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Sunday, December 9, 2012

Countdown to 40! Iron Chef Dinner Party

Yesterday was Iron Chef so I was busy drinking, eating and being merry. Countdown to 40 has 27 days left.

I've watched Iron Chef before and was amazed at what the executive top chefs could do with a secret ingredient and a time limit. They could create masterpiece culinary art in short periods of time. This concept is wonderful for your foodie friends who will love an Iron Chef party.
We chose a day for Iron Chef. There were 4 participants. Each of us chose 3 secret ingredients to be listed. On the day of the party at 10AM, everyone came available online and we used a random word picker to choose the secret ingredient.

It was: BUTTERNUT SQUASH.

Then each person was given a random dish from: 2 appetizers, 1 main dish, 1 dessert.

At 6PM we met with our dishes for a unique dinner party with an elaborate 4 course meal.

1st course:  Butternut Squash Spread on Croutons
2nd course:  Roasted Butternut Squash Salad with Warm Vinegrette
3rd course:  Butternut Squash Enchiladas with bacon, hazelnut, and cheese topping
4th course:  Butter Squash Cupcake with Cream Cheese topping


Cocktail of the Night:  Lime Pomegranate White Wine Spritzer
Wines:  Road 13 Pinoir Noir, Pacific Breeze GSM
Coffee:  Carolan's Irish Cream Coffee

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