San Francisco and Cal Cooking Club Pot Luck

I didn't post yesterday in order to punish Sarah Burns for not doing her rhetoric homework.  That doesn't mean I didn't have anything to post, though!  In fact, I had plenty to post about.  Something very exciting:  In-N-Out.

I miss this so much when I'm in Berkeley.  I mean, I realize there's one not too far in Pinole, but it's not an easy journey via public transportation.  I just happened to be not too far away at AT&T Park (ugh) for the Cal football game (yay).  It was a worthwhile trip - we had to take the MUNI a few miles to Fisherman's Wharf.  I was really happy to have it.  Really happy.  Those are all the words I have to express my feelings about it.  Anyway, on to today (Sunday - I realize I'm technically posting this on Monday).

I've missed the previous two Cal Cooking Club potlucks for various reasons, but I was able to make it to this one, and it was a lot of fun.  The theme was autumn, and there were some fabulous fall-themed dishes.

This isn't even everything.  I made zucchini casserole (zucchini, onions, crushed Ritz Crackers, and a couple of eggs mixed together and baked with cheddar cheese on top), and also pictured are ratatouille (yes, like the movie), and fried potatoes.  There was also cheddar-bacon potato soup, brussels sprouts with bacon and blood-orange-candied pecans, mashed sweet potatoes with goat cheese and rosemary, a pear tartine, a cherry-apple cake, cheesecake, and some sort of muffins.  It was an incredible spread for the eight of us in attendance.  The only weird thing is that I was expecting more people.  The general meetings are packed (50+ people, it seems like), but only eight for the pot luck?  Who knows.  It just meant more for us.

Overall, a VERY, VERY good weekend of eating.  One can only hope for weekends like these.