This is our seventh year of dining together and some of us
would have found it hard to believe back then that we would still be planning
new, entertaining and creative evenings together so many years later, but alas;
we are!
Our first get-together this year is a simple one (and
actually a theme we’ve hit upon previously) but we’ve come up with some new
delicious sounding recipes to try out! We’re all so very busy this time of year
with kids’ sports involvements, college and high school football, etc. that a
tailgating theme is right on par with what we need.
However…. NO hot dogs or burgers at this tailgate! One thing
about Dinner Club that we try to stick to is that the food may or may not be
“fancy” but we will always strive to push our own envelope on new tastes,
cooking techniques and the like.
My dish for this casual get-together is “Fried Mac &
Cheese Balls” (see the recipe below). I rarely deep fry anything – I’m not
kidding – like twice in the last 18 years, but this seems like the perfect
occasion to pour a gallon of peanut oil in the fryer and get to work!
A few more things on the menu (full menu is also shown below) that I’m especially looking
forward to are the “Grilled Bread and Tomato Salad” and the “Chocolate Bacon
Bark” for dessert! Casual and fun, but different… Mmmm…!
As always, stay tuned and I’ll let you know how it goes. We
have some REALLY great theme dinners coming up this Dinner Club season as well
as a costume party that should be a laugh!
Thanks again for reading. Here’s that recipe I’m preparing:
