Saturday Dinner Party
March 8, 2009 by Culinary Cory
Filed under Entertaining, Stories
Someone once told me being invited to one of my dinner parties was like finding a golden ticket in a candy bar. That has been one of the loveliest food compliments I have received in a long time. In reality, my dinner parties are nothing more than larger servings of recipes I make every day. No fancy China or crystal stemware here. Just great food that looks as good as it tastes.
This past Saturday, Brent and I invited a few newly made friends to break bread and share an evening of good conversation. Our only requirement was each guest had to bring a favorite wine to pass around the table. What made this group unique was no one had ever tasted my cooking before. Sure, no pressure. To make things even more challenging, I decided to seize the opportunity to test a couple of recipes on my fresh new guinea pigs. Completely new crowd and I decided to cook blind? Yikes!
The Menu:
Pesto Goat Cheese Stuffed Tomatoes
Pear Lettuce Salad with Maple Dijon Vinaigrette
Roasted Rosemary Lemon Cornish Game Hen
Roasted Vegetables
Savory Couscous
Apple Tart Tatin with Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream
The evening was wonderful and the food was amazing. We couldn’t have asked for better weather, and the house glowed with the energy of laughter. Throughout the next several posts, I will be sharing the recipes I created for the joyous evening. I hope you savor the flavors and colors as much as we did.
Photo Captions:
Top: A big bunch of tulips made a bold statement in our warm blue dining room.
Middle: Sophie loves to watch me cook. I think the hand was a hint that it smelled good.
Bottom: By requiring each guest to bring their favorite wine, it was a great way to try some new flavors.
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I have a lot of beautiful china, but I don’t have 8 wine glasses that match! LOVE your tullips. They are so elegant.
Thanks so much Angela. I used to have eight until I broke on recently. I was so sad.
Well, happy belated birthday!
The photos and the food look as great as ever!
Also… Sophie, as adorable as ever! Was she waiting for dinner?? She looks like she is getting so big…
Anyway, I hope all is well with you and Brent!
It must have been a great wine tasting session. I love doing cheese tasting with my friends too esp.. wine & cheese pairing flight!
Your doggy did have a great spot!
Thanks for the nice blog.
Belle
Breathtaking is all I can say! Glad you had such a great time and I can’t wait for the salad recipe!!!
I’d like a golden ticket too please!
and you didn’t invite me?
Wow, your larder looks like Ina’s!
I want to come to your next party!
Love the idea for the party. And did I tell you I’m loving this new design…you were actually the inspiration behind my change too.
Thanks so much for you kind words Darius. I’m digging your videos. Love the kitchen.
I’ll be looking forward to seeing all of those dishes – the menu sounds fantastic!
The menu sounds delicious and your photos are always a treat! Love the bright tulips, and of course, sweet Sophie! The paw in food dishl kills me!
What a lovely dinner party spread!! And cute dog