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This is a group of 13 friends and neighbors that get together once a month to enjoy good food and share recipes. Each month a different girl hosts and does all the cooking. Every few months we have a "couples night" which means we get to bring our husbands and two girls work together to host the increased crowd. By the years end, each of us has only had to cook one great meal and in exchange you get to enjoy 9 others!


Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Sarah's Gluten and Dairy FREE night!

Arancini Appetizers

*if wanting to make these GF use the brand Aleias for the panko.  Used Almond flour for the all-purpose flour
*if wanting to make these DF you can use plant base cheese (like Miyokos) and also plant base butter (Miyokos)
*if wanted to make these cow DF you can use cheese like Pecorino or Goat (substitution for parmesan & mozzarella)



to make DF I used plant base butter (Miyoko) or Ghee would work also
Try to get potatoes  that are big since you cut them in half (mine were a bit too small)

I cooked mine on the Traeger, but I am sure the oven would be just fine

To make this DF I used plant base whipping cream from Country Crock




Friday, February 16, 2024

Amy's "for the LOVE" night

 Appetizers:

**Pretzels and costco cranberry/jalepeno dip


**pomegranate avacado salsa


Main:

**Biscuits (I double the recipe and make it in a 9x13 pan, I just use 1.5 cubes of butter instead of doubling that.  It'll bake for 23 min)


**Farro & Mexican chicken bowls (I sometimes also add some diced zucchini to this, just cook it with the corn and pepper)



** deconstructed lettuce wrap bowls.  Rice, sausage/veggie mix, chopped lettuce or cabbage, Chow mein noodles, peanuts, sauces.


1lb Spicy sausage

2 tsp Szechuan seasoning

1 small zucchini chopped

8 oz mushrooms washed and chopped

2 carrots chopped

1/2 bunch green onions

8oz can of sliced water chestnuts

1/4 c. Soy Sauce

Brown the sausage with the seasoning.  Add veggies and cook until crisp-tender.  Add the soy sauce at the end.  


Sauce toppings: japanese bbq sauce, Kinders chicken dipping sauce (both found at Costco or Harmons)

or just mix some mayo, sriracha, and water for a sauce with a kick!


Dessert:


Churros with ice cream and Carmel sauce


extra large metal piping tip





Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Michelle B.'s test kitchen night

 

Baked Brie appetizer

I used the same dried berry mixture as I explained below for the rice and used pistachios instead. 


Maple Chipotle Roasted Sweet Potatoes

I used the chipotle peepers in adobo sauce (you don't need much)!  I also tossed them with some brown sugar to caramelize them a little.





For the wild rice I substituted the mulberries with a mixture of cranberries, golden raisins, and cherries.  I also used the cultivated wild rice and followed the cooking time directions on the bag.  Definitely use a pressure cooker (otherwise it takes a very long time to cook)!

For the salad I used a mixture of arugula and spinach (watercress is hard to find)!


Coconut Cream Cheese pound cake (the cook time for me was more like 95-100 min)




Monday, October 30, 2023

Amy & Brittany host couples Breakfast

 Appetizer:

Spanish Tortilla Recipe (Tortilla de Patates)

Served with Aioli

Ebelskivers with lemon curd and berries


For the Lemon Curd:

  • 3/4 cup fresh lemon juice (4-6 lemons)
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cubed

Bring an inch of water in a large saucepan to a simmer. In a bowl that fits on the saucepan but does not touch the simmering water, whisk together the lemon juice, lemon zest, sugar and eggs. Whisk constantly until the mixture thickens and coats the back of a spoon (this can take between 10 and 30 minutes). Add the butter, one cube at a time, stirring until it has melted before adding the next. Once all the butter has been added, place in the refrigerator for 15 minutes to cool slightly and set up.



Main:


Carmelized French Toast (I omitted the extra sugar in the recipe, and used raw turbino sugar crystals to coat the slices -but granulated sugar works too).   One recipe will make about 10 slices.  I bought the challah bread from Harmons (they even sell challah with sugar on top which is great!).  I cooked the toast at 350’ on my griddle.  Use tongs to flip the slices rather than a spatula, it works a little better.  Also be sure to let those slices soak for a pretty significant amount of time!


Homemade Carmel Syrup

1 C Buttermilk
2 Cubes Butter
2 Cups Sugar
1 tsp. Soda
2 Tbsp. Karo Syrup
Boil this for 5 min stirring occasionally. This will expand so use a very large soup or stock pot.
Then add-
2 tsp vanilla

I keep this in a jar in the fridge. It hardens, but you just pop it in the microwave for a minute or two (stir in between if needed).



Banana Brûlée 



Afghanistan Tomato Egg dish:   Coat the bottom of a large frying pan with 3/4C  olive oil heated at med.  Add 4 large chopped tomatoes.  Salt the tomatoes then simmer on med low with lid.  After a couple minutes, mash the tomatoes (can add some tomato sauce if needed) and add 1 tsp cayenne pepper, 1 Tsp ground coriander, 1 tsp Tumeric powder, 1tsp salt, 1 tsp Cumin, 1 tsp chili flakes, 1 tsp of onion powder, dash of allspice, 2 cloves of garlic minced.  If the mixture is too thick, you can add a little water.  Put the lid back on and let it simmer some more.  Add the juice and pulp of 2 small limes, and some pepper.  Turn up heat to med-high and add the eggs (12), then salt, pepper, paprika then replace lid and let cook.  Then scrape/lift the eggs off the bottom of the pan, then gently lift and flip them.  Place lid on top and cook more until desired doneness of the yolk.  Serve immediately.


*Serve with bread 



Smoked Salmon Eggs Benedict  you can make the hollandaise as directed in the recipe or an easier way below!


Homemade English muffins 


Hollandaise Sauce:
3 egg yolks
¼ tsp Dijon
¼ tsp salt
1 Tbsp Lemon juice
Dash of cayenne pepper
Dash of paprika
Blend all ingredients for about 5 seconds in a blender

Melt ½ C. butter in a glass measuring cup in the microwave (watch that it melts all the way but doesn’t explode). Turn blender on high and slowlypour in the butter (just a very small and steady stream). The butter still needs to be very hot when you add it so as to slightly cook the egg. Serve immediately. To keep it warm you can place the container of Hollandaise in a pot with hot water in it. Unfortunately Hollandaise sauce cannot be saved and reheated, it separates.




Dessert:


Sweet rolls

 cranberry orange filling

With this roll recipe



Passion Fruit tart   (for the mini tarts, I rolled out the dough and cut it with a flower shaped circle cookie cutter, poke with fork tines, then gently press them down into muffin tins.  Cook at 400 for 10-12 min.)


Passion fruit mousse (this is another fun recipe you might want to try with passion fruit pulp)



Buy your frozen passion fruit pulp (pictured here) from Rancho Mexican Market (in clearfield or SLC), you can also get frozen passion fruit seeds from Rancho.  The seeds are needed to spoon over top (or you could use pomegranate arils)










Thursday, September 14, 2023

Kristi hosts ladies brunch

 For the avocado toast, I sliced ciabatta then drizzled with olive oil and broiled it.  Then mashed avocados and added lemon juice and salt and pepper, then topped with sprouts and drizzled balsamic vinegar over the top.