February gathering

The 4th Ragamuffin Cooking Club gathering is hereby announced!

Theme: Italian!
Date & Time: Saturday, February 11, 6:00pm
Place: Kristi's

An email will be sent out with directions to Kristi's place.

We need sign-ups for the following (some have already volunteered):

• Salad -
• Soup - (Heidi can't come - HAPPY BDAY HEIDI!!), so someone can bring a soup if they want
• Main Dish Pasta - Jonathan & Jill will be bringing pasta
• Main Dish Meat - Phil & Rose will be making a chicken dish
• Dessert - Kristi will be making tiramisu
• Cups & Plates (I recommend Chinet-type since they're sturdy) -
• Wine - Chad & Karen will make sangria
• Non-alcoholic drink -

Need inspiration or recipes? Look at the long list of Italian options at the Food Network or Cooking Light or a couple random websites I found, The Art of Cookery and Italian Cooking and Living.

Frushi

Frushi
Originally uploaded by krisde.

Frushi

Frushi
Originally uploaded by krisde.

awesome cheesy grits

awesome cheesy grits
Originally uploaded by krisde.

Heather and Heidi

Heather and Heidi
Originally uploaded by krisde.

Jill

Jill
Originally uploaded by krisde.

Brunch Bonanza!

January's Ragamuffin Cooking Club was yet another success! I think we were all excited about sharing some of our favorite (and new) brunch foods. Yuuum! The dishes:

• Brunch quiche with cheese and prosciutto from Rejane
• Awesome cheesy grits from Heidi
• Breakfast casserole with sausage from Michael & Toni (congrats on the engagement!!)
• Frushi from Chad & Karen
• Homemade biscuits & gravy from Phil & Rose
• Apple coffee cake from Jonathan & Jill
• Chocolate-chip scones from Kristi
• Mimosas from Heather, Phil, Rose and Kristi

Let me know if anyone else has links to their recipe, I know there were some requests! Stay tuned for pictures from our Club Photographer, Kristi and details about the next gathering!

Sign up for January's club!

Happy New Year, everyone!!

Well, I hope that everyone had a blessed Christmas and a fun New Year celebration. And hopefully, we've all enjoyed some good food during the holidays. I made a Bundt Coffee Cake for Christmas morning and enjoyed the 2nd annual bake-a-thon that Chad and I have started to do for Christmas gifts each year. That, along with a couple new cookbooks and a little vacation time to finish decorating the kitchen, has kept me cooking inspired!

Time to sign up for the next Ragamuffin Cooking Club gathering! Post your dish sign-up here.

Remember, we're doing brunch this time (and we'll be getting together at NOON on the 14th, remember) so there's no specific requirements, although we'd like at least one person to bring drinks of some sort. Other than that, sign up for whatever you mentioned last time or something new!

Cheers!