Shoestring Gourmet: Anything But Turkey |
Our October Shoestring brought a good-sized crowd to the Gore residence, and our theme of “My Favorite Recipe” guaranteed that each dish would be a labor of love. Nedra and Glenn Case rolled out the first appetizer, a chilled vegetable and seafood hors d’oeuvres plate with shrimp, mushroom, creamed herring, and olives. Host Ursula Gore’s crisp mixed breads and rolls complemented Pat Hul and Bernie Lumbert’s multi-vegetable soup with Oriental seasonings. We were treated to two salads: Kebba Buckley prepared a zesty melange of blue cheese and vegetables, and Linda and Gerry Brazelton did mandarin and sage salad with wild raspberry vinaigrette dressing.
Our first entrée was Ursula’s aromatic fettucine with prosciutto and spinach, served with Bernie and Pat’s oven-browned zucchini slices with parmesan sauce. Jane Khatiblou served Iranian gourmah sabsi, a rich beef stew simmered with parsley, cilantro, spinach, green onion, and limes, served over white rice.Our desserts will, I think, become the favorites of us all: Linda and Gerry’s bread pudding with caramel sauce, and Kebba’s creamy fudge bars.
Our November theme will be Thanksgiving recipes without turkey! Yes, it is possible, and I’m sure we’re going to be able to come up with some piquant possibilities that do not involve the traditional bird. You’ll get enough turkey at Mother’s and at the in-laws’, and just think of the time you save. As always, we’re daring to be different. We will be getting together on Saturday, November 11, at 6 p.m., and Ursula Gore will host again. Please call Ursula at 602-863-9648 by Thursday, 11/9 to coordinate dishes.