Summer hosted Cooking Club tonight, and the theme was Key West Christmas. It was a menu taken from Cooking Light, and we were all randomly assigned a dish! Summer setting up the table:
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Valerie made the Breaded Shrimp with Honey-Mustard Sauce.
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Summer had to grill in the rain!
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She grilled fish and also seared some sea scallops.
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I brought Cauliflower with Capers:
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Summer made Grilled Grouper and Grilled Mahi Mahi, and served the scallops with a Ginger Sesame dressing, and Rose made a Fennel Citrus Relish for the fish:
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Mmm, fish + cauliflower.
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Yumi's Caesar Salad with Chile-Cilantro Dressing:
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Suzanne's Pomegranate-Key Lime Vodka Cocktails:
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We tasted several different bottles of Gewurztraminers:
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Then went swimming! And hot tubbing!
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Summer decided to go in in her dress!
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WAIT!!!!
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You need a buddy for this jump!
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It was so fun, she decided to do it again!
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Swimming pool!
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The sunset was beautiful.
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Are we in Hawaii?
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Beastie Girls.
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Sunset!
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Now Summer wants to get in the hot tub with her dress on!
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Still setting...
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Since it was a Key West Christmas Party, there were PRESENTS!!!!
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PRESENTS!!!!
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I got this sparkly sarong that can also be used as a scarf!
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Rose got a sun hat!
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After presents, it was time for dessert. Nancy made Rum-Macadamia Ice Cream with Grilled Pineapple and Coconut.
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IT WAS SO GOOD OMG!!!!!!
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Then we went out to the barn for Pictionary. Here I am totally assuming the Pictionary BOSS position, like always:
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PICTIONARY!
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The winning drawing, "spotted owl." (drawn by me, a member of the WINNING TEAM!)
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Team Photos!!!! Losers:
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Winners!
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