The "Just Because You're Free" Party

Camille's family has many commitments on Sunday--Church, parties with the Eberts, events with friends.  I told Camille, "Let me know if you're ever free for dinner, and Dad and I would love to have you over."  Camille called me on November 7, 2015, and said, "We're free!"  Once I remembered what that meant, I was delighted.  We gathered for some Southern cooking, including pulled pork sandwiches and Camille's banana cake.  Dad was intent on pulling that pork.

 Mango juice added a touch of the tropics.

Annelise was the photographer for our dinner, and her family made more funny faces than if Grandma was behind the camera.

 

Camille's banana cake was just right!  We didn't have ice cream, so we served it with a cup of cold milk.

I spent the last week cooking and wrapping ten 9 x 13" pans of caramels in eight varieties--classic caramel, chocolate, chocolate almond, orange, cherry pecan, rum pecan, maple walnut, and licorice.  Even Ezra, a very particular eater, liked my caramels.