August gathering

The 10th Ragamuffin Cooking Club gathering is hereby announced!! After two great months of grilling delights, we decided to change direction from the mania of cooking-at-the-club and take a sweet break. :)

Theme: Desserts!!

Date & Time: Saturday, August 19th, 7:00pm - eat dinner first!

Place: Chad & Karen's

The only rule is that we are going to have NO COOKIES (saving those for the cookie swap this winter). If everyone can signup and try to have as much variety as possible, we'll leave the rest open to creativity! Just try something new, and bring the recipe with you.

We need signups for the following:
Dessert 1 (cake?) -
Dessert 2 (pie?) -
Dessert 3 (pudding?) -
Dessert 4 (something fruity?) -
Dessert 5 (something chocolate?) -
Dessert 6 (cheesecake? tart? something nutty?) -
Wine / cocktails -
Non-alcoholic drinks (sodas, etc.) -

Just pay attention to others' signups and try to add variety. And don't forget your recipe this time! Sweet!

Lisa's tasty grilled green beans

Lisa's tasty grilled green beans
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the spread

the spread
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my beautiful meal.

my beautiful meal.
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ROSE CAN GRILL!

ROSE CAN GRILL!
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laughing

laughing
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goofy people

goofy people
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grilled peaches

grilled peaches
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curves

curves
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Lisa swirling her wine glass.

Grill fest part 2!

Grill fest part two was another fun, frenzied time of grillin', chillin' and grubbin'.

Once again we had a beautiful evening for the grill fest. We saw both gas and charcoal grills in action and stepped up to the challenge of grilling fish, sides and dessert. We learned a bit about how to tell when various types of fish are "done" and tasted some of the spiciest grilled corn - mmmm. Plus, we had a great time with our cooking club guests Michael, Rebekah and Lisa!

We enjoyed:

• chardonnay from Lisa
• sodas from Kristi
• all sorts of bring-your-own marinaded seafood: shrimp, orange roughy, tuna and salmon
• cajun spiced grilled corn from Jonathan & Jill
• grilled peaches with marscapone, brandy and chardonnay from Phil & Rose
  

Another great summertime cookout and fun time at the Ragamuffin Cooking Club! Pictures from our resident photographer to come! Next month we're going to take a bit of a break from making our food on-site and just celebrate the late summer with DESSERTS of all kinds! Stay tuned!