Wine Dinner

The big event for this weekend happened on Friday night. Clear back in November our church had a gala to raise money for Bella Vista Christian Acadamy, which is a K-8 school we have. My friends Julie, Becki, and I were in the live auction. We auctioned off a 5-course dinner for 8 with wine pairings. Julie and I were going to cook and we had the dinner at Becki's house. She and her husband, Robert, provided the wine and decorated the table.

So the big day finally came on Friday. We spent all day cooking, and had ourselves very well-organized. Here was the menu:

1st Course--Asparagus wrapped with Phyllo and Proscuito and Mushroom Tartlettes

2nd Course--Salad with mustard vinegrette and warm, breaded goat cheese

3rd Course--Grilled scallop and prawns with a warm bacon vinegrette

4th Course--Beef Tenderloin with red wine mushroom sauce, roasted garlic mashed potatoes, and saute of green beans and peppers

5th Course--Chocolate cake with blackberry meringue filling

Everying turned out well. We did have a little glitch with timing in between the 3rd and 4th courses, but it all worked out!!! Needless to say we were very tired after the day was over. The 8 guests had a good time. We had fun too. After washing all the dishes we ended up on the couch with lots of wine!!!