Cooking Club Meeting 10/20/05

My Fellow Cubans, Mexican, Americans, Germans and Hobbits: Thanks to everyone who cooked for our October cooking club. It was a great success and all that Cuban food we had was out of this world. And those Cuban cigars Matthew got us were incredible!!! We had on the menu a very light and delicious Cuban salad Miss Isabel made; Lindsey's superb Moros y Cristianos (Black Beans & Rice); very nice Platanos Maduros (Fried Plantains) that my sister Nathalie made; Bill's flaky and buttery empanadas; my really, really yummy Ropa Vieja; and an incredible, delectable, unforgettable Pastel de Tres Leches (Three-Milk Cake) that Miss Vonda created.

In addition to all this great food and cigars, my brother Tom created for us Mojitos, which is another typical Cuban drink. Please check out the recipes and enjoy the pictures!

VIVA LA REVOLUCION!!!!

Our gracious (and buzzed) host, Bilbo Baggins of the Shire.

YUM! A plateful of all the food we had.

Amy, Isabel, Star, Lindsey and a partial Lance.

Leo, Scott and Lance.

The tasty Cuban Cigars Mr. Matthew provided for us. These were Partagas cigars, straight from Havana.

Ana, Britta and Lindsey.