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.

Rachel & Michelle B. host couples FRUIT night

Prosciutto and Melon appetizer skewers 

Whipped Feta dip with roasted strawberries

Tomato, Peach, and Burrata salad

Creamy Cucumber Salad

Savory Cauliflower Rice

Apple and Brie stuffed Chicken

Peach upside Down cake

Nora's English Garden Party

 Appetizer:

Bacon-Wrapped Prunes

Salads:

Chopped Thai Salad

Corn Couscous green salad

Main: Nora used frozen puff pastry from the store instead of making the crust

Beef Pasties

Dessert:

Lemon Berry Triffle

Sarah and Leah host a New Orleans Couples night

 

Staci's Chicken Roulade (3 ways) night

 

Staci also made a "Cuban" Roulade with ham, pickle, and provolone

and a "Mediterranean" Roulade with feta, kalamata olives, and red onion

Michelle T. and her Grandma host dinner

 Brine your chicken!  This is a fancy brine, but there are simpler ones out there.  It makes such a difference when baking or smoking chicken.  I smoked the bone in and skin on chicken breasts at 225 for 1 hour and 350 for one hour.  The temperature and times work well for a whole chicken also.  I seasoned the chicken with a mixture of butter, olive oil, garlic and chopped herbs (rosemary, thyme, and parsley).

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Spring Green Risotto

Spring Green Risotto Get Spring Green Risotto Recipe from Food Network

Sugar Snap Pea Salad with Prosciutto

Sugar Snap Pea Salad with Prosciutto Get Sugar Snap Pea Salad with Prosciutto Recipe from Food Network

Perfect Pie Crust

4 cups flour

1 T sugar

2 t salt

1 3/4 butter flavored shortening

Mix together the flour, sugar, and salt, then cut in the shortening until crumbly.

Mix together the following in a small bowl.

1 T vinegar

1 large egg

1/2 cup water

Add liquid to dry ingredients with fork until moistened.  Divide into 3 large balls. Roll out between 2 sheets of plastic wrap.  Refrigerate for easier handling.

Pecan Pie- Dear Abby

1 cup light corn syrup

1 cup brown sugar

3 large eggs

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/3 cup melted butter

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups pecan halves

Beat eggs, add the rest of ingredients.  Pour into pie shell.  Bake at 350 for 50-60 minutes.

For this recipe Michelle substituted butter for margarine 

For the Orange Bread, just cook orange rinds for 15-20min (not until reduced by half)

Lindsay’s new & tried and true recipes

 Salad:

https://www.halfbakedharvest.com/christmas-salad/

Carrots:

https://cafedelites.com/honey-garlic-butter-roasted-carrots/

Pull apart bread:

https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/rosemary-garlic-pull-apart-bread/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=pinterest&utm_campaign=tailwind_smartloop&utm_content=smartloop&utm_term=64445966

Sushi cups:

https://www.purewow.com/recipes/vegetarian-sushi-cups

I just made up my own recipe for the filling, but used the rice/vinegar recipe from the link.  I put cream cheese, cucumber and avocado in the little cups then added sesame seeds and seaweed snack pieces that I cut into small pieces.  I drizzled yum-yum sauce and sriracha sauce over the top.  To form the cups, I balled a teaspoon or two size of rice into a mini muffin tin and then used the back of a teaspoon that I’d sprayed with cooking spray to get the shape.  The rice is kind pretty sticky, and sometimes a little hard to work with but overall it really wasn’t too bad!

Yum-Yum sauce:

https://pinchofyum.com/yum-yum-sauce

Olive Oil cake:

https://www.bakefromscratch.com/classic-olive-oil-cake/