Simple Summer Dinner

Cocktail hour included gin and tonics for me and some white wine for Dale. Dinner was steak on the grill, steamed broccolli, salad, and a pretzel bun (all from Kowalski's, of course!). Dessert was pretty simple as well: Skinny Cow Cookies 'N Cream ice cream. Yum.

Last Night's Cocktail Hour

Prior to making last night's dinner I made gin and tonics and drank them from my new tiki cup on the porch. The music for cocktail hour was Red Hot + Rio 2 which I had just downloaded from iTunes. The album pays tribute to the Brazilian Bossa Nova and Tropicalia movements of the 1960's by offering updated versions of the songs from that era by contemporary artists. It's quite and amazing collection of songs and was produced by the Red Hot Organization which raises money for HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention.