CFD: June 13th, 2010

Hello all!

Cheers to the US of A on a tie with England today! The ups and the downs....sometimes soccer is hard to watch. Anyway. Dinner on Sunday night. hmm.....once again I am struggling to set the menu. While it may seem that I am simply not feeling culinary, it's just not true. This week was one of multiple kitchen exploits! From the Summer Fruit Crostata last Sunday to my pork chops and Berry Pavlova on Monday, to my homemade bleu cheese dressing over sweet tomatoes and seared pineapple for dessert on Thursday.....whew. I'm feeling pretty good, but the ideas just aren't flowing as usual.

I know that we're going to have some first-timers this week, so I am excited to make something that will be representative of our ongoing Chambers Family Dinner. Not sure what it is going to be, but if you embrace mystery and surprise, or special Barefoot Contessa cocktails, then show up on Sunday evening at 6:30pm!

email chambers.brianandleah@gmail.com for directions. :)

Chambers Family Dinner Menu Tonight!

Alright, I know I'm slacking, but i am having the hardest of times selecting the menu for this week's extravaganza. A special guest is going to join us tonight, a good friend who moved away to connecticut before we started CFD....and i think that's adding to my analysis paralysis. What meal to make her that sums up almost 9 months of Sunday night cooking?

Well. I've come up with a few ideas. I have this friend from college, Ryan Renuart, who gave me one of the best 'just because' gifts this week: Canal House Cooking cookbooks!! And let me tell you, they look amazing. But not as amazing as my friend who has generously blessed me with such a gift. So. In honor of friendship and food, this week's menu is going to be based on recipes that remind me of those blessings.

All the recipes will be either from Canal House Cooking and my friendly favorite, the Barefoot Contessa, or they will be past crowd favorites.

To see the selections, come by and join us at 6:30!!!!

See you soon.

Silence has spoken. No cfd tonight, see you next week!!

Chambers Family Dinner: Memorial Day Weekend

Up for VOTE!!

We know that many people have plans this weekend, so we thought that we would throw CFD up for a vote. If you would like dinner tonight at 6:30 to be a part of your memorial day weekend plans, please call, text, write, or comment before 4 o'clock tonight! If not, then we'll see you next week. :)

Dinner Ideas for tonight:

Grilled Margarita Chicken
Corn on the Cob
Calico Beans
Summer Fruit Medley

Fruit Crostata by Ina Garten....I've been waiting all year to make this again. It's summertime, baby!!

No CFD Sunday, May 23rd!

In honor of the white coating of the med school student Kari Mader, there will not be a Chambers Family Dinner this Sunday. We're going to be in gainesville to watch the ceremony, but we hope to see you next week at 6:30!!

Menu: Tonight, May 16th

Last minute menu decisions = simple and quick

come on over, because i'm not cooking for nothing!! :)

Appetizer:
Asian Pork Dumplings

Main Course:
Braised Chicken over Mushroom Zucchini Risotto
Fresh Salad and Dressing

Dessert:
Fudge Cake with Chocolate Ganache

Menu: May 9th

13 followers, woohoo!!!! thank you all for subscribing so willingly to Chambers Family Dinner. :) We now have business cards too! So if anyone professes any interest (or professes to be hungry on a Sunday), there's now a way to share the open invitation.

It's the Amazing Race Finale tonight! Come on over for some delicious food and root for the cowboys to win a million bucks.... :)

Tonight's menu:

Cheese sables and wine

Sausages with warm tomatoes and hash browns
Candied carrots

Apple pizza pie

See you at 6:30!