We decided to mix things up a little this month for our ladies book club and do a “cookbook club.” A cookbook club is the idea where instead of reading the same book, we all buy the same cookbook and each cook a recipe from it and bring it to the meeting, potluck-style. We made a little twist on this and instead of buying a cookbook, we thought we’d pick a blog, one that is up-and-coming. 🙂 We picked Tasty Eats at Home, which is written by Alta Mantsch, who also lives in the Dallas area! Her blog is gluten-free and super cute!
Here’s what we all made…
APPETIZERS
Jennie made a Kale Waldorf Salad (with strawberries instead of grapes). I have an obsession with kale right now, so I loved this.
She also made a Raw Summer Beet Slaw. This was SUPER good.
Ada made a Celeriac Soup with Curry Popcorn. Freshly popped popcorn = yum!
Jessica made a Cilantro-Lime Salmon Salad in Avocado Cups. Ha, the salad part was very refreshing. Can’t say the same about the unripe avocados, haha.
ENTREES
Katherine made a Texas Chili. Yes to those spices.
I made Shrimp Etouffee (the recipe calls for crawfish though)
DESSERT
Stephanie made a Lemon Blueberry Yogurt Cake. So moist and not overly sweet!
and Will, graciously made us ladies a sparkling sake (zipang) drink 🙂
Full Spread:
Thanks to everyone for making such delicious dishes. And thanks Alta for sharing her wonderful recipes on her blog!
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Oh my gosh, thank you all SO MUCH for cooking my recipes! I am blushing I’m so honored. Wish I could have been there with you ladies. Looks like an amazing spread. Wow, I feel so lucky! Thanks again!
This is such an amazing idea, and wow does it look delicious!
What a lovely idea. I am a big fan of Alta’s blog, the food looks wonderful.
What a great idea–and the food looks so good! Alta’s blog is so full of yummy, healthy recipes–great choices here! 🙂
What a cool idea for your book club and it looks like you chose some of the tastiest recipes on Alta’s blog 🙂
I love Alta’s food! She lives close to me and I’ve been to her home and eaten with her. YUM! You couldn’t have chosen a smarter cook for your book club this month!