Iron Chef - the girls and carrots

Another impressive meal! The girls took a more simplistic approach with fewer dishes:

• Lime perrier
• Riesling
• Carrot ginger soup
• Carrot salad with apples and lime dressing
• Carrot ravioli with red pepper cumin sauce and grilled salmon
• Carrot cake with cream cheese icing

The judges' final assessment after two Iron Chefs? A TIE!

... I guess that means only one thing... rematch!

July gathering

The 21st gathering of the Ragamuffin Cooking Club is hereby announced!

Theme: Iron Chef - Girls' Night... the ingredient is carrots
Date & Time: Saturday, July 14, 6:30pm
Place: Chad & Karen's

The RULES: see here

Parrrrty...Pizza Party!

(Ok, so some of you may not recognize the post title's vague reference to the commercial for a game from 1987 (that I loved, by the way) but I will forgive you for that.)

New Year's Eve got off to a great start with our pizza party! We were missing some friends (like Michael, Rebekah, Rejane, Rachel and Jessica), but still managed to have a grand old time with the rest.

We grubbed on a feast of:

• fresh pizza dough from Phil & Rose
• fresh tomato sauce from Chad & Karen
• lotsa cheese and pepperoni from Michael & Toni
• peppers, olives and onions from Rachel (in her absence, she even sent toppings!)
• a lovely chianti and sodas from Michelle
• garlic bread and chips from Heather and her friend Rachel (a different one)

And that's all for the cooking club gatherings for 2006. Coming up - the 15th Ragamuffin Cooking Club and Spanish Tapas!