{"id":4238,"date":"2007-02-12T22:32:43","date_gmt":"2007-02-12T22:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/?p=4238"},"modified":"2025-09-26T03:18:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T03:18:50","slug":"another_culinar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/?p=4238","title":{"rendered":"Another culinary masterpiece by our friend Doreen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Saturday night we were out at Chez Novotny, hosted by Paul and Doreen Novotny. Doreen cooks up a big meal with a theme for all of us about once a year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This time it was a french meal, with a few contributions from the Farandas, Riners, and Cannons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s our glamorous hostess &#8211; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/doreen_close_up_21007.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10339\" title=\"Doreen_close_up_21007\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/doreen_close_up_21007.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/doreen_close_up_21007-292x300.jpg 292w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And here&#8217;s our host Paul, offering some sort of Papal Blessing &#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/novotny_dinner_21007_013.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10341\" title=\"Novotny_dinner_21007_013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/novotny_dinner_21007_013.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/novotny_dinner_21007_013-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The women during the appetizer \/ apperitif&nbsp; portion of the meal &#8211; That&#8217;s Doreen, Brigid, Karen and Denice<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/novotny_dinner_21007_003.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10344\" title=\"Novotny_dinner_21007_003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/novotny_dinner_21007_003.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/novotny_dinner_21007_003-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s trouble. Paul, Mike and Dennis. How many bottles of wine are there?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/novotny_dinner_21007_029.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10346\" title=\"Novotny_dinner_21007_029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/novotny_dinner_21007_029.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/novotny_dinner_21007_029-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the piece de resistance &#8211; the now obligatory group photo in the Novotny bedroom. I&#8217;m afraid it doesn&#8217;t go any further than what you see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/novotny_dinner_21007_023.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10349\" title=\"Novotny_dinner_21007_023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/novotny_dinner_21007_023.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/novotny_dinner_21007_023-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A great evening -Hip, Hip, Hooray!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday night we were out at Chez Novotny, hosted by Paul and Doreen Novotny. Doreen cooks up a big meal with a theme for all of us about once a year. 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