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<blockquote data-quote="ScentofCedar" data-source="post: 96878" data-attributes="member: 3353"><p>We have been invited to bring the things a group of unrelated people would bring to munch on before dinner. The hostess is a gourmet cook / former restaurant owner. (I KNOW! :thanksgiving1:)</p><p></p><p>So, what would you bring?</p><p></p><p>There will be three other couples.</p><p></p><p>This is the South, so they are deep-frying the turkey. As far as I can determine, other than the deep-frying the turkey part, the dinner is traditional.</p><p></p><p>This hostess never serves much in the way of appetizers, as she wants the appetite whetted, not sated.</p><p></p><p>I am thinking about doing oysters with spinach and fresh grapes with asiago cheese. </p><p></p><p>husband thinks that will be too heavy.</p><p></p><p>Celery with roquefort cheese was mentioned as an alternative.</p><p></p><p> :smile:</p><p></p><p>Plus, the last time we made oysters for this couple?</p><p></p><p>She suggested that I try a little ~ some Italian something that tastes of anise to highlight the spinach.</p><p></p><p>So, this lady loves food, and prepares it very, very well.</p><p></p><p>That's why I was thinking grapes and asiago.</p><p></p><p>So, if I do the celery with roquefort for husband (I DO love my husband, I DO love my husband)....</p><p></p><p>What else should I bring?</p><p></p><p>Up North, we do oysters with champagne and a huge dinner and salami and cheese and desserts ~ a true food overload.</p><p></p><p>This is not how things are done down South, apparently.</p><p></p><p>We really like these people and I would like to bring something she will not feel was too heavy.</p><p></p><p>I swear, I am thinking the oysters, the grapes with asiago, an oriental coleslaw, and a pie.</p><p></p><p>Although husband says we should skip the pie, as the hostess hinted at a very special dessert. (Last time she made dinner for us? She flamed a thing to crystallize the sugar on top of it.</p><p></p><p>AND SHE THOUGHT IT WAS SO NOT A BIG DEAL THAT SHE DID NOT EVEN CALL US IN TO WATCH HER FLAME IT.</p><p></p><p>Trust me.</p><p></p><p>I would have liked to have seen that one!</p><p></p><p> :rofl:</p><p></p><p></p><p> :smile: </p><p></p><p>So, no pie then.</p><p></p><p>I can make a fresh raw veggie tray with dip, of course.</p><p></p><p>Well then, how about a delicious dip recipe?</p><p></p><p>So.</p><p></p><p>Oysters and champagne for a toast. (Oysters down here, unlike up North, are no big deal at all. People eat them by the bucketsful.)</p><p></p><p>They even eat them raw without so much as a nod to the machismo required to do so.</p><p></p><p>At least, machismo is required to gobble raw oysters when you have been raised in Wisconsin.</p><p></p><p> :bravo:</p><p></p><p>So, maybe no oysters either.</p><p></p><p>What might you bring?</p><p></p><p>Barbara</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ScentofCedar, post: 96878, member: 3353"] We have been invited to bring the things a group of unrelated people would bring to munch on before dinner. The hostess is a gourmet cook / former restaurant owner. (I KNOW! [img]:thanksgiving1:[/img]) So, what would you bring? There will be three other couples. This is the South, so they are deep-frying the turkey. As far as I can determine, other than the deep-frying the turkey part, the dinner is traditional. This hostess never serves much in the way of appetizers, as she wants the appetite whetted, not sated. I am thinking about doing oysters with spinach and fresh grapes with asiago cheese. husband thinks that will be too heavy. Celery with roquefort cheese was mentioned as an alternative. [img]:smile:[/img] Plus, the last time we made oysters for this couple? She suggested that I try a little ~ some Italian something that tastes of anise to highlight the spinach. So, this lady loves food, and prepares it very, very well. That's why I was thinking grapes and asiago. So, if I do the celery with roquefort for husband (I DO love my husband, I DO love my husband).... What else should I bring? Up North, we do oysters with champagne and a huge dinner and salami and cheese and desserts ~ a true food overload. This is not how things are done down South, apparently. We really like these people and I would like to bring something she will not feel was too heavy. I swear, I am thinking the oysters, the grapes with asiago, an oriental coleslaw, and a pie. Although husband says we should skip the pie, as the hostess hinted at a very special dessert. (Last time she made dinner for us? She flamed a thing to crystallize the sugar on top of it. AND SHE THOUGHT IT WAS SO NOT A BIG DEAL THAT SHE DID NOT EVEN CALL US IN TO WATCH HER FLAME IT. Trust me. I would have liked to have seen that one! [img]:rofl:[/img] [img]:smile:[/img] So, no pie then. I can make a fresh raw veggie tray with dip, of course. Well then, how about a delicious dip recipe? So. Oysters and champagne for a toast. (Oysters down here, unlike up North, are no big deal at all. People eat them by the bucketsful.) They even eat them raw without so much as a nod to the machismo required to do so. At least, machismo is required to gobble raw oysters when you have been raised in Wisconsin. [img]:bravo:[/img] So, maybe no oysters either. What might you bring? Barbara [/QUOTE]
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