Saturday, August 31, 2013

25 years of teaching celebrated



Our dinner party last Tuesday was in celebration of three men and their careers.  My husband and two of his co-workers have been teaching for our school district for twenty-five years each.  And they love their jobs and their students.  Amazing!  A great reason to celebrate.

It was a four-course event that I cooked for and one of the other wives hosted.  Taking a dinner party on the road is both fun and challenging;you have to be organized enough to have everything you need, but you don't have to clean the bathroom.  It was a great choice for this party.

First Course


(My version included roasted peppers.  I also added a dollop of cream, two homemade crackers (recipe below), and finished with fresh grated parmesan and bits of fresh basil.)

Easy (really, they are!) Parmesan Basil Crackers


Second Course

Winter Salad with Roasted Beets and Citrus Reduction Dressing

(One of my favorite salads.  So simple.  Great flavors.  Full disclosure:  not one of my husband's favorites.)

Third Course

Roast Stuffed Pork Loin with Port Sauce

(My version used the directions for the pork and the stuffing, but I replaced the cherries with figs and made a port and fig sauce.)

Roasted zucchini, potatoes, sweet potatoes, onions, mushrooms on the side.

(Drizzle with oil, generously season with salt and pepper, and roast at 400 degrees until done.)


Fourth Course

Peach halves, sprinkled with cinnamon and nutmeg, and put under the broiler until hot and bubbly, but not burned.  We served it with whipping cream, a handful of blueberries, and then a bit more nutmeg and cinnamon.  Would be just as good with ice cream.


It was a great meal and terrific evening of reminiscing!

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