Dinner #5: Breakfast for dinner

Ok, I was really slow to get this up. And now I realize I'm missing some pictures. Anyhow, Don fried up some bacon and sausage. Just imagine a lot of grease. Jen made yummy smoothies which I don't have pictures of either. As for the rest of us, see below:

Coffeecake by Lucy Granola by Brian Blueberry muffins by Ronnie Poached eggs with cream sauce by me Muffins by Uma

Dinner #4 - Happy chinese new year

Hey, it's another new year celebration sort of so the theme was Chinese food with an emphasis on pork. I de-anonymized everyone for the new year since too many people have the same initial.

Really fatty yummy pork in rolls by Jen Stir fried pork vermicelli noodles by YL Lamb pilaf (polo) by Brian Beef with noodles by Ray Pork tenderloin by Lucy dessert by Kristin More fruit dessert by Kristin

Dinner #3 - the start of a new year

means the theme should be starters (courtesy of U). Everything was delicious as usual.

Cured salmon by V Green Tea muffins by P Thai spicy pork in Lettuce wraps by U/W (mostly U) Faux fruity sushi by R Bacon wrapped scallops by D - doh we missed a pic of the lemon bars Chicken stuffed pastries by Y - Yes i only made 3 or it felt that way at least Stuffed Mushrooms by D/E Shrimp on skewers by D/E Cheese, tomato, onion puffs by J/B (J for the idea, B for application)

Dinner #2 - Thanksgiving leftovers

The theme this month was to make a dish that either was stuffed, contained turkey, cranberry or pumpkin. I did not really mean for people to try to satisfy all requirements but I should have realized that my friends are overachievers

Spinach salad with cranberries by L. I love spinach and onions. I do not think my neighbors appreciated my onion eating. L also made the dressing himself. Of course I do not remember what the flavor was.

Samosas stuffed with turkey, cranberry and pumpkin by R. We gobbled these up quickly. There was also a cranberry chutney dressing which I'm sure he made by hand - even the growing of the cranberries.

Herb stuffed chicken by D/E. So unbelievably juicy. mmm. Why is it that we eat turkey for thanksgiving again? We should just eat chicken like this.

Bell peppers stuffed with turkey, pumpkin, cranberry, and rice by B. I admit I was wondering how it would taste with all those different flavors but presentation was quite lovely. The bell pepper was the perfect complement to the rich range of flavors.

Pumpkin/Cranberry bread a la mode by V - Ok, I don't like pumpkin but this bread/cake thing just melted in my mouth and was wonderful. mmm. There was some pumpkin ice cream too.

I forgot what these are called but basically little pastries stuffed with chocolate and almonds with cinnamon on top. I was worried it wouldn't be sweet enough but it seemed to go down ok.

Dinner #1 - oktoberfest

Our first dinner was in October and I decided that it would be fun to have themes so obviously the only choice would be Oktoberfest - or else we would have been eating a lot of candy and pumpkins. Hmm. maybe that would have been preferable heh. There is an art to photographing food. Apparently I do not know it so blame the photographer and not the cooks.

	Potato Salad by M. Not quite german but very tasty.
	Corn Muffins by R. mmm. that totally hit the spot. Not german either. People aren't following instructions!
	Cabbage dish by J. It's purple! eek. It truly was not as scary as it looks in the picture. It had a nice blend of flavors.
	Bratwurst by B. Amazing how much beer flavor the onions picked up.
	Potato and dumpling soup by R. It had a nice smoky charcoal flavor. That of course was on purpose.
	Steak/bacon roll by J. There was pickle in there too which worked surprisingly well. Needless to say, I felt my arteries clogging after I ate it. Are germans fat? Or do they just die young?
	Apple Strudel by me. Two different recipes - one much more complicated than the other. I preferred the simpler taste of the easier one. The secret is to buy phyllo dough.