Its windy, cold, dark... welcome to January! We brought a little spice and heat by cooking with peppers.... mild, warm or omg HOT! We had a fabulous signature drink - Spicy Peach Margarita followed by a nice variety menu each highlighting a pepper in a different way.
As always there was a great variety of food... Mexican rice, stuffed poblano peppers, summer rolls with spicy peanut sauce, spicy Caribbean chicken wings, stuffed jalapeños and a turkey chili with corn cakes, open faced turkey & gouda and ham & cheddar sandwiches.
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| Summers rolls with peanut sauce |
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| Rolled summer roll |
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| Mexican Rice |
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| Open faced Turkey & Gouda and Ham & cheddar sandwiches with a spicy pepper relish |
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| Stuffed poblano peppers with cheese, beans - yum! |
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| Caribbean spicy chicken wings |
The
jalapeños ranged in heat... but they were stuffed with a cream cheese and jack cheese - wrapped in bacon - simply delish!
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| Cheesy stuffed jalapeños wrapped in bacon |
The
Turkey Chipotle Chili were so cute with the pepper jack cheese corn cake toppers... cute and tasty
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| Turkey Chipotle Chili |
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| Chili with corn cake topper |
But of course the evening was not complete with out dessert!
The grand finale was served with hot coffee and your choice of Bailey's served with spicy chocolate brownies and a spicy chocolate cookie ~
spiced brookies. The cookies had a great amount of heat to them... nice rich chocolate followed by hint (or punch!) of heat. Simply yummy!
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| Spiced Brookies |
The brownies were baked with different sections.... a plain section, some with pecans, additionally hotness with red pepper flakes and the last section with chocolate chips.
Happy January cooking club gals... try a little spicy hot pepper in your life to help keep warm!
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| Denise, Cindy, Betty, Angi, Jeanne, Rita & Jen |
