August Dinner Club Recap

You say tomato, I say tomato

Paprika hosted a home-grown get-together!

Saucy started us off with a bottle of Red Truck (red like tomato, farm truck) Pinot Noir

Paprika put our potluck portions on her new poppy plates!

Saucy's appetizer of chocolate and yellow tomatoes (no they did not taste like chocolate) with basil and mozzarella was refreshing.

Paprika followed with an entree of Pasta Eger: angel hair aglio olio with tomatoes, spinach, banana peppers and parmesan cheese.  Delicioso!!
 

Couscous shared a Rex-Goliath Pinot Grigio because the Rooster was farm-like.

Her side dish was a caprese salad with lemon herb dressing

Grapes ended the evening with a tomato soup cake - yes in the soup can itself!

The cans were our take-home gift, so she prepared a bundt cake version for us to have at dinner.

Join us next month when we "Thai" one on!

August Dinner Club W. I. T.

Upcoming Dinner:  August

Hostess:  Paprika

Ingredient:  Tomato

JULY DINNER RECAP

Well, the weather forced our picnic indoors,

but Grapes made sure the bugs were still present!

Unfortunately Saucy was  unable to be present, but was with us in picnic spirit!!!

Couscous got the picnic party started with Red, White and Bruschetta!

A strange combination of tomatoes, blueberries, and feta cheese that was surprisingly tasty!!!

She also brought a picnic friendly Pinot Grigio.

Paprika was able to sub in for Saucy's missing side dish with a spicy couscous and "fresh from the garden" cucumber and herb salad!

Grapes picked a peck of pickled peppers for her picnic!
Sweet orange peppers with chili beans, corn and cheese - Mmmmm good!

And what picnic isn't complete without a strawberry pretzel salad???
Paprika made sure our picnic was complete!

By the end of the evening the inclement weather had cleared enough for us to enjoy a final glass of wine on Grapes' patio oasis!

Check in next month for our ingredient dinner!  Is it a fruit or is it a vegetable??

July Dinner Club W.I.T.

Upcoming Dinner: July

Hostess: Grapes

Theme: Picnic

MAY DINNER RECAP

A tisket a tasket, a green and yellow basket..... 

and what did everyone bring to the Mother Goose themed dinner???

Saucy "Had A Little Nut Tree", so she brought pears with goat cheese, nutmeg and spices!

Whole pears stuffed.

Sliced pears marinated.

Her wine of choice....Jacob's Creek Shiraz!

Paprika met a "Farmer in the Dell" and brought the lonely cheese in a brie and herb baked bread!

She also brought a theme wine....Once Upon a Vine

Couscous's entree was courtesy of "Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater".  And we all loved the pumpkin ravioli in browned sage butter.

Grapes fortunately "Met a Pie Man" on her way to dinner and brought banana and chocolate cream pie.

We are taking a break for the month of June, but check back in July when we load up our baskets once again and go on a picnic!!!

May Dinner Club  W.I.T.

Upcoming Dinner:  May

Hostess:  Couscous

Theme:  Mother Goose Rhymes

APRIL DINNER CLUB

Here comes HONEY!

No, not that Honey!  This Honey:

Saucy's sweet inspiration for her dinner theme was this jar of honey she picked up in Florida

but we will get to this a bit later.

First, her bee-utiful decorations

Beeswax Candle

Inspiring statements to "be"

and napkin holders and Honey Almond Butter favors!

Grapes "bee"gan the evening with a honey whiskey cocktail that was smooth and sure to cure any potential colds.  We may want to get sick, just to have more of this!!

We then "dipped" into her Champagne-Honey fondue with apples, bread and carrots!

Couscous kept the evening "buzzing" with an edamame salad with a honey ginger dressing

and she made an attempt at an Outback style honey wheat bread and honey butter.  The butter was yum, but the homemade bread left something to be desired!

Couscous wine of choice was "The Bees" Les Abeilles by Jean-Luc a red wine in which proceeds go to Honey Bee Research

Saucy was the "queen" of the evening with her mouth-watering honey teriakyi glazed chicken and salmon that she prepared on the grill.

Sadly, Paprika couldn't join the "hive" of activity at dinner club, but she did send over her labor-intensive baklava!!  It was the bee's knees!!

Check back next time

when we will all pick a rhyme

and fix a course that will be sublime!