Traditionally, when it is my turn to host the book group, I make a TEN BOY CURRY and have all the little bowls of bananas, sultanas, coconut, mango chutney
This time, I did what became known as a MEXICAN TEN BOY as the general idea is the same. Put lots of little bowls of bits and pieces out and folks construct their own dinner. Genius.
This was a really brilliant way of feeding a crowd. There were five of us. We decimated it.
We also decimated rather a lot of wine which resulted in
I made the Layered Mexican Bean Dip in a glass bowl to show off the layers and the result tickled me, it was like a
The Chilies Rellenos Casserole was made the night before. We can’t get canned whole chilies here, so I used Romano Peppers, which aren’t the same of course, but the resulting fluffy souffle-like dish was GREAT.
I worried that I should have blanched the peppers first but the texture of them was fine. They had cooked nicely in the eggy creamy mixture. As we don’t get half and half here, I trusted the internet
I also worried a bit about the lack of salt and pepper, however, it tasted great so no need I suppose. Also, no mention by Ron about what to do with the tomato sauce – on the side I guessed.
Here’s my big plate of food!
I cooked up the beef and onions for the Taco Salad Ole the night before so that I didn’t have much to do on the night itself except get it all out on the kitchen buffeteria! I probably could have just used a pound of mince for the five of us.
There
I shall parcel it up for the freezer labelled SHERIFF METZGER’S CHILLI.
We have a tradition now at our book group that there will always be Celebrations. Those were decimated too.
It was an old-stool style riotous night. I didn’t get to bed until 2.30am (usual bedtime is 9.30pm) and I had the mightiest of all hangovers the next day. But it was well worth it.
It was great to get three recipes for the Murder, She Cooked book tested in one go. All winners! If you haven’t signed up for the
Your buffeteria looks delicious! I can vouch for that Chile Rellenos Casserole…that’s a regular on the Sunday brunch rotation around here…yummy! I end up using roasted red peppers (from a jar) and a couple of dashes of Tabasco with pleasing success (my recipe doesn’t call for tomato sauce, but I often top it with salsa and a dollop of sour cream).
You mentioned the food and the wine, but didn’t mention what the book was…but I guess that might be typical of lots of “book clubs,” lol! Everything looks fantastic!
That is, by far, the coolest coffee machine I have ever seen in my life.
Well thank you kindly Kate, I love it too! I haven’t used it for a while as it needs a clean but I’ve finally looked up on YouTube how to do it – lemon juice is the key. It’s on my to-do list!
What a feast ..Buffeteria, love it . But do you actually get any reading done at all ? I have become hooked on Bogart’s Spaghetti loaf and make a batch with the last of any chili I have .
Mort’s chili casserole looks a good one for Cowboy day too !
Haha – Cathy’s husband calls it something like the “bring a bottle reading group”. We do TRY to discuss the book, but it’s mostly about the eating and drinking. I am going to put Bogart’s Spaghetti Loaf on the to-do list… Ooh yes, Cowboy day coming soon!!