May 7, 2023

Tonya was our hostess!

Mary mixed up a Pear Cocktail

Pear Cocktail 

Pear Nectar

Vodka 

Splash of elderflower tonic 

Mix equal parts nectar and vodka in shaker over ice.  Shake vigorously to chill.  Pour into martini glasses and top with very cold elderflower tonic.  Enjoy! 

For appetizer I made a peach salsa because I had an abundance of both peaches and peppers. It is a great, summery appetizer.  Not so much Indian like our main dish.

Our salad was a hearty lentil salad that tasted even better the next day!

The main dish was butter chicken prepared in the instapot.  It was a super flavorful dish full of butter AND garlic!  The chicken was fall apart tender.

Angelica cooked this side dish that made quinoa taste delicious!  I do think the mushrooms were the star of the show.  This was so good and I am going to sneak it into a meal soon since I've been told before that quinoa is terrible and akin to cat litter.

Talia finished our meal with a creamy dessert topped with roasted pistachios.