Cooking Club

So my good friend, Alicia,and I have decided to host our very first cooking party. Alicia had the idea a few weeks ago to join a cooking club in the area since we both love to cook and try new things. Well instead of joining a club we’ve decided to host our very own cooking party at my place. We are very excited about it. I’ve been trying out a lot of new recipes and I can’t wait for others to try them. I already know that David loves my cooking so my confidence level is set pretty high. A few ideas that I have already thought about is creating an appetizer, a main meal and a dessert. I think for the first party we are going to cook something with that combination. Here is the first idea:

Appetizer:

Caesar/Greek Salad (Heather style)

Main Meal:

Spicy Sausage Tortellini

Dessert:

Cheesecake (Homemade)

Sounds pretty good huh? We are going to do some more research to see what all is involved in hosting a cooking party. Have any of you ever had one before? Ever been to one before? If so, please share your ideas and advice.

This week I am trying to cook a new meal every day. We were starting to get burned out having the same thing so I’ve kicked it up a notch. David loves to eat spicy food so I try to cook things that are a little spicy often. I have dinner for David and I planned out until next Monday. Last night’s dinner was big hit. I had never made it before and it turned out GREAT! Here is what our menu for this week looks like:

Monday-June 22^nd

Fresh Baked Garlic & Herb Tilapia

Rice Pilaf

Fresh steamed broccoli

**This was so yummy. I like tilapia better than I like salmon so I’ll be cooking this a lot more**

Tuesday-June 23^rd

Greek Salad

Wednesday-June 24^th

Free for all because David is working

Thursday-June 25^th

Spicy Chipotle Sausage Tortellini

Caesar Salad

Garlic Bread

Friday-June 26^th

Pot Roast with potatoes and carrots

White rice

Saturday-June 27^th

Baked pork chops (with a new seasoning/breading)

Mashed Potatoes and Gravy

Green Beans

I’ve come to realize, by planning this menu this week, that I spend a lot less time and money in the grocery store when I go in there knowing what meals I am going to make for the week and also having enough cash on me so that I don’t go over what I would like to spend. I am going to do this more often. When things get tight one must cut back on whatever they can, right? Well I am looking forward to my week of cooking! Maybe somewhere in there I will try a new dessert? I’ll make sure I share!