It's more than dinner

One of the things I love about visiting Bestest is the way they prepare food. 

After years of cooking for a family I tend to think of food as something I have to do when there are a number of people to feed. Somehow it doesn't really seem worth the effort if it is only for me.

That is not the case at Bestest's house. They will plan out meals so that they marinate and cook meat over the weekend in order to have unbelievably wonderful dinners for a week.

Salads are carefully cut up, very diverse and topped with something delicious.

Vegetables are things like baked asparagus, or braised Brussel sprouts. 

And even dessert is likely to be a cake they whipped up from scratch and baked just before dinner.

We eat in the dining room. Use real napkins. Drink wine.

And this all makes each dinner a special occasion. A bright spot at the end of a day that sets the atmosphere on quiet, peaceful and elegant.