Virtual Supper Club - January 2020
by Cindi Sutter, Founder & Editor Spirited Table®
Cheers to 2021! Today’s virtual supper club celebrates winter recipes and the tables in which we choose to gather around. Never has the “virtual” component to this celebration, been so important. Hang on to your winter hats and let’s get this party started with a few nods to the New Years Note To Self - it’s amazing what a beautiful piece of stationary can do for our spirits. Winter in the Mountains enables me to share my love for the charm of the mountains, as well as the place I was married. Whether you’re considering a trip from your chair, or venturing out this winter…click Lovely Lisbon in Winter for some dreamy fun. Ready to meet the End of Winter Blues-Beater? Wine & Paint parties are just the ticket! Read an Ode To Winter (and Frankenmuth) for some winter fun. Keep Kids Winter Spirits UP! + Beat the Mid-Winter Blahs With a Soup Club + Staying Sane for Spring + High Tea at MN Landscape Arboretum!! Thanks for joining us for a Winter Supper Club!
Decor, plants and tips!
I love to create centerpieces for everything from the kids table to the dining table. Today we offer you several Winter choices beginning with Winter Fairy Gardens-click for more fairy options! + Winter Greens Woodland Planter + Winter Greens Wrapping Paper + Tips on using winter greens to take us beyond "the holidays"+ Polka Dot Plant
Appetizers = Spices, Soups, Salads, Sandwiches and more! I think we can all agree, that life and food need a dash of Warm Winter Spices + 5-Minute Winter Wellness Bowl + four recipes from Jared Allen- Elk Jerky Recipe + Luncheonette Duck Club Sandwiches + Spicy Wild Turkey Frittata + Bounty of the Season: Winter Squash + Crispy Delicata Rings With Currant, Fennel & Apple Relish + Butternut Squash and Tomato Soup with Coconut Bacon + Ginger Squash Soup - Technicolor Borscht + Soup's On! + Roasted Sweet Potato, Goat Cheese, and Winter Green Salad + Emerald Waves of Deliciousness: How to Survive a Minnesota Winter + White Bean and Squash Soup + Herring Salad with Apples + Beet Salad
Cocktails and Mocktails toast the new year with drinks that celebrate the pomegranate - and some for grown-ups and one for the kids! POMEGRANATE WINTER SANGRIA + Winter Spice Punch + Cranberry Spritzer + Mulled Beer: A Revived Winter Tradition + Pear, Pomegranate and Clove Water + Orange, Cinnamon and Vanilla bean Homemade Tea + Best Freakshake Party for Milk Day (11 January)? + Lemon Water + Asheville Ales + 5 Mixers to Pair With Your Amaretto That Aren't Coffee + Herbal Infusion
Sides and heavier soups beckon us toward the comfort food of Winter.
Winter Appetite-Mac & Cheese + Winter Menu Make-Over with Ricotta Herb Dumplings + Comfort Soups: Tomato and Grilled Cheese + Favorite Winter Soups=Mimi's Crockpot Chicken Tortilla Soup + Mimi's Crockpot Chicken & Wild Rice Soup + Mimi's Crockpot Thai Chicken Soup + Baked Winter Squash - Root Vegetables + Braised Yam, Onion and Broccoli + Baked Carnival Squash with Smoked Bacon and Rosemary - Aunt Ron's Onion Pie + Cheesy Chipotle Roasted Sweet Potatoes + Stovetop Caramelized Onions and Squash + Ree Drummond Lemony Green Beans + Eating Fresh when the Veggies are Not
Main Course magic comes from various countries, traditions and tastes!
Traditional British Fish Pie or "Cobbled Cod Pie!" + Deep Winter Savory Pies + The Kitchen's Winter Allure includes Mexican Tortilla Soup= Leite's Culinaria + Indian Dal Leite's Culinaria + Chicken Braised with Cinnamon – Leite's Culinaria + Asian Chicken Soup + Roasted Hot-Honey Shrimp with Bok Choy & Kimchi Rice + Buffalo vs. Sasquatch Burger + Jared Allen's Steak Sauce + Fish Tacos With Salsa Fresca + Brisket Braised in Porter + Curried Chops with Currants + Souper Dinners + Salmon Served on Lentil Stew with Horseradish Sour Cream + Caramelized Corned Beef Brisket
By now you know this is my favorite part of any meal…DESSERT
Eleni’s is one of my favorite places to find amazing cookies including these Winter Fashion Cookies (you’ll find different versions from elenis.com).
Here are some of our favorite winter desserts. Cinnamon Spiced Pear Cake + Cinnamon Vanilla Glazed Apple Cider Donuts + Easy Caramel Pear Galette + Spiced Orange Cake with Glazed Oranges & Greek Yogurt Whip + Fruit Crisp + Strawberry Fields yield…Goat Cheese Custards in Red Wine Syrup + Strawberry Frozen Yogurt + Strawberry Jam!