This is a perfect recipe for a dinner party because most of the work can be done in advance, because it can easily be adjusted to serve as many as needed, and because it requires very little precision, so you can drink your wine and chat with your guests while you putter about in the kitchen taking care of the last few steps.
I get that for some they may be terrifying dream-haunters, but to me Lamb Cups are unparalleled in terms of adorableness. If you have some upcoming occasion - baby shower, child's birthday, or rave - for which these bitty beasts might come in handy, you're in luck, 'cause they're also super-easy to make (I constructed the three pictured below in five minutes flat, and wanted to kiss them to pieces).
Making whoopie pies on-set with easiest-ever filling: a 16 oz. package of softened cream cheese whipped together with a package of ready-made vanilla frosting. Alternative: Whip together cream cheese with 2 cups confectioner's sugar and 1 tsp vanilla extract.
This morning, I wandered down to the lobby of my hotel in search of a hot breakfast, and when I requested poached eggs, the lovely gentleman behind the stove suggested I have them "basted." I have never heard of this in my life, so of course I said yes.
So if you end up making the peach sorbet pictured below for some dinner party or another, please do heed my advice and save all that delicious peach flesh that you've scooped out to make some frosty Bellinis for brunch the next AM.
