It was a really great holiday weekend.  Hot as hell, just like it should be ’round Independence Day.
On the 3rd, some of my friends threw a party where a good time was had by all attending, and where no one left until after 3 AM, even though it was in a house in the middle of nowhere (otherwise known as Honey Brook, PA).

To our left, we see a picture of lovely ladies Desirae and Liza celebrating with vino.

And here, a picture of just Liza, who generally hides from cameras.  On the right, you can see the banana brownies I made and brought to the shindig.  I sometimes refer to these brownies as, well, the “best brownies ever.”  Because that’s what they are.  I didn’t invent them, they’re in Vegan with a Vengeance, you should probably make them now.

On the actual holiday, I went to Faye and John’s surprisingly nice house in north Philly, where they were having a cookout with a lot of really great conversationalists.  For this, I made some veggie burgers.  You can see the last two being cooked with love by Faye, a seriously great hostess.

We laugh it up heartily while chowing down!