Gourmet Club

Growing up, my parents had a monthly "Gourmet Club" meeting. Simply, it was dinner with their friends where they incorporated an international cuisine theme. They would rotate their meetings from home to home each month with the hosts preparing the main course and the guests bringing the appetizers, side dishes and dessert.

Now, here's the cool part, they dressed up authentic to the international theme for the evening. For example, if they did Japanese food, each of them would dress in a formal Japanese dress, kimono and all!

As a kid, I remember my parents getting all dressed up representative of a foreign country and preparing uniquely delicious foods.

Start your own gourmet club and see where it takes you! Here are some theme dinner ideas:
Chinese Night

Sample Menu:

Appetizers -

Spring Rolls

Sweet and Pungent Meatballs

Oriental Pork Potstickers

Main Courses -

Cashew Chicken

Sweet and Sour Chicken

Chinese Pepper Steak

Desserts -

Honey Apples

Chinese Sponge Cake

Melon Shells Filled with Fruit

Mediterranean Night

Sample Menu:

Appetizers:

Hummus

Moroccan Carrot Dip

Saganaki (Flaming Cheese)

Main Courses:


Greek Style Lasagne
Basque Barbeque Leg of Lamb
Mojadara

Desserts:

Italian Chocolate Cookies