Friday afternoon was fairly busy with kid events:  a Girl Scout meeting and playdate for our 10 year old, a middle school dance and sleepover for our almost 12 year old.  Between all of the drop-offs and pick-ups, we decided to wait until after the dance drop-off for our dinner.  With only the adults eating at that point, we decided to indulge in some red wine and finger foods.

To create our dinner menu we focused on ingredients that don’t appeal to the children.  However, we didn’t need to make a lot of food, as we were cooking only for two.  We made sausage-stuffed mushrooms, which were good but will need some tinkering before I share the recipe.  Our other appetizer was Artichoke-Spinach Dip, a recipe given to me by my longtime friend Kerryann.

(I did figure out the stuffed mushroom recipe eventually!)

The dip is quite simple to make but has been vastly popular with family and friends.