July 4th, 2009, Almarr, Sam H., Zoe

mole madness!

- teloloapan red mole (rick bayless' mexican kitchen)
- homemade corn tortillas
- mole enchiladas with enchilado cheese, sweet potatoes, and nopales
- fresh roasted tomatillo and chipotle salsa (rick bayless)
- "mexican crema" (sour cream mixed with heavy cream, so it was pourable)
- jamaica margaritas and jamaica sours (margaritas with hibiscus-ginger syrup)
- sour cream and basil ice cream

July 3rd, 2009, Pieapalooza

http://www.thesweatshopoflove.com/blog/?p=715

- Triple Cherry Pie (http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Lattice-Topped-Triple-Cherry-Pie-238820, with cooks illustrated crust)

June 25th, 2009, PT and Allyson

http://www.thesweatshopoflove.com/blog/?p=641

- they brought guacamole!
- truffled goat cheese flan on bed of arugula salad (entertaining for a veggie planet)
- chilled beet-orange soup with goat cheese (cafe brenda cookbook)
- mango slaw (which was superfluous, entertaining for a veggie planet)
- strawberry rhubarb pie (cooks illustrated) with basil ice cream (perfect scoop)
- sangre de fresa cocktails (strawberry basil cocktail with balsamic syrup, art of the bar)
- "sensation" cocktails (gin, lime, mint, maraschino liqueur, art of the bar)

June 23rd, 2009, Nora and Bill Moore

- salad with balsamic vinaigrette, blue cheese, cranberries, pecans
- homemade papardelle with asparagus and herbed cream
- strawberry-rhubarb pie with sour cream ice cream
- red wine