So, I had the brilliant idea to get together with a few friends once a month so that we could cook a themed meal and eat, drink, talk, and laugh together.
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.
Here we have the spices all ready to go: grated onion, garlic paste, ground coriander, cumin, allspice, cinnamon, black pepper, cayenne, and ground ginger.
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.
