Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Hi y'all: Gastonomique Society goes to the South

It was another Gastronimique Society dinner on Saturday and the menu was all SOUTHERN.

What is the Gastronomique Society? 4 couples including 4 guys who love to cook and 4 girls who love to eat what they make. It's as simple as that.

Matt's from Nashville and one of our friends is from Alabama, so it seemed fitting that one of the dinners should feature some southern cuisine - re-defined, of course.
The MENU
We didn't have a babysitter lined up for the night (we thought we asked my mom, but she had plans and so did everyone else in my family. And my normal babysitter hasn't done nights yet, so we weren't ready to ask her) so ... we got to bring him along. Yes, Wes got to go to his first dinner party at 8 months. Lucky kid!  Our hostess has 2 kids (including a precious 2-month old) so babies were "on the menu" that evening.

Shrimp & grits
The guys made a fantastic dinner - taking some traditional southern favorites and giving them their special twist. 
    Catfish, pickled green beans & hushpuppies
    Everything was so good, I was sad I didn't bring any tupperware to sneak home some of the pecan pie (the crust was from Emeril and the pie was our friend's mom's recipe).

    Pecan Pie
     "Put Some South in Your Mouth" - Our P. Dean apron

    1 comment:

    Anonymous said...

    looks like good food, would love to try the shrimp and grits.