We kept it pretty simple this past week at T's house with some Taco Salads. Our spread included taco meat mixed with black beans (great taste together), red & yellow peppers, the combo salsa/sour cream dressing with the option of queso dip (for Nelle), diced jalapenos (I was told were for my benefit :) ) and the one ingredient that makes it to nearly every girls night...AVOCADOS! Can't go wrong...
Dessert was a homemade blueberry pie! We really should have gotten a picture of this thing...it was beautiful. Teresa loves getting recipes from http://www.cooksillustrated.com/ They have true tried & tested recipes. This site is based on a membership that must be paid for but you can get a free 14 day trial period to see how you like it. Teresa swear by it and none of her food has ever let us down :) Here is the link to the recipe for her pie:
http://www.cooksillustrated.com/recipes/detail.asp?docid=14947&frtk=dph67jtv2XH8306qS6UyJ50aSLP5i67B
Teresa notes: The only thing I altered was that I did 1/2 + Tbsp butter rather than shortening and a little less water to compensate for the additional water in the butter. Butter is 80% fat as apposed to 100% fat in the shortening.
If you couldn't tell, Teresa is the dietitian in our group. We appreciate her always looking out for our health & wellness while she cooks for us. If you have any questions about ANYTHING food/ingredient related she can help you out. Just shoot us an email or leave a comment.
I almost forgot to mention the cheese sampler platter we had for our appetizers. T, will you please leave a comment with the name of the place your aunts got all those cheeses? I know most of us would like to go get more...
This week we'll be out and about celebrating Cinco de Mayo since it falls on a Thursday this year. Lucky us! So there may not be a recipe posting for this week but I'll try to get some pictures up.
Enjoy this beautiful day we finally have here!
Amanda
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- Thank you for visiting! We are Amanda, Tiffany, Lauren H, Lauren F, Danielle, Lisa, Meagan, Teresa, Emily, Cassie, & Bea. We are a group of women ranging in age from 27-32. 2011 marks the 5th Fall season of us getting together weekly, on Thursdays, to make dinner for eachother, talk about our kids, marriages, jobs, weddings, homes, weekends and so on. We travel as far North as Kirkland and as far South as Graham to visit each week...that's a total of nearly an hour of driving (not counting traffic), so that should show you how dedicated we are to "the cause" of having some girl time each week. A few of us are mothers and have planned our weddings. Our group also includes a dietitian, wine distributor & a few teachers ranging from elementary to high school. We are here to share our favorite recipes, update you on our girl talk each week, answer questions from experience and review products for companies and share our takes on them for the women out there just like us. Please feel free to contact us with topics you'd like us to cover or questions you may have. Our group e-mail is ThursdayGirlsNights@gmail.com Thanks again, The Girls
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