs, anyone?)
  
• Getting some crocheting done, and figuring out what to do with the bag I'm making now.

Oh, the goat? Happy Chinese New Year!

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Comments

[teddywolf.livejournal.com]

You can make popover batter up to a few hours in advance. After mixing it I suggest refrigeration, and probably add an extra two to three minutes at 350 degrees to ensure full cooking.

[magid.livejournal.com]

I made 8 batches of batter... I don't think I had room in my fridge for it all (or, rather, I wasn't organized enough to make it all in one fell swoop). Useful for the next one, perhaps.

[dancingdeer.livejournal.com]

I'm still having popover cravings. You're not helping. :)
Eventually I'll do my own...wish I'd been able to have yours this weekend, though, but I'm not on potluck.

[magid.livejournal.com]

OK, it sounds like I should have more popover production. Right now, I'm just a little bit disinterested in eating any more than the (I am so glad I didn't count them) popovers consumed yesterday... perhaps in a couple of weeks...

Point of clarification: the popping over for popovers was distinct from the potluck people gathering. I was trying to be the social butterfly and do two social events in one day. (Wonder why I'm tired today, and have dishes still to do when I get home....)
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[dancingdeer.livejournal.com]

ah. confusion. :) well, there's no particular reason why I can't make them myself in muffin tins; I just need to get around to trying it. I'll let you know if I do have time to try. :)