Thursday, February 26, 2009

Inauguration Skillet Gathering - Some Additional Tidbits

We chose our menu because we wanted it to be healthy, colorful, and most of all, delicious. It was cold that day! But, Hot Pepper still ran in and out of the house to grill the chicken. To her surprise there was no barbecue sauce in the pantry. But you can’t keep a good cook down, so she whipped up some, “not on your neighborhood grocery shelf” barbecue sauces. This meant combining ketchup, brown sugar, mustard, hot sauce, garlic powder, a little red wine, and chili powder for the chicken. Not to be outdone, Thyme hooked up her version of barbecue sauce for the salmon. This meant combining chili powder, brown sugar, cinnamon, cumin, salt, and lemon zest. Needless to say, and not to brag, everyone licked all 10 of their fingers over our masterpieces.

Menu
Appetizers
Roasted garlic hummus & pita chips
Pickled Okra
Olive mix
Boursin Cheese & Crackers

Main Course
Barbecue Chicken
Barbecue Salmon
Green beans with garlic
Roasted Root Vegetables (turnips, butternut squash, and yams)
Roasted Peppers & Onions
Salad with Mandarin Oranges
Cornbread

Beverages
Sangria Punch
Juice
Modela Negro

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