Recently we started a supper club with some friends. Luckily we are blessed to have some close friends nearby and there are 5 couples total that participate. We do our supper club gathering as often as every week, but we are okay with once a month, as schedules get busy. We'd been wanting to start one ever since we stumbled upon the blog Maggie's Dinner Dates.
Our most recent supper club was Saturday night and was supposed to feature Puerto Rico and it's dishes. It ended up as a mish mash of Puerto Rican & Mexican due to our lack of knowledge and time for research for drinks and side dishes.
To wet their appetites for a delicious meal to come, we served our homemade Guacamole with warmed chips, while they waited for the main event.
So, what did end up on the menu, you ask? We had, our now famous in these circles, Puerto Rican Pork. A friend of mine made it several times for work pig-outs and gave me the recipe. There may be another name, of which she and I were not aware of, so this is what I named it. I will provide the recipe in a future post (update: posted HERE).
Our spectacular spread included the Puerto Rican pork, a Mexican rice side dish and fresh green beans. Prior to the meal, we had our homemade Guac, which we still left for them to enjoy with their meal, if they so desired. We served the meal with Sangria, glasses rimmed with a sugared, frozen lime. Mmmmm.
We topped of the already delicious meal with a homemade Rum Cake, recipe provided in a later post (update: posted HERE). If we'd thought the Puerto Rican pork that emitted ooohs and aaahs were the end of the accolades, we were wrong as the cake really knocked their socks off! One friend, who said he typically doesn't favor dessert, thought this was the best cake he'd ever had. We had a fantastic time with great friends & good food. Who could ask for more?
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14 comments:
oh, I desperately want to do a supper club! We so rarely entertain at home and there's just something so wonderful about it.
Yum! I'm so jealous - I would love to do a supper club like this! Now you've got me thinking... :-)
stopping in from comment cocktail hour! congrats!
My cousin and I used to go to the Melting Pot with two of our friends for ladies night on Monday's. We haven't been in a while, but it was always a real treat, and an awesome deal. That place is absolutely delicious. I love going out with friends. :)
You're making me so hungry! I already follow your blog, but it was fun to stop by with the SITS Comment Hour.
A supperclub!!! Wow I love this idea! My Hubby & I love to entertain & this is a great way to do it!!
SarahB
Www.blissfulblatterations.com
That pork looks so good! Stopping by from SITS comment hour!
I've always wanted to do a supper club, but with kids it just hasn't happened. cocktail hour
Would love to join a supper club, too, although since I'm a vegetarian, maybe it will be hard to find one. The concept of Spanish Night seems interesting. Here from Comment Hour, stopping by to say hi!
OH my goodness that sounds yummy!
Wow! A supper club sounds so much fun. Unfortunately if I did one right now I am afraid it would only include chicken nuggets and mac and cheese.
How fun to be able to have friends to get together with for a Dinner Club! The roast looks yummy!!
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Blessings,
Toqua
http://ToquasCrafts.blogspot.com
omg super clubs what a wonderful idea... i'm going to have to chat with the hubby about this one.. i love to entertain, ok that is an understatement my husband will tell you sometime i live to entertain lol... anyhow drop me a line i just spent a year on a home renovation to make our home fully inclusive for our daughter with cp! and i'm an int designer too!
stoppin by this am since my fingers didn't type so fast last night from #commenthour
*waving,
shelley :)
That just sounds like fun!
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