Upcoming May Dinner Club

Upcoming Dinner:  May

Hostess:  Saucyski

Whatever You Want Theme:  Polish

 

ORANGES!!!

APRIL DINNER CLUB INGREDIENT

Dinner Club was hosted by Grapes... her ingredient of choice... ORANGES!

Although Paprika was unable to join us for dinner, she made some delicious mini orange muffins with accompanying orange marmalade!

We decided to stray slightly from our typical beverage of choice, red wine, and keep with the theme. Saucy brought a Moscato from Cupcake Vineyard that we mixed wth OJ. So maybe not the normal mimosa.. but no one EVER called us normal!






In addition to the mock-mimosas, Saucy delighted us with a scrumptous bread with orange butter and an orange yogurt spread. mmm mmm!







Grapes made a Orange and Pecan French Toast Casserole for the main course, complete with an orange syrup. Nothing beats breakfast for dinner!








It was more of an upside down french toast!

For Dessert, Couscous didnt let us down. She kept our citrusy theme going with an Orange Creamsicle cheesecake... Yes.. Yes... it WAS as good as it sounds!

Once Again... ANOTHER successful Dinner Club in the books! Stay Tuned for next month's Theme!!

April Dinner Club

Upcoming Dinner:  April

Hostess:  Grapes

Ingredient:  Oranges

March Irish Dinner Club

Well, the lasses tapped into their inner leprechauns and prepared authentic Irish dishes for this month's dinner club.  There was no chance of famine here!!

Okay, it's not green, but my new dinnerware had to be showcased!

 The Irish aren't exactly known for their wines, so Grapes brought this Blackstone Pinot Noir, b/c it was close to Blarneystone!

 

Grapes also started us off with Irish Soda Bread - this yeastless bread, with basic ingredients has a lot of flavor.  Will also make some good toast for breakfast the next day!!

 

Didn't even need butter!

Couscous' main dish was mini vegetarian Shepard's pie with Gruyere popover crust.  The vegetables consisted of potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, parsnip, garlic and celery root.

Paprika's side dish was an authentic Irish Boxty which is a potato cake made from both baked and raw shredded potato. Served with honey and a traditional sour cream and chives.

Saucy outdid herself with a Chocolate Guinness Cake in the shape of a Shamrock!

Which was also good for breakfast the next day!
Here is the mold.

The cake:

The final product - complete with green bow and.....

A lucky Leprechaun!!

We wrapped up the night with some local Irish Creme coffee

Which of course would not be complete without a shot of Bailey's!!

So concludes another dinner club!  We sign off with a toast:

May you have all the happiness
and luck that life can hold—
And at the end of all your rainbows
may you find a pot of gold.

March Dinner Club

Upcoming Dinner:  March

Hostess:  Couscous

Whatever You Want Theme:  Irish

February Italian Dinner Club

Saucy lived up to her name by hosting an Italian theme dinner and making homemade pasta and sauce!! 

 

Her new most prized possession: the pasta maker!

The drying pasta

The final product!  Awesome!!

Dinner started with Couscous' Italian meat and cheese tray consisting of salami, prosciutto, sopresatta, Piave (hard cheese), Montegrappa (hard cheese), Stelvio (semi-soft cheese) and mini caprese skewers.

 

Grapes brought a thematic bottle of wine:  Rigatoni Red!!

 She also brought an addictive bread!  Italian bread topped with an artichoke bruschetta spread, shredded cheese and baked, with a side of roasted garlic!  Mouth watering good!

The main dish was served with Couscous' Chianti contribution

And the final product of Saucy's labor - homemade noodles with a spicy marinara sauce.  Delizioso!!

Paprika completed the evening by perfecting a buttermilk panna cotta with brandied citrus sauce.  Gorgeous presentation!

Another fantastic dinner club!

Look for Saucy's Homemade Pasta Shop opening soon!!

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