Progressive Dinner

Well I have to start by saying, I live in the best neighborhood.  My cul-de-sac of 6 houses is full of great people with awesome cooking skills.  We get together now and then for parties; we all like to cook and entertain.  Last night we had the first of (what I forsee) many progressive dinners.  A progressive dinner is where each course takes place at a different house.  There was a suggestion of a French theme which was taken and ran with.  Unfortunately two of our neighbors were unavailable for the feast, but lucky for us because we got to enjoy the culinary talents of a friend of the cul-de-sac. (see her recipes at http://www.saturdaynightsuppers.com/)  We had a wonderful evening.  My recipe is one that was already on the blog (1/16/12) if you are interested.  The others I don't have the recipe for, so this will just be pictures of our feast.  I tried to have two pictures of each, but some pictures came out too blurry.

My course was the appetizers: Scallops with Potato Pancakes and Caviar Sauce.  I served it with a prosecco.



Next we went to Angel's house were we had a wonderful cheese course consisting of a goat cheese rolled in herbs, enotki (spelling?), cheddar and a brie baked in pastry with caramelized onions.  To accompany the cheeses we had a perfect bread baked by Elaine, crackers, olives, strawberries, grapes and dried cranberries.  She served a French Chardonnay by Fat Bastard with it.




After there, we went to Christine's house for a salad.  It was wonderful combination of spinach, prosciutto and cantaloupe in a vinaigrette. She served it with a Sauvignon Blanc.



Then we went back to Angel's house for our main course provided by Elaine.  It was a delicious cassoulet. She served it with a French red I don't remember the name of but enjoyed very much with another of her amazing breads.  This one was with rosemary.




And to end our feast, we went to Gwynne's for dessert. It was a chocolate bavarois, a chocolate mouse type desert with fresh raspberries and two kinds of pastries from a local French Bakery. (La Gourmandise) The pastries were apricot and black forest.  She served these with a rose sparkling wine and a pinot noir.



It was a great night friends, thank you for all you did to make it special. I can't wait to do it again.  I leave you with Gwynne's napkins that perfectly reflect the correct attitude!








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