What to make?

It snowed on Sunday in Seattle. It wasn’t much, just an inch here in the city, which disappeared by the afternoon. Having grown up in the Midwest, I appreciate snow, but what I really appreciate is that in Seattle, it doesn’t last very long! I decided to take advantage of the cold weather and made a batch of Chicken Chili.  Michelle's Blonde Chicken Chili

I’m planning my contributions for my gang’s card game. We play about once a month, and while we always have a potluck, we don’t usually plan what each person will bring. We generally have a good variety of tasty treats, but I do remember the one game we had to dub the “Cheese Tasting”, as we wound up with 7 kinds, including 4 bleu! We all took a lot of cheese home…

This time, we’ve decided to do a proper ‘Tea’, so we’re actually coordinating what we’re bringing. So far, we’ve got a variety of tea sandwiches, scones, and I’m bringing some kind of an Apple Tart. I have until Sunday to decide, but at this point I’m not sure if I want to do a free-form, rustic tart, http://pie.allrecipes.com/az/AppleCrumbleTart.asp, a Frangipane Tart with apple slices (the most traditional) French Apple Tart , or a Tart Tatin (the most fun and dramatic) http://pie.allrecipes.com/az/TarteTatin.asp. Ah, well, I have until Saturday to decide.

I’m also bringing smoked salmon tea sandwiches. They're very simple, just buttered brown bread and smoked salmon, but I always add a touch of freshly ground pepper and a few drops of lemon juice. Since I’m going to be trimming these up into attractive tea sized sandwiches, I’m looking forward to nibbling on the discarded edges!