Passport Menu
Appetizer inspired by the Mideast. Fruit, medjool dates, tahini, soft cheese, crackers, nuts.
Medjool dates are my very favorite dessert.
First course inspired by Africa: spicy peanut soup, served over brown rice with peanuts for garnish.
Dinner included ginger chicken with spinach and sesame, salad, and steamed veggies — a combination of Thai and American influence.
Dessert was two varieties of shortbread, via Scotland. Morag’s roots are African and Scottish, although she is living in America and moving to Canada. I think her bon voyage community dinner reflected her global hopping well.
~K
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I LOVE food pics!!! Nothing motivates me to try a recipe more than good food pics. So, go fix the link to the spicy peanut soup cause I want to try it….
March 14th, 2008 at 6:14 amI swear, I always read your blog before I’ve eaten. And it only makes me hungrier! Looks soooo good!
March 14th, 2008 at 6:40 amSo yummy looking!!! The Peanut Soup looks awesome.
March 14th, 2008 at 7:14 amWhat a wonderful multicultural experience!
March 14th, 2008 at 7:22 amConsidering I’m (almost) seriously on diet, your blog and your community dinners will kill me! The food look just…….mmmmmmmmmmmmm………..
March 14th, 2008 at 8:11 amThe soup and chicken sound wonderful. And, oh my that shortbread–so flaky and fabulous-looking. I want some right now! Looks like it melts in your mouth!
March 14th, 2008 at 8:41 amGreat dinner! In what country will she find another roommate who cooks and shares so well?
March 14th, 2008 at 8:50 amI think the April issue of Veg Times would be right up your alley.
Are you going to post a pic of roomie?
March 14th, 2008 at 10:23 amI am the QUEEN of those kinds of appetizers- nuts, cheese, crackers, fruit, Wasa flatbread (love)all pretty on a platter. A lot of nights that is our dinner!
March 14th, 2008 at 10:39 amWow, Kelli you are such a good friend. This looks like such a wonderful and thoughtful see ya’ later dinner.
I am going to try the shortbread recipes today:)
March 14th, 2008 at 11:17 amYummy!!! You will have to post the chicken recipe!
March 14th, 2008 at 12:35 pmBoy, you have more dinner parties than anybody I know. I think it’s very clever of you to have a standing date each week.
March 14th, 2008 at 12:56 pmI probably shouldn’t have checked in today while being hungry! Oh my! The chicken looks soooo good.
Much love.
March 14th, 2008 at 3:06 pmXOXOXO
Oh, yum! My husband would DEVOUR that appetizer platter — I don’t think I’ll show it to him lest he expect the same from me in the near future. ;o)
You are just too cool, Kelli.
Jeanie
March 15th, 2008 at 12:56 pmYum!! OOoo that all looks soo good. I love peanut dishes…like Thai curry with peanut sauce, or Pad Thai. Yum! Sometimes we even just get the peanut sauce and pour it over brown rice…that sounds similar to that delicious looking soup. Slurp.
March 15th, 2008 at 5:33 pmHow was the spicey peanut soup? I think I’ll have to try that. Everything looks soooooooooooo good!
March 18th, 2008 at 3:36 pmyummy! i love dates. don’t know nothing about any varieties though. my fav snack is a date and a bit of brie on a melba toast round. there’s nothing finer. except maybe that shortbread, one of my very favorite things…
March 20th, 2008 at 8:38 am