57th Dessert Exchange-- January 31, 2016 4pm

Dear Friends,

I am posting on behalf of mollyanne. She will host the first Dessert Exchange in 2016.

She resides in Hyde Park, near the POTUS' compound, but parking tends to be easy in my experience.

BTW: mollyanne's username is in honor of her sweet dog, Molly Anne. She also has a cat but it doesn't ever seem to be out and about. Molly Anne, with 4-legs, however is always a lovely hostess and is especially fond of providing kisses.


The text below was lifted directly from Pie Lady's post when she hosted, but I think it fits and mollyanne would approve.

"I will make a light supper* with some sort of vegetarian option, and beverages. Bring one dessert, no doubling required.

All levels of dessert experience are welcome, because often participants bring desserts made for the first time. We are the best audience for trying out something new. If it failed in your opinion, bring it anyway because we can learn from your experience and maybe it is not as bad as you think.

Bring containers to take your share home. It is a good idea to bring a couple, one for those needing refrigeration and one for those than don't. Or if you're like me (who hasn't changed since she was wee!) and want to keep everything in separate containers so they're not touching."

mollyanne can accommodate 16 folks including herself!

1- mollyanne
2- pairs4life- Grapefruit and Rosemary Sorbet
3- Cathy2- Mincemeat Fruit & Nut Bars
4- ONJ4EVER- Lemon Olive Oil Cake
5- irisarbor- Coconut Cake
6- Ms. Ingie- Fig & Cream Cheese Bars
7- justjoan- Pumpkin Cheesecake
8- toria-- Chocolate Oatmeal Cookie
9- pairs4life's friend Ericka H- Chocolate Chip Layer cake
10-suef-- Chocolate Orange Polenta Cake
11- Skye- Churros
12- lauraS-- Polenta cake with Clementine Syrup AND Mutabbaq
13- Cookie Monster-- Rugelach
14-kmmd - Red Velvet Cupcakes (1 bite) with black bottoms(oreo)
15-kmmd +1- Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes

WAIT LIST

*Actually, mollyanne's going all in with "small bites/ heavy appetizers so no sit-down dinner".

Thanks for posting on my behalf, pairs4life! Was fun to go to my first event this past weekend and I'm looking forward to playing host in 2016. Let me know if you have any questions.

Hi,

I plan to come.

Thank you for organizing!

Regards,

My friend Judie can't recall her username, how does she get it back?

Anyhow, she would like to come so I signed her up.

Courtesy of Ronnie Suburban, your friend's screen name is ONJ4EVER.

Let me know if she can access it or if her password needs resetting.

Cathy2 wrote:Courtesy of Ronnie Suburban, your friend's screen name is ONJ4EVER.

Let me know if she can access it or if her password needs resetting.

You 2 are awesome & fast!

Thank you for your assistance.

Since Cathy is going I will say yes and hope we can carpool

irisarbor wrote:Since Cathy is going I will say yes and hope we can carpool

Guaranteed!

So far in advance, but don't see a conflict for now. Sign me up.

please put me down for this. i was so disappointed to miss sunday's exchange.....

Ms. Ingie wrote:So far in advance, but don't see a conflict for now. Sign me up.

You are going to blink and be wondering what you are bringing tomorrow.

Sign me up too.

Please sign me up as well.

I think I'm making a coconut cake

I would love to attend! I have no idea as to what I will make. Coconut cake!!!!!Yum

Hello!
I would love to come to the dessert exchange. I'm not exactly sure what I'll make just yet. Please sign me up!

Thank you so much,
Myrna a.k.a. "Skye"

Skye wrote:Hello!
I would love to come to the dessert exchange. I'm not exactly sure what I'll make just yet. Please sign me up!

Thank you so much,
Myrna a.k.a. "Skye"

I don't normally confirm to posts but since we don't know each other I am replying to you.

Look forward to meeting you Skye. And sometimes folks don't know until the last minute what they will make. It is not a big deal. Heck at tea in November, we had I think 3 different types of scones, so even if you are bringing say, a coconut cake, odds are it will be different from the one irisarbor is making.

LLAP

Sign me up too.

I'm glad there's still room for more! I will be there. No idea what I'm making yet.

Happy 2016 Dear Friends,

I think I have everyone on the list so far.

Please add me to the list, not sure what I am bringing.

Afternoon.

Can you add Katya and Missy to the list if there is still space?

kmmd wrote:Afternoon.

Can you add Katya and Missy to the list if there is still space?

Yes. Katya you and Missy are in.

The wait list begins now.

FWIW I know Katya and met Missy. We were chatting at an event last month and I mentioned I participated in a dessert exchange and they both were like, "Shut the front door can we join!?"

I promised to send them the link but forgot to do so until yesterday.

LauraS wrote:I'm glad there's still room for more! I will be there. No idea what I'm making yet.

I was just talking about how much quiche I ate when you hosted. Suef did we have this conversation?

Just to be clear on parking, are there any restrictions or neighborhood parking tags? I know Hyde Park can be tough for parking. Toria and I will call pool.

Ms. Ingie wrote:Just to be clear on parking, are there any restrictions or neighborhood parking tags? I know Hyde Park can be tough for parking. Toria and I will call pool.

No. I have been on the weekends and not had a problem.

See you next week.

pairsforlife wrote:I was just talking about how much quiche I ate when you hosted. Suef did we have this conversation?

And I haven't made any since But I was glad it was a big hit. Still not sure what I'm making, but I'm thinking it will be something Middle Eastern inspired from Ottolenghi or Jerusalem.

LauraS wrote: And I haven't made any since But I was glad it was a big hit. Still not sure what I'm making, but I'm thinking it will be something Middle Eastern inspired from Ottolenghi or Jerusalem.

Well. I thought I knew. I received my bushel of Florida citrus and wanted to do something with it, but now I have a commitment that morning so who knows. It could be pie, something frozen, or a cookie.

I will be making Fig and Cream Cheese Bars.

Dear Friends,

You should have a Private Message (PM) from me with details for mollyanne's home.