18 May 2020 - Plague Journal Day 67

We all are still sheltering in place, but I'm here to keep you sane and entertained.
One could hardly ask for much more than that, now could one?

As we continue to navigate these strange times, now and then a day comes along that just seems to "rub it in" as it were. Today is one of those days. It's National Visit Your Relatives Day. That seems so 2019, doesn't it?

Well, since (in general) we can't visit our relatives, we need some kind of alternative. Why not jump on the Quarantine Cooking bandwagon and make a cheese soufflé and deliver it to your relatives' porch instead? Why that suggestion? Well only because today is also National Cheese Soufflé Day!

Remember, soufflés aren't nearly as finicky as a 20th century sitcom would have you believe, so go for it! Post a photo on your favorite social medium and tag it with #PlagueSouffle - we'll be watching!

Keep Calm and Stay Away.
I'll be back tomorrow.

Dinner and Guest

from grandteuton.blogspot.com

I don't remember how I got thinking about this, but I was wondering about that old question:

"If you could invite anyone to have dinner with you  - from anywhere, from any time, all that - who would you invite?"

It usually comes down to famous people of the past - writers, statesmen, etc. - or relatives you miss or never knew - my great-great-grandfather who fought in the Civil War, Uncle Jerome (just to see what's in his pocket), etc.
Then I got down to some extended wondering.  What would I serve to someone like that whom I've invited for dinner?

I think this could be a cool thread, so let me know who you'd invite, what you'd put on the menu, and why (why that person / those people? and why that menu?).  I'll reply in a comment after a while with my own party details.

Go!