DELIZIOSO!!!

An Italian food festival!

Greetings EATclubbers! Another fantastic meal is upon us and this time its Italian style. So get out your favorite gravy recipe and roll up some meatballs - its-a-gonna-be A-mazing!

Krissy and Eli will be hosting at Krissy's South Philly home. Check your email for the address and as always, be sure to reply to the post and let us know what you'll be bringing!

Fat Pants!

COMFORT FOOD!

Howdy friends, welcome to the 2010 Eating Season!

As it is abundantly clear, not much action has happened on the ol'Eat Club blog since Novemeber '09...oops! But here we are again, prepping for what promises to be quite a delicious belly bomb. Flo has thrown down the fat pants guantlet with her January "COMFORT FOODS" themed meal.

The eating will begin promptly at 6:00PM at Flo's pad in No'Libs. We expect to see you all there! Please feel free to post what you'll be bringing, and remember, if you want to enjoy a beverage with your meal, this is a BYO party.

"We're Thailand"

Get excited kids, 'cause EATclub's going to Southeast Asia! Please join us as on Saturday, November 21st as we explore all that Thai cuisine has to offer. As always, please give the blog a shout out and let us know what you'll be bringing!

The dinner will be at Lily and Kevin's Northern Liberties home, please check your email for specific address locations.

Small Bites

Howdy EATclubbers, hope this finds you all well. Time has come for fall, football and our glorious phillies in the world series chase - what better time than the present to indulge in a delicious plethora of small bites?!?!

This month's feast will be held at Dan and Moria's house in East Falls, prime time for some football (and yes, they have a great TV). Please let us know if you'll be in attendance and what you plan on bringing by posting a comment to this post.

This month's meal leaves the door wide open for creative exploration into a variety of flavors and cultures...hopefully someone will bring some fried deliciousness!

Check your email for the exact address, we are looking forward to seeing everyone this Sunday, October 25th at 4PM.

Mexican Food Fiesta!!!

Welcome back EATclubbers! We are exited to start off our Fall meal series with a tribute to all things Mexican. Crack open that Rick Bayless cookbook and try something beyond the standard Mexican fare. However, I have to be honest, tacos are my absolute favorite food of all time so I won't discriminate!

This month's meal will be held on Sunday, September 13th at the Hess residence in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood. Please leave us a post as to what you'll be making so we all can plan our dishes accordingly.

Long Time, No Post...

Wow, so apologies to my reader for the recent lurch in blog activity! EATclub has been plugging along quite well over these past few months and there is much to report.

In May we held a Spanish theamed feast at Mark and Kim's loft, which was a grand meal. The June dinner was a grilling extravaganza that definitely did not disappoint! In order catch up with the back log of food photos and recipes I'll be posting regularly over the next few weeks with the hopes of catching up by the end of July.

And just to wet your blogging palates a bit, I thought I'd start with a few cocktails, including Kim's delicious white sangria from the Spanish feast and a vodka/lemon/rosemary drink that won much acclaim at the Flanders/Church going-away party. Enjoy!

Kim's Saucy Sangria

1 bottle dry white wine
1 cup peach liquer
2 cups seltzer water
sliced strawberries
sliced kiwi
any other fruit of choice!
a few cups ice cubes

Mix all, excluding ice cubes, smashing fruit slightly. Chill up to 4 hours. Serve over ice. Drink your face off.

Vodka Rosemary Lemonade Fizz

Ingredients

* 1 cup fresh lemon juice
* 1 cup sugar
* 2 (8-inch) rosemary sprigs
* 1/2 cup vodka
* Chilled club soda or seltzer
* Garnish: 8 (3-inch) rosemary sprigs

Preparation

Bring lemon juice, sugar, and rosemary to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar has dissolved, then reduce heat and simmer 2 minutes. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Discard rosemary sprigs.

Fill 8 (8-ounces) glasses halfway with ice. Divide syrup (about 2 tablespoons each) among glasses and add vodka (1 tablespoon each). Top off with club soda.

A Feast for the Eyes

So, I've finally gotten my act together and am ready to post the photos from last months Spring Feast! Much thanks to the lovely Ray-Ray Myers for her photo uploading skills! Only fitting that her amazing looking and tasting fruit tart will be the first photo to devour. And why not start with dessert? It was definitely the most visited table.

Our inaugural meal began as all good meals should, with a lot of wine (about 15 bottles when it was all said and done). We definitely had our fair share of appetizers too...thanks to Fintan's genius we were are able to enjoy a collection of small but mighty spring-pigs-in-blankets. There is no finer way to begin a feast!

For the main meal we enjoyed a hit parade of amazing spring dishes, that were not only a feast for the eyes, but complimented each other incredibly well.


Grace and Alex's Forged Salad
with Fresh Beets





Lara's Myer Lemon Green Beans





Alethia's Fennel Salad with
Aged Manchego



Sayeh and Sam's Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus
With Truffle Oil





Eli's Tandoori Chicken





Moira's Fresh Chive Butter





Dan B's Roast Spring Chicken with Vegetables





Alethia's Spring Vegetable Risotto




And as if we did have enough to eat, this happened...

Moira's Key Lime Pie


Lara's Flourless Chocolate Cake


Moira's Coconut Macaroons


Fintan's Fruit Salad

Thanks to all who contributed to this fabulous meal. I'm looking forward to seeing you all on Saturday for a Spanish feast!