Dips

 Sorry ladies, I forgot I never posted on here for the up coming night. I believe last time we decided on Friday, April 8th (which you should all come as I even had to make a tough decision of skipping out of my beloved book club when it got switched to this same night). I was also unsure of the theme we should do. I have decided I want to try all your dips. -Heidi that delicious one you made at the baby shower. I will make a seven layer dip with tortilla chips.

7:00 Friday the 8th

April- homemade hummus with pita bread/pita chips or a spinach artichoke dip~ I can't decide right now...

Fry It Up, Baby!

So I know we're all health-conscious (at least I'm conscious of it - I just may not do it all the time), but let's lay aside our better judgment for one night and enjoy all things fried!

Whether you'd like to bring an old favorite, try something new, or just come to chat and not worry about bringing anything, we're meeting at my place on Friday, March 11, at 7pm. If you'd like to stake your claim on a dish, please do so (I'm doing vegetable tempura). My only request is that we don't cook fish or shrimp in the fryer as the smell and taste really transfer to the oil. We have a big 4-qt fryer to use - its highest temperature is 325 and we use peanut oil. Bring your dish as prepped as possible so we can spend as much time munching and chatting as we can!

April- spud nuts
Sarah- salad

Asian Night

I am very excited about this!!
I have wanted to do an Asian themed night for about a year now.
So it is at my house at 7 pm Friday, February 11.

If you want to bring something to go with the theme, please do. If not, please still come! Consider it your girls night away from kids, stress-free, good food and good friends.

List of who is bringing what:

April- Vietnamese meatballs on rice
Sarah-Gyoza
Heidi- egg rolls
Miranda-vegetable tempura
Lisa- egg drop soup

As you may have noticed we have added a few new friends- Welcome Jennie Sleight, Lisa Lara, Miranda Duncan, Heidi Tuttle, and Martissa Spencer! If you want to add your name to the list of food being brought or change what you are bringing, let me know! I am not sure how to give our new friends administrator powers like we have... You can make a comment or send me an email.

We're Still On For Tomorrow!

Girl's Night at my house at 7:00! Bring a snack if you want, bring a friend if you want, just come and play! See you there!

One Friday a Month

We need to get our Cooking Club moving again, even if we don't cook. I don't care what we do so long as we are together (wow, how cheesy! lol). Who's in?

April Cooking Club

The theme for this month's Cooking Club is "recipe roulette". Pick the course you want to bring and then randomly pick a recipe from a cookbook. We have is scheduled for April 2nd, which I just realized is General Conference weekend. So if that means anything to anyone let me know. Otherwise it's at 7:00 at my house. And this is Serin speaking. ;) Sign up below!

Serin: Main Dish

Miranda: Side? Maybe a couple of sides?

March Cooking Club: Retro Night

I'm really excited to host the March Cooking Club!! I know it is a far drive to Castle Rock, but hopefully it will be worth it.
I decided to do a Retro Night:1950's style. I haven't narrowed down exactly what I will make for the main dish but I think it will be a fun evening!
Here's the details:
Friday, March 6th at 7:00pm
Diana's House
I am sure everyone will want to carpool!
Can't wait to see you all!

Diana: Meatloaf and Chile Sauce ala Grandma Eldredge

Grandma Eldredge's Meatloaf

3 lbs. Lean Ground Beef
1 Pound Mild Italian Sausage
½ Cup Finely Chopped Onion
½ Cup Finely Chopped Celery
1 Tablespoon Salt
1 Teaspoon Poultry Seasoning
½ Teaspoon Black Pepper
½ Teaspoon Dry Ground Mustard
2 Tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
8 Slices of Bread
4 Eggs
1 Cup Milk

Mix meats well. Add chopped vegetables and seasonings to meats and mix well. Soak break, broken into pieces, in milk and eggs. Once well soaked, beat well and add to meat mixture. Form two loaves in loaf pans and bake at 350 degrees for about an hour.

Grandma's Chile Sauce*

20 Large Tomatoes chopped
6 Large Onions chopped
3 Large Green Peppers chopped
2 Large Red Peppers Chopped
3 Cups Brown Sugar
3 Heaping Tablespoons salt
2 rounded teaspoon Ground Ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground Red Chili Powder
3 Cups Heinz White Vinegar
1 Tablespoon Turmeric
1 Tablespoon Mustard

1 rounded teaspoon of all of the following:
Allspice
Nutmeg
Cinnamon

Mix all the above ingredients in a large pot bring to a boil and then reduce heat and simmer for 3-4 hours stirring often until reaching desired thickness; Seal in hot sterile jars.

*Makes 10 Pints

April: Salad

Miranda: Appetizer
Serin: Drinks
Sarah: Dessert- Banana Supreme

Pound cake topped with sliced bananas, whipped cream, Grandma Kelly;s Carmel sauce, and toasted almonds

Grandma Kelly's Caramel Sauce

1 Cube butter

1 C packed brown sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

Bring to a rolling boil over medium heat for 1 minute. Take it off the burner and add 1/4 C milk. Return it to the burner and cook 1 more minute.