Dinner Parties
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The following is a list of dinner parties hosted by The Grilled Cheese Club.
Thank you to all the MEMBERS who attended.
(Click on the date for more specific menus and handouts from the evening or click on the item to view the recipe.)
4/30/09
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Theme: Back from France
Appetizer #1: Parmigiano-Reggiano crumbles with aged balsamic vinegar
Cheese #1: Camembert by Herve Mons
Cheese #2: Cazelle by Herver Mons
Charcuterie: Prosciutto di Parma, Italian sopresseta, and northern Italian sausage
Entree #1: La Tournette, baked and served over boiled potatoes, charcuterie, cornichons and tomato
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3/5/09
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Theme: Spain Night
Cheese #1: Mahon with quince paste
Cheese #2: Idiazabal
Soup #1: Gazpacho
Sandwich #1: Manchego y Jambon on French bread
Sandwich #2: Valdeon y fig spread
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2/26/09
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Theme: Phat Thursday
Cheese #1: Fleur de Lis by Bittersweet Plantation
Cheese #2: Camembert by Herve Mons
Soup #1: Gumbo
Sandwich #1: Havarti, blackened tilapia, slaw salad, tartar sauce on French baguette
Sandwich #2: Havarti, grilled andouille, slaw salad, tartar sauce on French baguette
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2/12/09
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Theme: Valentine’s Night
Appetizer #1: Goat Cheese balls dipped in milk and dark chocolate
Fondue #1: Milk chocolate fondue with baked raspberry & Brie filo Rolls
Sandwich #1: Banana Foster Grilled Cheese – Mascarpone Ice cream on grilled challah bread topped with bananas foster
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2/4/09
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Theme: Cheddar Night
Cheese #1: Montgomery’s Clothbound Cheddar Aged 18 months
Cheese #2: Cabot Clothbound Cheddar aged 12 months
Soup: Beer and Cheddar Soup
Sandwich #1: Cabot Special Reserve Cheddar and Tomato on French Bread
Sandwich #2:Cabot Reserve Cheddar with shaved Debacca Black Forest Ham and Dijon on French Bread
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Pair #1: Le Chatelain Camembert with Ommegang’s Witte Beer *
Pair #2: Winnimere by Jasper Hill with Lindeman’s Frambriose Lambic *
Pair #3 Quicke’s Farmhouse Cheddar with Arend Tripel Belgian Ale by De Ryck
Pair #4: Aged Red Leicester with Samuel Adams Chocolate Stout *
Pair #5: Stilton by Clawson with Terrible by Unibroue
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Cheese #1: Rogue River Creamery Cheddar with Chocolate Stout
Cheese #2: Aged Asiago by Stella
Salad #1: Maytag Blue Cheese with Fresh Strawberries, Pistachios and mixed greens with a Balsamic Vinaigrette.
Sandwich #1: Kraft Singles with White Bread.
Sandwich #2: Maytag Blue Cheese with Red Wine Blueberry Reduction Jam
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Theme: Hearty and Warm on a Cold Night
Pair #1: Il Forteto Pecorino Toscano with Hennepin Belgian Ale
Pair #2: Willow Maid Dry Jack with Drop Top Amber
Soup #1: Smokey Potato Soup with Bacon Puree (also a vegetarian potato soup)
Sandwich #1: Havarti Jalapeno with Slow Roasted Beef
Sandwich #2: Havarti Jalapeno with Slow Roasted Tofu
Sandwich #3: Mascarpone, Apples, Cinnamon Streusel and Puff Pastry
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Theme: The Health Benefits of Cheese
Pair #1: Garlic, Chive and Parsley Goat Cheese with Chateau Ste Michelle Riesling
Pair #2: Emmenthaler with Mark West Pinot Noir
Soup #1: Tomato Soup (No Fat)
Sandwich #1: Part Skim Milk Mozzarella, Tomato and Basil on Country Wheat
Sandwich #2: Roquefort Societe, Neufchatel, Bartlett Pear on Nine Grain Nut and Honey Bread
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12/22/08
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Cheese #1: Etorki Pyrenees Brebis
Cheese #2: Saga Triple Crème Blue
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Cheese #1: Fromage D’Affinois
Cheese #2: Comte
Cheese #3: Bleu D’Auvergne
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Cheese #1: MouCo Colorouge with bread, walnuts and figs for tasting
Cheese #2: MouCo Camembert stuffed with blanced garlic, covered in wine, thyme, parsley and baked.
