Last Saturday was Gourmet night at our house. We started our Gourmet Club 20+ years ago when we all had small kids and needed an excuse to cook something other than macaroni and cheese and hotdogs. Most of our kids are now married, and some of us are grandparents, but we're still cooking! Wow, where did the years go? We added up the total years of marriage among the 5 couples in our group, and we came up with a whopping 192! Chuck and I are the "newlyweds" with only 35 years.
In the olden days, we chose a theme for each dinner, usually a country, but now we just pick what sounds good, and then have fun trying out new recipes. Three couples prepare the meal, and two couples get to come as guests (those are my favorite nights).
As you can see from the clean plates, last weekend's dinner was a success!
Here's the menu (all recipes, except the bread, were taken from the April Ladies Home Journal):Appetizers: Bite-size tomato and mozzarella tarts, fresh fruit, UV lemonade
Salad: Spinach salad with warm bacon dressing
Main course: Grilled sausage and herb-stuffed pork loin (yummy)
Vegetable: Red potato and green bean saute
Bread: Wally's homemade specialty
Dessert: Double-fudge bread pudding
And, of course, wine and coffee
Everything turned out great, although I had to do the pork loin in the oven instead of on the grill since it was snowing outside. Go figure - April in Minnesota! Maybe we can actually grill when we get together on the 4th of July.
4 comments:
I always loved gourmet night as a kid too! Babysitter, pizza, movies...fun times!
Hey, can I get that spinach salad recipe from you? They used to have that at the Marie Callendar's in my home town. It was so yummy!
I got a great cookbook that I am sure you'll love. It is from Brennan's Restaurant in New Orleans. I have tried a couple receipes already and liked them. The only problem is one, they are a little high in fat, and two, you need to make them for a dinner party. It would be partially lost on just Chuck.
So let's have a party!
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