Saturday, April 27, 2013

AAUP BBQ


Sunday 21 April
It's Barbara's first year as a faithful union foot soldier, and she and Holt were happy to head out to the AAUP's annual school's-over potluck barbeque, for some solidarity through good food and drink.  It was held at the home of colleagues Jenny and Fred, who are both landscape architects; and wandering through their garden, with its grassy terraces, picturesque patios, beehives, and vegetable beds, was almost as much of a treat as eating the products.
The main dishes for meat-eaters were pulled chicken, pork, and beef brisket with a choice of mild and hot sauce; there were also veggie-burgers for those inclined.  On the side-dish buffet were three kinds of cole slaw, four kinds of potato salad (one with addable bacon), Greek gigantes and baked beans, cornbread, crudités with guacamole, and the bulgur and quinoa tabouli we made yesterday.


The dessert table was as spectacular.  There were Jenny's hexagonal honey cakes made with honey from the beehives just outside (it was also in her fruit salad); rhubarb poundcake with candied violets; homemade blueberry pie and peach pie; and Aglamesis ice cream, among other delights. 
Topping off the evening was a beer tasting (and ingredient sniffing) featuring hefeweizen, skullsplitter, and an American IPA.  Under that benign influence, our president Greg played a funny original song featuring a certain newly-anointed University president; we hope he posts it on his you-tube channel.
As we left, Jenny urged us to take some of the meaty leftovers, and even clipped us some green and purple asparagus from the garden.  So thanks, AAUP!  We will enjoy our union friends' bounty another day.    

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