Our cooking class got together on Sunday night for a delicious meal. Our hostess usually pulls recipes from cookbooks, magazines or her own recipe box. The menu was Shrimp and Grits from The Great Cook by James Briscione and a Cran-Apple Crisp with Caramel Sauce from Southern Lady Magazine. We decide over dinner if a recipe is a repeat or not and both of these were unanimous repeats!
I did a poor job of documenting the wine but it was delicious too. My favorite was a 2005 Kalleske Shiraz Grenache blend. It aged well and was a big wine like most Australians but had more complexity because of its age. There was some toastiness with the fruit which I really enjoyed.
Another successful cooking class in the books! Be sure to check out The Great Cook by James Briscione. Emily gave me a copy for my birthday. It contains a lot of great technique advice and many fabulous recipes.
Blanched asparagus with a lemon and dijon mustard vinaigrette |
I could not resist snapping a pic of this haunted house that my friend made almost 30 years ago at Mary Ann Staples' art camp. |
Oh man, I'm drooooooling over these pictures. <3
ReplyDeleteI know! I wish I could have all this again tonight :)
DeleteWow what a yummy meal!! So gourmet looking!
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Thank you! It was delicious!
DeleteWhere is the asparagus recipe from? It looks so fresh and delicious!
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