28th Dessert Exchange - Sunday April 22nd 4pm

I will be am hosting the April dessert exchange on Sunday April 22nd at four pm.
I am capping the number of attendees at twelve including myself and Joel who will be making some of the food.

We are going to do a lamb and rice pilaf and salad. Let me know if anyone is vegetarian. I will keep the salad onion and garlic free.

Our house is in Mount Prospect and I will send out directions closer to the date. Fairly easy to get to and plenty of parking available.

How the exchange works:

Bring one dessert that can be tasted and divided up among the participants. Bring containers for transporting desserts home.
Looking forward to seeing all.

Participants:
1. Sue F
2. Joel F
3. Cathy2 - lemon icebox pie
4. Pie Lady - Neapolitan Wheat Pie
5. toria
6. tgoddess
7. irisarbor
8. ms ingie
9. mrkrogers
10. gohan lover - hanami dango
11. chouxfly
12. Helen

HI,

I will be there.

Regards,

Count me in. I'm bringing Neapolitan Wheat Pie. If this is turns out not to be desserty enough, I'll bring a side dish of cookies or brownies.

I just realized that Chowathon is the day before. This is going to be quite a weekend! But how many of us can do both in their entirety?

Hello. Okay...I would love to try to make it for this. Is there something specific I should make/bring?

tgoddess wrote:Hello. Okay...I would love to try to make it for this. Is there something specific I should make/bring?

Yay!

Count me in. I do not know what I will bring yet.

tgoddess wrote:Hello. Okay...I would love to try to make it for this. Is there something specific I should make/bring?

Anything you dig. We usually don't do things like ice cream, pudding, etc. because it's not so easy to transport back home or divide fairly. Unless it's a "side dish"; people often bring a bowl of whipped cream or something to top their creations.

I'm going to try and make this one!
Dessert to be decided...

For a few minutes I thought I had a conflict. Turns out it was my Blackberry being stupid. I felt terrible since "no garlic and onions" was mentioned. So yes, I will attend. I will confirm my dessert at a later date.

Hi,

mrkrogers will be attending, dessert TBA.

Regards,

Hi,

My friend Helen is leaning toward attending. Crossing my fingers she makes a commitment.

I am likely making a lemon icebox pie. I have two recipes I want to try, I may offer this two months in a row. One recipe from Saveur uses fresh lemon juice. I have seen others that used frozen lemonade concentrate.

Regards,

Is it proper "form" for these gatherings to bring cookbooks with us to show/share recipes? I have a couple really wonderful ones, I'd be happy to bring along if folks would like to look through them.

I think we swapped recipes on the 1st exchange and never since. But we're always glad to look through cookbooks and recipes if you want to bring them!

tgoddess wrote:Is it proper "form" for these gatherings to bring cookbooks with us to show/share recipes? I have a couple really wonderful ones, I'd be happy to bring along if folks would like to look through them.

Please!

I will bring a 1920's cake decorating book made by a German Pastry Chef who may or may not be a relative.

I love Show and Tell!

Regards,

We have a bunch of cookbooks that people are welcome to look through. Always eager and willing to look at a new and interesting book - so please bring and share if you want.

I can make this one! Please add me to the guest list. I plan to make/bring "hanami dango" which are Japanese sweets.

HI,

Last night at the celery challenge, Chouxfly agreed to attend.

Regards,

Yes, as Cathy2 said, I should be able to make it on the 22nd. Thanks for the nudge!

Looks like we are going to have a great group! Looking forward to all the desserts.

Hi,

Helen would like to join us.

Regards,

I've been trying to think of what I will make. Turns out that my kitchen remodeling guys won't come now until next week, so my kitchen will probably be torn up. So I'll do one of two things: a) borrow an oven and bake a cherry cheese strudel from my freezer that I prepared, but haven't baked yet, or b) bake at my church and perhaps do something with rhubarb.

so sorry to miss another dessert exchange. as some of you know i'm housebound with a broken femur for 4 more weeks. i look forward to the pictures.

justjoan wrote:so sorry to miss another dessert exchange. as some of you know i'm housebound with a broken femur for 4 more weeks. i look forward to the pictures.

Sorry to hear about your broken bone. Hope you are up and around soon.

Been thinking about what to make- pretty sure I have settled on Hummingbird Cupcakes

I just sent out directions and the address for Sunday. Please let me know if you did not receive it.

I didn't get them.

I didn't get directions.

I did and will forward her PM right now. I added Toria and Helen, too.

Thank you, Cathy. Looking forward to meeting y'all.