Organize a progressive dinner with neighbors

We participate in a monthly progressive dinner with our neighbors. A progressive dinner is a meal that consists of five courses: cocktail, soup, salad, main course and dessert. Each course is served in a different house. We, in turn, to activate the courses so that all cooks and serves a different course each month. This was a 'pleasant task for us, where the selection of dishes with the expected voltage.

Cocktails are served at 5:00 clock in the house # 1. These range froma glass of ice-cold beer on tap, a simple bottle of wine, an apple martini. Only one person is served at cocktail to set the hour and a half to stay within the file. Bowls of pretzels and mixed nuts or shells with cheese and crackers are perfect little "snacks" to go with the cocktails.

Soup is served in the house at No. 2 at 5:30 clock. barley soup popular choices are beef, clam chowder or French onion. Of course there are many other varieties can be cooked and served.Keep the soup prevents the lighter kinds instead of creamy ones that the participants are too full. oyster crackers or bite-sized crackers can be served in this course.

House # 3 is the location of the course at 6:00 of salad, with crisp vegetables, the garden can be kind, a creamy coleslaw, or a juicy, fruit salad. The salad is, of course, often with a slice of crusty bread. The key to hear how the next course is served with lettuce on a small plateand allocating a piece of bread per person.

The main course is served in the House No. 4 at 6:45, but guests are at 6:30, but 15 minutes is the host for the final preparations used. Main meals can consist of beef, poultry, fish, pork or pasta. Boiled, fried or steamed vegetables and potatoes or rice, often accompany the meat dish.

Dessert is at 7:30 on the clock was at No. 5, from heavy to light and fluffy and decadent. Some ideas are dessert cheesecake with a top sweet, juicyCherry, apple pie filling with spicy cinnamon, vanilla ice cream with chocolate sauce poured over, or a refreshing lemon sorbet.

We have our monthly progressive dinner in a few different ways, both to keep things simple and keep it fun. To make this easier, we have been known to keep the Progressive Dinner on a house, from time to time. This is great in bad weather while walking from house to house is uncomfortable or dangerous. In thisSo we have a progressive dinner at home, the main host for the evening. All others bring their course together with their preparation and their individual path is the right time.

Although often enjoy the surprise and anticipation for what will be served on the course, a way of keeping our Progressive dinner fun is to choose a particular theme of the evening. For example, if you choose the theme "Mexican Fiesta", allThe bags have a talent in Mexico. Margaritas, Nacho Chips and Salsa, Black Bean soup, corn and pepper salad, enchiladas and rice and fried ice cream would be prepared and served to them. The food for the courses and the variations of themes ready for Progressive dinners are as endless as your imagination and allowed cookbook.

If we look forward to our monthly Progressive Dinner, we realize how good the food is not the real meal on which we depend, butthe time we spend together. Since that seems to compliment each course to the next depth, our camaraderie. Because each food nourishes our body, our society is built and strengthened. Call it what you want but I call it our food monthly Progressive Dinner for friendship.