Catching Up...

Missed a few in here...

• Sept '09 - Fresh and local at Becky & Etan's
• Nov '09 - Protein/veg/starch contest at Matt & Erin's
• Dec '09 - New Orleans! at Flora & Jon's
• Jan '10 - Asian at abode of Heidi-san & Robby-san
• Mar '10 - Earl of Sandwich supper at Shosh & Eyal's
• May '10 - Greek party at Dani's
• June '10 - First annual supper club outing - Tibetan food
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• Sept '10 - Balkan night (complete with bouncy meata ballz) @ Dani's
• Nov '10 - Fall foods at Flora & Jon's
• Jan '11 - Aphrodisiacs and Cravings - Bman's
• Feb '11 - All American Family Dinner (and Oscar party) at Rob & Heidi's
• Mar '11 - Springtime foods at Becky & Etan's

There was wine. Lots of it.

August 9th brought french food galore, and lots of wine. Shosh and Eyal put us up in style, and it was quite the feast. French feasty foods like stuffed mushrooms, vichysoisse, salad nicoise, quiche, steak au poivre, chicken confit, haricot verts, butter cookies and chocolate souffle! Pastis was passed. Cigarettes were smoked. All was as it should be. And I had to go into work late the next morning to recover.

Previously on dinnaclub, there were picnics and other events that may or may not have happened due to summertime. We're on for at least the next few months. Noah and Tara are up for September. Barman for October.

Comeonshakeyabodybabydothatconga!

We had a wildly successful dinner last night at Dani's. Spanish tapas night was one of the best yet - everyone brought their A-game with goodies like shrimp tacos, artichoke dip, chorizo, serrano/manchego/tomato toasts, spanish tortilla, fried zucchinis with special sauce, and ze mexican wedding cakes.  We were of course all surprised by Dani's secret wild card addition-Pulpo! (octopus!)  Dani's first hosting gig was fabulous - bravo! The Spanish mix soundtrack really made it a party!

Our next suppa club will be a picnic Saturday June 20th in Prospect Park.
This is our first picnic so let's bring it!  Classic picnic fare is great - potato salad, burgers, pasta salads, BBQ chicken, lemonade.  Or how about grilled corn on the con with lime butter and cayenne, jicama slaw, shrimp kabobs, curried lamb kabobs, rhubarb crumble. mmm...

Back to Your Roots!

Flora and Jon were up again in April with a tasty theme of roots and heritage foods! No contest, no rules, just bring us some good home-cookin.

We're talkin' hummus and pita, matbucha, ham-wrapped dates and almonds, toasted ravioli, pierogis, chicken paprikash, sweet lemony lettuce, chilean stuffed zucchini, clapshot, rugelach and kugel! Oh and papaya piscos!

Tasting Plate Dinner!

Noah got fancy here (via Tara), and we did tasting plates in pairs. Tips: the plate must be relatively self-sufficient and balanced. Each pair had up to 30 mins in the kitchen to prep and plate their dish. And it was a contest! Drink pairings encouraged.

We had cioppino, quiche and greens, salad with cherries and cheese, country shredded pork over polenta and greens, striped bass with rice, cookies and flourless chocolate cake. Really upped the level here. Good stuff. Flora's cake took top prize!

Brunch!

Fancy! Heidi and Rob mixed it up with a brunch in February. Pisco sours, bloody marys, whole wheat pancakes with fresh compote, cinnamon buns, egg casserole, shrimp and gouda grits, smoked salmon tea sandwiches, and of course more. We lounged and eventually broke out the scrabble. Good times.

I know there are pictures from these things? Anybody have some?

Colorfest!

January 09. A new year. Time to get funky y'all, the theme was colors! No fake coloring allowed (Dani...). Lauren and Barman hosted this extravaganza, which brought back the competitive spirit, with extra-special medals. There was roasted pumpkin and cheese mess, gorgonzola gnocchi, white pizza, blueberry bread, banana bread, mole, plantains, carrot stuff, nutty brussel sprouts, and more...

Indian Dinner

December, I'm pretty sure it was the coldest night ever. Another dinna club, but THIS night was unlike all the rest. Sort of. Our theme was Indian food, which was nice because everything really blended nicely. We were at Shosh and Eyal's. There was chicken curry, indian green beans, fried okra, mango lassi!, and much more. Heidi was sick but made it out anyway, nothin' better than indian spices to clear you out!

Twisted Thanksgiving!

This is the night that destroyed us all.
There was turkey, the famous brisket, casserole and stuffing, spectacular sweet potatoes, garlic mashed potatoes, experimental pumpkin pie, classic pecan, biscuits, mulled wine and more. Really, it's too much to even think about. This one was at Becky and Etan's, and if there had been a contest, we were all in too much of a coma to care.

Apples & Cheese!

October brought a most delicious pairing of apples and cheese. This is all a blur to me, since I had to miss it and had only a (yummy) mush of leftovers, so send in your favorite bites!

Peaches!

Next up: peaches. It was a balmy August night in Flora and Jon's apartment. People complained about having to make savory dishes out of peaches. So we lovingly added tomatoes to the menu. But then we discovered peach drinks. A good time was had by all. The end.

Pie Contest!

It all started here. April 15th, Noah's place. There were empanadas, grasshoppa pie, taco pie, greek pie, quiche, pecan pie, and many more... Recipes to come, whenever people send them in...

This contest was scored, and people won ribbons, which was cool.