Do you remember me telling you about that cooking club I joined with one of my favorite friends?
You know, the dinner party I went to where said friend choked on a giblet of corn?
You can read about our enchanting evening here.
Well, this month it was our turn to host and prepare the meal.
And Brittney and I were pretty “into” our theme: Farmers Market.
Which means that nearly every item we used in our dishes, we actually hand picked at the local Underwood Family Farm.
Basically, we got poked by thorns, had dust caked between our toes and nearly broke our backs in 100 degree weather all in the name of a fresh and yummy meal for our dear friends–and it was totally worth it!
Because there was so much that went into this evening, I’m going to break things up into two posts. This post will show you our prep-work for the dinner. And tomorrow I will post the results and final presentation–with some good stories that include a smoke alarm, a feta cheese incident, and a nearly raw dessert.
Our trip to the farm to pick the produce the day before. We even brought the kiddies.
We filled an entire wagon with produce. People were staring.
Then Brittney and I went our separate ways to put the kids down for a nap.
Brittney worked on prepping all the food, because she is pretty much a pro chef {if you ask me}, and there was no sense in having me ruin everything.
The beginnings of our Mediterranean salad.
To die for stuffed peppers. I’m not gonna lie–at first I was skeptical–but then Brittney introduced me to this version of stuffed peppers, and I am a fan for life. I even had a dream about them the other night–they are that good.
And a from scratch cheesecake with fresh picked raspberries.
And while Brittney was busy slaving away in her kitchen, I was at home cleaning, crafting and organizing for the big event. Menu design, place settings, finding enough seats, drinks, flowers, candles, moving furniture–you name it.
I made each guest a custom vintage yo yo brooch that I attached to their napkins,
Stay tuned tomorrow to see how it all came together, and for more details on our menu and recipes.
