We had our first meeting this week and it was a huge success! The food was delicious and we all had a blast.
It all started with me grating the onions, tearing up, and taking a picture to capture the tears, which did no capturing at all.
Our October theme was Fall and I was in charge of the meatballs. I chose a Kofta Kebab recipe and adapted it a bit. I decided to go with mini meatballs instead of kebabs.
This here is the meat I used: half ground lamb and half ground turkey.
Spices & meats!
My giant claw fixing to mix the ingredients together.
Meatballs, precooking.
Beautiful arrangement of cucumber salad ingredients that the camera couldn't ignore.
Rachel was the queen of a lovely kabocha squash curry.
Kate fashioned these ridiculously delectable caramel apples with coconut & baby chocolate chips.
The drink of the night: Chaitini!
Kate can handle her liquor. No doubt.
The finished product. Cucumber & feta salad, Kofta meatballs, and kabocha squash with a Chaitini on the side. A perfect blend of fall flavors.
Thoughts for our next meeting:
*Rachel is a genius and thought to print up her recipes for us, but I am not & didn't. Maybe next month, we make up a little menu/recipe booklet.
*Um...where is Natalie?! I have no pictures of her except for her legs in the meatball photo. Although I suppose I only have Rachel's arm in one picture. Also, none of me. We need to put someone on photo duty. I'm sure the girls have some pictures I could borrow to fill in the holes.
*On the same note, we need a photo of us sitting down to eat. A conclusion picture!
All in all, I'm beyond happy that we were all willing and able to get together for this. An amazing time with an amazing group of ladies.
oh such a yummy evening! can't wait for our next delicious meet up!! xoxoxo
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