Sandwich #1: MouCo Blue cheese, caramelized pear with dulce de leche dribble
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App #1: Grafton cheddar with applewood smoked bacon stuffed into a honey crisp apple
App #2: ILE de France goat cheese, toasted pecans stuffed into a granny smith apple
Salad #1: Goat Cheese crumbles, cranberries, toasted pecans and lettuce with a tomato vinaigrette
Sandwich #1: Ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese, grilled Eggplant and homemade fire roasted tomato sauce
Sandwich #2: Mascarpone, Nutella, banana with toasted, crushed hazelnuts
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Cheese #1: Grafton cheddar aged one year.
Cheese #2: Truffle Tremor, Cypress Grove
Cheese #3: Ewephoria, Aged Gouda
App #1: Grafton cheddar with applewood smoked bacon stuffed into a honey crisp apple
App #2: MontChevre goat cheese, toasted pecans stuffed into a granny smith apple
Sandwich #1: Mascarpone, nutella, apples and toasted hazelnuts
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Cheese #1: Obanon, capriole goat cheese
Cheese #2: Camembert, Le Chatelain
Cheese #3: Chaumes, Fromageries de chaumes
Cheese #4: Pecorino Toscano, Il Forteto
Cheese #5: Ossau Iraty, Onetik
Cheese #6: Parmigiano-Reggiano
Cheese #7 Forme D’Ambert, Tes Volcanes
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11/4/08
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Sandwich #1: American cheese, white bread
Sandwich #2: Danish Blue cheese mixed with Neufchatel cream cheese, mozzarella cheese, Genoa salami on sourdough bread
Sandwich #3: Mascarpone, homemade pound cake, homemade strawberry and blueberry jams
Soup #1: Creamy tomato soup
Soup #2: Roasted tomato soup
Salad #1: Blue cheese crumbles, cranberries, toasted pecans and lettuce with a tomato vinaigrette
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10/20/08
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Cheese #1: Humboldt fog, Cyrpress grove
Cheese #2: Bonne Bouche, Vermont Butter and Cheese Company
Cheese #3 Cashel Blue
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6/6/08
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Sandwich #1 American cheese and white bread, open face. Served with shot glass of tomato soup
Sandwich #2: Cream cheese, smoked salmon, grilled red onion, capers and tomato with a lemon vinaigrette
Sandwich #3: Havarti Jalapeno, homemade mustard brisket, pickles
Sandwich #4: Mascarpone, with either strawberries, banana, apple, and chocolate
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4/29/08
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Sandwich #1: Explorateur with either Apple slices or Pear slices
Sandwich #2: Ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese, grilled eggplant and homemade fire roasted tomato sauce
Sandwich #3: Camonzola, shrimp, buffalo wing sauce with butter lettuce
Sandwich #4: Comte, grilled chicken breast, prosciutto and dill pickle
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4/11/08
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Cheese #1: Jasper Hill constant Bliss
Beer #1: Georg Schneider’s Wisen Edel-Weisse
Beer #2: Julius Echter Hefe-Weiss
Beer #3: Ayinger Brau-Weiss
Cheese #2: Epoisses
Beer #1: Peche Lambic
Beer #2: Kriek Lambic – Black Cherries
Beer #3: Magner’s Irish Cider
Cheese #3: Ossau-Iraty
Beer #1: Hennepin
Beer #2: Moinette Blonde
Cheese #4: Forme D’Ambert
Beer #1: Rogue Chocolate Stout
Beer #2: Lucifer Belgian Golden
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