star of dinner was the barrel roasted chicken.
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“Hello Chefs…today I prepared for you an Avocado Egg White Salad Wrap”
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Posted on February 29, 2012
a.k.a the dish that didn’t win us any points but still tasted good 😎 <–MM from Ash :: I think if our friends weren’t so nice…we may have been on the chopping block :0) Not because our dishes were subpar (of course), but because ALL the dishes were absolutely delicious! On Thursday when we got the ingredient list…I kind of put the chore of recipe research on the back-burner thinking it was going to be a slam dunk BUT when I woke up on Saturday morning I started to frantically search for ideas. There were lots of yummy obvious appetizers that came to mind but I didn’t want to take the easy way out for the fear of being CHOPPED on lack of creativity. …
This weekend our friends Jake and Brie coordinated one of the funnest dinner parties we have been to in a long while…affectionately named: Chopped dinner party. We are all fans of the show Chopped on Food Network and so they decided to throw a dinner party with Chopped in mind. While this was our first run I bet its still going to be hard to top the fun that was had. Here is how they did it… First through Facebook’s invite/ group featured they invited about 10 people (4 couples and 2 singles). The invite went out on a Monday and the party was on Saturday. On Thursday night the host sent out 8 ingredients of which the contestants had to use 3 (ingredients)…
Every year on/ around Valentines Day weekend, Ashley and I, my brother, sister in law and close friends all have made going to Walla Walla tradition (we are now in our 2nd year). This year we tasted close to 70 wines from 11 wineries/ tasting rooms including: Walla Walla Vintners 225 Vineyard Lane Walla Walla, WA 99362 — Gordy is a great host! Pepper Bridge  1704 J.B. George Rd Walla Walla, WA 99362 — great underground tour K Vintners — 35 S. Spokane Street Walla Walla, WA (downtown) — even though Charles was not around we still had a great time thanks Alyson Tero Estates/ Flying Trout 6 W. Rose Street #103 Walla Walla, WA 99362 — awesome tasting room in the Marcus Whitman…
Categories: Seattle weekends, Walla Walla Wines
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Ashley is up to some goodness. What to expect for the upcoming week (so far)… Parmesan Garlic Popcorn w/ out a microwave 😎 Baked Chick Peas (don’t actually know what’s on them but I bet there is some type of spice). From me… A extremely simple cheese ball recipe 😎 See ya! We are headed to Walla Walla.
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