Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries.... fresh, vibrant, colorful and yummy! Everyone hit this challenge head on and served wonderful dishes - both savory and sweet with a fabulous mixture of summer berries.
We met at Nina's home and her cutie daughter Zoe helped Betty prepare her appetizer. Goat cheese and strawberry crostini.
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| Zoe, Betty, Nina and Angi |
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| Zoe spooning the strawberries on the crostini |
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| Balsamic strawberry & Goat cheese Crostini |
We kicked off the evening with prosecco and berries... a cool, crisp and pretty cocktail.
Cindy brought homemade pancakes with bacon, berries and local Norwell syrup. They were served in cute packages.
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| Cindy adding the maple syrup to the pancakes |
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| Pancakes with thick crisp bacon in the middle - yum! |
Jean and I went the savory route. Jean served grilled chicken with a sweet and sour blackberry sauce.
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| Chicken & blackberries |
I made "lolly pop" chicken with a spicy habanero strawberry sauce and a savory blueberry sauce. The chicken pops were made from chicken wings - prepared to look like mini drumsticks.
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| Lollipop Chicken with Strawberry habanero & blueberry sauce |
Nina made blueberry, cheddar, jalapeno cornbread muffins. Great blend of sweet - savory - spicy.
We had a wonderful array of desserts... Angi brought chocolate & raspberry brownies... rich chocolate squares of fudgey goodness.
Jen brought a pillow of pavlova made with berries, pistachios and mascarpone all served on a colorful platter.
Denise brought trifle filled with whipped cream, pudding and of course - berries! I believe there was some Grand Marnier in there too.
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| Berry Trifle |
Very impressed with the creative approach with the use of Summer Berries. Another fun evening with my cooking club girls!
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| Jen, Denise, Betty, Nina, Jen Angi, Cindy & Jeanne |
