Cornbread Supper

Art showed up! The Green Bean Amandine Quiche above -- What a beauty! We also had traditional Kentucky Black Skillet Buttermilk Hot Water Cornbread, and a version that included the first Campsie chives of the season. Red beans and Rice, a fragrant African Peanut Soup (Peanut Butter, Peanuts, Kale, Onions, Sweet potatoes, Chicken, Onions, Coconut Milk, Tomatoes, Curry, Turmeric, Cayenne, etc....) Perhaps the celebratory bubbles and the first daffodils of the season made everything seem even sweeter. People enjoyed the lovely fresh salad, below: Plus homemade pizza that disappeared almost before your documentarian could take a photo (below), and homemade whole wheat bread with toasted cheese, and homemade light wheat bread with butter, all before we got to dessert... And what a dessert it was. Almond Cornmeal Torte, with homemade Coffee Butter Almond Ice Cream. See cake, below.

Our Cornbread Supper tradition is to invite those who bring food to list its contents on little slips of paper, primarily so people with allergies or aversions can be forewarned. This little slip stood out because of its pre-school author's verve and enthusiasm for the delicious "fuig" she had helped make. Read the contents - you will likely recognize those that are crucial: "choclet cheps," "vnela" and "mrshmlo craem." Exciting to see how participation in a convivial event extends through all ages. We treasure the children who take part. And we treasure the adults, too! Other dishes listed on paper slips for this delicious Supper: Roasted Red Pepper and Pistachio Dip & Pita Chips Tomato Bisque with Roasted Corn & Onion & Cilantro (Vegetarian) Greek Yogurt Cukes Baba Ganoush (eggplant dip) vegan Fresh Salsa (spicy) Veggie Lo Mein Foccacia (from Bluegrass Baking Co.) Yeasted Corn-Onion Bread (vegetarian) Oatmeal Cookies and Oatmeal

This week, Cornbread Supper at 6:00 PM followed a 4:00 PM Jamie Oliver pass it on session dedicated to teaching three people to cook Chicken Fajitas the Jamie way. Each of the three will then teach three more people to cook the recipe. Your documentarian shared her second test run of the chicken fajita recipe at Cornbread Supper. Jamie's recipe includes a flavorful base of quick-marinated/quick-cooked chicken with onions, peppers, and spices, topped with a quick-chopped fresh salsa and some add-ons (guacamole, cheddar, sour cream) all wrapped in a tortilla. Flavor upon flavor upon brilliant flavor. All in 19 minutes...maybe eventually, but it's definitely in the range of quick weeknight WONDERFUL food. The recipe is in Jamie's Food Revolution , and as he hasn't posted it yet online, we won't either. While the book is awesome, the project it supports -- teaching friends to cook specific recipes so they can then teach friends to cook the recipes and "cook it fo

The meatball, the sauce - oh, how do we say "incomparable" in Greek? Kerry and George Zack brings these wonders to Cornbread Suppers often enough now so that the regulars know to stand in line and make sure to get a couple before other people figure out how awesome they are -- or lose control and begin eating the taramasalata with a spoon (which has crossed your documentarian's weak mind only a few hundred times so far). Kerry generously provided the recipe for all to use. Thank you Kerry and George. KEFTETHES (Greek Meatballs) Recipe By : KERRY ZACK Serving Size : 15 Preparation Time :1:00 Categories : GREEK SPECIALITIES HORS D'OEUVRES BEEF LAMB Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 2 lbs GROUND LAMB, BEEF, VEAL, OR COMBO 2 TBL GRATED ONION 1 CU BREAD CRUMBS ( use Panko) 2