Sunday, January 26, 2014

#11 - ANNUAL SNOWMAN SWAP

Amazingly, I have no photos from this fun night!
Boo.

HOWEVER - a big THANKS to everyone who came! It was a great time and, by far, our biggest turn out in four years:  21 ladies! Yeah!

If you didn't make it, please join us next year.
I promise we'll find a way to fit everyone! :)

Cooking Night #10 - THANKSGIVING SIDES & DESSERTS

This month, we decided to share some new and old ideas for side-kick food to the TURKEY!

Cindi Davies was our gracious hostess! We were SO GLAD to have her be part of our group for the first time. AND we may have been drooling a little over her beautiful space . . 


See what I mean?
I hope I'm not embarrassing her. We just all thought it was amazing. I am also SO glad to now know that they make refrigerators big enough to store adequate food for my three boys when they are teenagers . . . 
I mean, I'm pretty sure I'll be keeping Costco in business, by myself! 
SO, maybe I'll invest in one of these bad boys . . .


Anyhoo. On to the yummyness!

Kristin made an amazing Pumpkin Cheesecake
(In case you don't already know this - for example - if you are new to our ward . . . Kristin Robertson is a L-E-G-I-T baker. Seriously exceptional. Enough said.)


She also made fabulous Garlic Mashed Potatoes.
Never go back to plain potes again, people!


Cindi made a really cool Dutch Oven Apple Pie!
She said it was really quick to put together - and it was so yummy.


Hayley made a delicious Pomegranate "Fluff" Salad. 
(Yes, that's the official name.)
(No. No, it's not.)


Torrey made this beautiful, bright, blossoming bundle of brilliance!
It's late.
Therefore, I alliterate!
Ha! Apparently, I rhyme too!


Kami tried two new recipes:
Roasted Brussels Sprouts Leaves with Lemon, Pecans and Parmesan 


and Barefoot Contessa's Chocolate Bark.


It was a really nice, quiet evening of quality food and quality conversation.
Here are the girls!


Cooking Night #9 - FALL FOOD

Come one, come all! Get your pumpkin, here! Some butternut squash too! In October, Fall was in the air - and we definitely made some harvest - inspired food. Yeah!

Sarah Wooley was our sweet hostess!
AND - get ready, cuz we made a TON TON TON of food this month . . . 
I'm pretty sure it's an actual fact that the minute the weather starts to cool - it is human nature to get heating up in the kitchen. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure I'm not. ;)

Kami made Raisin Bran Muffins


Help - no idea who made these


Sarah made amazing corn bread


Help me again (this is WHY I try to post our event SHORTLY after they happen . . .)


Zucchini muffins - again, WHO???


Sarah made Pumpkin Lasagna! 
(That is NOT a typo, people!) :)


Torrey made Pumpkin, Potato Chowder . . . IN A PUMPKIN! Hot stuff, right there!


This was fabulous, can't remember who made it. OH! Sydney, I think???


Ham and Bean Soup - an awesome anonymous woman . . .???


Kami made Pumpkin Lentil Soup


Chelsia made Butternut Squash BRUSCHETTA! So so great!


Hmmmm???


The remaining few at the end. We had a GREAT turn out, though! I think it was our most well-attended to date! New face: Hayley Paige! Yay! 


Cooking #8 - FAST WEEKNIGHT MEALS

In September, Anna Sappington was our gracious host! We decided to kick off the new school year with meals we can make in a jiffy!

I had a major fail somewhere along the line . . . I cannot find my photos from this event! Argh!
If anyone remembers where I put them, my brain and I will thank you.

I will write what I remember (which is, sadly, not much)

Anna made awesome Curry Chicken Pitas

I made a mediocre Salmon Quinoa dish

Torrey made yummy tacos, I think . . . 

and I'm out. 

Sorry.

HOWEVER! I DO remember this event was really fun because we had ALL new faces!

Chelsia Evans, Jerrica Hammer, Torrey Palmer & Sarah Wooley!

FUN!

Cooking Night #7 - ITALIANO

Anna Sappington was about to have her baby, so we doubled March's event as a freezer meal shower for her!
Our theme for the evening was ITALIAN! (My personal favorite! Wahoo!)


Cuties!


Jenny's Pumpkin Basil Pasta


Anna's Focaccia


Kami's Pasta with Pesto Cream Sauce


Kami's dessert: Italian Flourless Molten Chocolate Cakes


Buon Appetito!


Happy Baby Days!!!

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THE RECIPES (that I have - please email me your recipes if yours are not posted here):

Pasta with Pesto Cream Sauce