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Dinner Guests
The last time I cooked a legit meal was in honor of my sister and her boyfriend Tray moving to the city, Brighton to be precise. I need a day or two to plan for dinner guests; you know to get my menu in order, make sure I have all the necessary ingredients and stock up on booze. The appetizer I had planned was a Hot Spinach and Artichoke Dip from the November 2008 issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine. I don't read Cosmo regularly, in fact I think this was probably the last issue I bought. (I have the recipe in its original paper form.) The title of the article is called "Foods that Can Seduce" Haha! I promise, I am not trying to seduce my dinner guests!
I served this dip with some bread and pita chips, multiple dipping options are key!
Next, I consulted the only cookbook I own: Everyday Food, Great Food Fast, From the Kitchens of Martha Stewart Living. Whenever I need a recipe, I page through this book, given to me as a birthday gift when I turned 25. It is signed: "Happy Birthday to my Top Chef, Love Corinne". (Who else loves that show?!) My favorite thing about my one and only cookbook is how it is divided into seasons. For my Winter main course I made Lemon Parsley Pork Chops. The recipe calls for bone-in, but I'm not a big fan, so I stuck with the boneless. They came out really tender and juicy, full of refreshing herbal and bright lemony flavors.
For the side dishes I prepared Roasted Fennel.
and one of my favorite recipes ever which my friend DeMane sent to me awhile back: Baby Brussels Sprouts with Buttered Pecans.
I have made these a few times now and the recipe has fast become a staple in my repertoire. I always have trouble finding baby brussels sprouts though!! The regular size ones cut into quarters seem to work just fine.
I think she likes it! Actually, wait I don't think shes taken a bite yet. Tray commented that the Fennel tasted like Anise. I actually had never made or ate Fennel before, but the more bites I took, I tended to agree with him, but Adam disagreed, not tasting that flavor at all! Very interesting! This past weekend he was telling his Mom about my meal and she commented "I don't like Fennel, I think it tastes like Anise" GAH. What is it with this stuff?! What do you think Fennel tastes like? Good thing we had some wine to wash down our licorice flavored vegetables.
A bottle for Leah and a bottle for me. She was drinking a red Pinot Noir called The Crusher. I was drinking a white called Le Poule Blanche. Pretty sure I'm supposed to be drinking mine with chicken but whatevs. The guys were drinking Peroni, which missed the camera.
Next week its our turn to make the trek out to Brighton. Can't wait to see what Leah and Tray whip up for us!
I served this dip with some bread and pita chips, multiple dipping options are key!
Next, I consulted the only cookbook I own: Everyday Food, Great Food Fast, From the Kitchens of Martha Stewart Living. Whenever I need a recipe, I page through this book, given to me as a birthday gift when I turned 25. It is signed: "Happy Birthday to my Top Chef, Love Corinne". (Who else loves that show?!) My favorite thing about my one and only cookbook is how it is divided into seasons. For my Winter main course I made Lemon Parsley Pork Chops. The recipe calls for bone-in, but I'm not a big fan, so I stuck with the boneless. They came out really tender and juicy, full of refreshing herbal and bright lemony flavors.
For the side dishes I prepared Roasted Fennel.
and one of my favorite recipes ever which my friend DeMane sent to me awhile back: Baby Brussels Sprouts with Buttered Pecans.
I have made these a few times now and the recipe has fast become a staple in my repertoire. I always have trouble finding baby brussels sprouts though!! The regular size ones cut into quarters seem to work just fine.
I think she likes it! Actually, wait I don't think shes taken a bite yet. Tray commented that the Fennel tasted like Anise. I actually had never made or ate Fennel before, but the more bites I took, I tended to agree with him, but Adam disagreed, not tasting that flavor at all! Very interesting! This past weekend he was telling his Mom about my meal and she commented "I don't like Fennel, I think it tastes like Anise" GAH. What is it with this stuff?! What do you think Fennel tastes like? Good thing we had some wine to wash down our licorice flavored vegetables.
A bottle for Leah and a bottle for me. She was drinking a red Pinot Noir called The Crusher. I was drinking a white called Le Poule Blanche. Pretty sure I'm supposed to be drinking mine with chicken but whatevs. The guys were drinking Peroni, which missed the camera.
Next week its our turn to make the trek out to Brighton. Can't wait to see what Leah and Tray whip up for us!
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