The participants of the dinner club are all university based...it wasn't planned that way, since we all know people who are not academically linked in our worlds. However, for the purpose of numbers and ease everyone is from UBCO. In total the number is six, although the first one only had five. The number is relevant in terms of size of home of the person who is hosting and also number of items brought to the potluck meal. Turns out five courses is more than enough, in fact may be too much. Since all of us were full before the second entree was even served!
This dinner was hosted by Kaz and I and had a "spooky" theme...oh yah, all the dinners are themed. So everyone had to make items that are spooky...and let's keep in mind that imagination is a necessary part of the meal. Kaz decorated the place with hallowe'en paraphernalia, which ultimately rocked! And we also purchased pumpkins for everyone to carve...we didn't tell them they would be carving we just asked that they bring knives. The evening was full of laughter and great stories. Rob gave a speech filled with thankful and grateful sentiments.
Next dinner is next month and so far the theme is local food purchased and grown in BC. We also be investigating how we came to be eating the foods and develop questions to pose to the other participants of the dinner...a means of getting to know eachother and also become more aware of how we are involved in food production. So, when you think "Dinner Club for Dorks", it is because we are all interested in learning and expanding our knowledge on topics that may seem mundane to others.
Here is some pictures from the evening:
We are all ready to eat...Mark is busy getting the salad ready, we already ate the nachos.
Mark spookiness came in the form of a skull...we joked about whose skull that could have been! Former student perhaps? *wink*
Our dinner had rolls and wine and butter and voila pepper! It looked so European, with the exception of the Bostons glass.
Kaz is sharing with Mark a story about a bag of poo and a one night stand that ended with embarrassment.
And let the pumpkin carving games begin!
Ashley loved the core ball and attempted to be able to balance on it...she needed training wheels though.
I had shown Ashley an ab exercise with the core ball, which the boys than decided they wanted to be able to do. So Rob goes first and does fairly well...
Mark decides rather than work his abs he will just have a nice leisurely stretch...smart man!
MMM, Rob made a chocolate mousse pie from scratch...to accompany he made wildberry icecream and raspberry coulee and whip cream...YUMMMEEEEE...love a man who can make a decadent dessert *wink*
