Cooking Club

This fun page is setup here for the ladies in my Cooking Club and anyone else who might be looking for some new dishes to try!

We meet on the first Friday of every month.

Each month I will post the dishes prepared for that month so we can easily see what has been "tried."

Our current Cookbook:

Cooking Light, Complete Cookbook: A Fresh New Way To Cook

March 2010

Debbie's house
Appetizer- Endive Stuffed with Goat Cheese and Walnuts, pg 82 (Katherine)

Soup- Chicken and Wild Rice Soup, pg 561 (Lisa)

Salad- Wedge with Blue Cheese Salad Dressing, pg 486 (Melanie)

Main Dish- Tex-Mex Lasagna, pg 326 (Debbie)

Side- Chipotle Refried Beans, pg 586 (Sallie Belle)

Side- Ecuadorean Potato-and-Cheese Patties, pg 593 (Kim S.)

Bread- Jalapeno Corn Bread, pg 114 (Lori)

Beverage- Rasberry Sparkler, pg 102 (Candise)

Dessert- Lemonade Layer Cake, pg 158 (Jennifer)

Dessert- Itish Bread Pudding with Caramel-Whiskey Sauce, pg 222 (Jennifer)

April 2010

Katherine's house

Appetizer-Spinach and Artichoke Dip, pg 71 (Wendy)

Soup- Broccoli and Cheeses Soup, pg 539 (Tiffany)

Salad

Main Dish- Cajun Oven-Fried Chicken, pg 428 (Katherine)

Side- Seasoned Spinach, pg 588 (Jennifer)

Side- Potato Gratin with Goat Cheese and Garlic, pg 595 (Sandy)

Bread-Cranberry Quick Bread with Raisins and Hazlenuts, pg 118

Beverage-Fresh-Squeezed Lemonade, pg 99 (Kim S.)

Dessert- Blackberry Jam Cake, pg 157 (Lori)

Dessert- Fudgy Sheet Cake, pg 159 (Melanie)

May 7, 2010

Wendy's house {see pics blog post here}

Appetizer- White Bean & Bacon Dip, pg 70 & Rosemary Pita Chips, pg 77 (Julie)

Soup- Baked Potato Soup, pg 547 (Debbie)

Salad- Simple Slaw, pg 463 (Tiffany)

Main Dish- Crisp-Crusted Catfish, pg 283 (Wendy)

Side- Roasted Asparagus with Balsamic Browned Butter, pg 580 (Lori)

Side- Creamy Four-Cheese Macaroni, pg 331 (Melanie)

Bread- Parmesan & Cracked Pepper Grissini, pg 139 (Sallie Belle)

Beverage- Tao's Punch, pg 100 (Jennifer)

Dessert-  Molasses Cookies, pg 194 (Candise)

Dessert- Strawberry Shortcake, pg 168 (Lisa)

June 4, 2010
Julie's house
Appetizer- Baked Feta w/ Marinara, pg 87 (Sallie Belle)
Soup- Cold Cucumber Soup, pg 547 (Katherine)
Salad- Strawberry-Kiwi Salad with Basil, pg 456 (Debbie)
Main Dish-  Pork Tenderloin, pg 405 (Julie)
Side- Glazed Sweet Potato Wedges, pg 597(Candise, Wendy sub)
Side- Potato Gratin w/ Goat Cheese pg 595 (Lisa)
Bread- Homemade White Bread, pg 125 (Sandy)
Beverage- (Melanie)
Soup- Cool Summer Berry Soup, pg 537 (Kim S.)
Dessert- Chocolate Chip Cookies, pg 188 (Tiffany)
Dessert-  Cocoa Fudge Cookies, pg 197 (Kim S.)

July 9, 2010
Sandy's house
Appetizer- Grilled Corn & Vidalia Salsa, pg 74 (Sallie Belle)
Soup- Chilled Cherry Soup, pg 537 (Wendy)
Salad- Heart of Romaine Salad w/Creamy Soy Dressing, pg 458 (Candise)
Main Dish- Peached Glazed Barbecue Pork Chops & Peaches, pg 398, (Sandy)
Side- Brussell Sprouts w/ Pecans, pg 582 (Kim S.)
Side- Spicy Sweet Potato Wedges, pg 597 (Tiffany)
Bread- Popovers, pg 120 (Lori)
Beverage- Rasberry-Orange Sunrise, pg 103 (Julie)
Dessert- Strawberry-Swirl Frozen Pie, pg 256 (Debbie)
Dessert- Butter Pecan-Toffee Brownies, pg 203 (Kim S.)

August 6, 2010
Sallie Belle's house

Appetizer- (Lori)

Soup- (Julie)

Salad- (Wendy) Romaine Lettuce w/ Red Peppers and Olives, pg 458

Main Dish- (Sallie Belle) Lasagna Rolls W/ Roasted Red Pepper Sauce, pg 328

Side- (Debbie) Roasted Root Vegetables, pg 583 

Side-  (Jennifer) Rustic Applesauce, pg 578

Bread- (Candise) French Bread Baguette, pg 127

Beverage-(Tiffany) Fresh Banana Berry Shake, pg 101

Dessert-(Katherine) Peanut Butter Banana Ice Cream, pg 237

Dessert- (Melanie)

September 10, 2010

Lori's house

Appetizer- (Candise) Crepes w/ Bananas and Hazlenut-Chocolate Sauce, pg 244

Soup- (Sandy) Tropical Fruit Soup w/ Pineapple Salsa, pg 538

Salad- (Julie) Poppy Seed Fruit Salad, pg 456

Main Dish- (Lori) Mediterranean Spinach Strata, pg 363

Side- (Melanie) Buttermilk Pancakes, pg 121

Side-  (Katherine) Monte Cristo Sandwiches, pg 504

Bread-(Kim) A blueberry muffin...I don't think we discussed it. oops

Beverage- (Debbie) Ginger-Zapped Lemonade, pg 100

Dessert-(Wendy) Sour Cream Coffee Cake, pg 124

Dessert-(Lisa) Blueberry Stuffed French Toast, not in CL

October 1, 2010

Candise's house

Appetizer- (Kim)  Savory Yogurt Cheesecake w/ Caramelized Onions, pg 83

Soup- (Sandy)  Tomato Basil Soup, pg 547

Salad- (Sallie Belle) Strawberry-Kiwi Salad w/ Basil, pg 456

Main Dish- (Candise) Grilled Sourdough Cheddar Melts, pg 506

Side- (Wendy) Glazed Carrots, pg 586

Side-  (Debbie) Baked Onions w/ Fetta, pg 588

Bread- (Jennifer) Pumpkin Muffins, pg 117

Beverage- (Katherine) Black Halloween Punch, not in CL 

Dessert- (Katy) Cream Cheese Brownies, pg 202

Dessert-

November 5, 2010

Kim's house

Appetizer- (Jennifer)  Mini Black Bean Cakes w/ Green Onion Cream & Avocado Salsa, pg 90

Soup- (Lori)  Black Bean Soup, pg 554

Salad- (Sandy) Orange & Arugula Salad, pg 459

Main Dish- (Kim S.) Pork Loin w/ Dried Plum Stuffing, pg 406

Side- (Tiffany) Vanilla Sweet Potatoes, pg 597

Side-  (Julie) Vanilla Sweet Potatoes, pg 597

Bread- (Melanie) Quick Buttermilk Cornbread, pg 113

Beverage- (Wendy) Hot Spiced cheer, pg 98 

Dessert- (Sallie Belle) Cranberry & Apple Crumble, pg 271

Dessert- (Lisa) Sugaree's Pound Cake-thanks Debbie!