July 4th Celebration Dinner

I had the gang over for dinner to celebrate independence day and also to get together and catch up.

I prepared Momofuku's Bo Ssam and the Peppered Flank Steak and Salsa.

It was adventure to try to find bone-in pork butt but I was finally successful at the business Costco.  I had to hunt up a worker to dig them out of the back.

I used up an entire container of salt to mix with the sugar.

Which I then rubbed all over the butt.

Into the fridge overnight and it baked for over 6 hours until it was really falling off the bone.

The peppered steak was also a successful dish.

Mixed with the tomato salsa added a nice flavor.

The meal also included bruschetta.

And a tofu salad.  Jon brought the sauces and bibb lettuce for the Bo Ssam and it was all delicious.

After a leisurely dinner, we then meandered our way to dessert.  Jo made her tapioca, Karen brought homemade flan with whipped cream, Yaling had the healthy alternative of watermelon, and Grace brought a chocolate bundt cake from Corner Bakery which was served with vanilla ice cream.

Great dinner and great friends.  A wonderful way to celebrate independence day.