Monday, July 13, 2009

Saturday, July 11

Hosts: R & J
Theme: Burgers! (Z has been wanting a burger for years)

What We Ate:

R&J prepared three types of sliders (mini burgers): flank steak; bombay sliders with garlic curry sauce; and hamburgers. R topped the flank steak sliders and hamburgers with herbed butter. Z&K made two types of buns to go with the sliders: Gourmet's hamburger buns and these brioche buns via smitten kitchen.

Oh, and we also had salads. Did you think we just ate burgers (although I thought I could have until I tasted the salads)?

Dr. T&J brought a lovely tomato, basil and fresh mozzarella pasta salad called Fusilli all Caprese.

J&K came with a bright green pesto salad, but this was not just your normal pesto - this was parsley,
thyme and pistachio pesto. The salad included prosciutto AND fresh fennel - yum.

R&J contributed (as if THREE types of sliders wasn't enough?) a delicious fresh green bean, cherry tomato, pine nut, balsamic vinegar concoction.

For dessert, C&C whipped up a slightly crispy, soft on the inside brownie pudding cake thing. We ate that paired up with Z&K's home-made strawberry ice cream and then, well then, we were done eating for the evening.

Thanks R&J for a lovely evening!




3 comments:

  1. Making the hamburger buns was not hard! I would make either recipe again, although I like the Gourmet recipe best. The only change I made from the recipe as posted was using a 2 1/4 inch biscuit cutter to form the rolls for the sliders.

    I was a bit disappointed with the strawberry ice cream though. I would have like it either strawberry-er or creamier. And I thought it was a bit icy. Next time I'll try a different recipe.

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  3. Also - I loved the flank steak burgers. The herbed butter really made them. I'm hoping to try them at home this summer.

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