Gourmet Group

Taisey & I

I along with 11 other women, form our gourmet group. Basically we all take turns (once a month) hosting a fabulous dinner party...and really, they are all fabulous! Everyone goes all out. We send out invitations & then at the party we serve appetizers, special drinks & a several course meal! October was my turn to host, with my partner Taisey...who is the real chef amongst us all! We paired up last year too & we always have fun.

This year was extra easy since we hosted at my mom house & we got the month of October! She has the perfect backyard for entertaining. Not to mention she decks everything out for Halloween. We ate outside & the weather cooperated perfectly! I had Scot light the fire, to provide some ambiance & we had the waterfalls going in the pool, which I have to say, could lull me right to sleep!

For the meal here is what we served:

Appetizers: strawberries & dips & mini carmel apples (yes, kind of desserty, but heck, it's halloween)
Salad: Pommegranate Salad -- this was so simple & yummy
Main Dish: Asparagus Pasta, Parmesan Herb Chicken & Parmesan Toast
Dessert: Strawberry Cheesecake Puffs
Favors: Carmel Corn (made by Taisey) in cute halloween chinese takeout boxes
Taisey also made a fabulous drink, which she concocted from several different recipes. I'm not certain how exactly it all came to together, but it was seriously, really good!

Here are the pictures of the rest...

Table 1...mind you I pulled all of this out of my mom's cupboards. How am I ever going to survive on my own???

Table 2...again pulled from my mother's cabinets...although in this picture it is missing cups & name cards. Rest assured they did make it to the table!

The Group! We made this one a "masquerade" which is code for easy costume.

All the women are from my old neighborhood in Phoenix, so it was a bit of a drive for them & hopefully worth the effort! Thanks for coming. I always love to catch up & visit with you all!