Friday, November 16, 2012

The Beginning ~ November 2012

Getting together with friends to enjoy great food and company  is something we must all try to do. With schedules, family happenings and just life itself makes this a challenge.  I thought if we got the date on our calendars, shared the responsibility of preparing the menu and rotating homes - hopefully our meetings would happen and be a success.

Fortunately, our inaugural meeting was a success!  Six of us met at my home to enjoy cocktails and appetizers as we discussed our strategy.   Jeanne brought tasty spinach squares; Rita brought cheesy rice balls; Betty brought fabulous ham and cheese palmiers; Angi brought delicious crab cakes; Jen brought a savory squash soup and  I served brie crostini with apples and brown sugar.  Unfortunately I never thought to take pictures to show what a fabulous spread we had.

While sipping prosecco we decided on our schedule to meet the 2nd Thursday of each month.  We rotate to everyone's home.  Originally I had a rough draft of ideas as to what the 'theme' would be each month.  As it turns out each meeting we easily decided on next month's theme and where we would meet.  The group has since grown to nine members with others interested in joining.  I'm excited in the Scituate Cooking Club (SCC) success and look forward to our adventures in the kitchen and sharing with each other's lives.