recipe club

my friends and i have been talking about a recipe lunch club for months, and finally Jenna made it happen. she hosted first and picked "Ina Garten" as her theme and we all made recipes from Ina's library.

we both share an affinity (i'm borderline obsessed) for Ina, and had to pay our respects.
it was such a great meal - lemon rosemary chicken, greek salad, pesto pea salad, coconut macaroons, and lemon cake. yuummerss. i don't know how we'll top it.

 because i'm due soonest (3 of us are pregnant) i get to host next month, and my mind is racing with theme ideas! 

i think keeping it small and to people who are really excited about it was a really great idea, despite my "more the merrier" inclination  - the smaller the group, the smaller the portion size you have to make, the less worry about entertaining all the kids at once, and place settings are do-able. meaning no one will have to eat off the "cookies for santa" plate, like guests at our house are accustomed to.

Jenna runs the cooking site Just Cook Already and has graciously offered up her pretty invites to anyone who wants to start their own club. she'll even personalize them with your info, great right?!

(head to this post for details.)

we'll be sharing our club recipes and themes at Just Cook Already, but here is the recipe for my salad. it's Greek Panzanella, and it is a favorite at our house. 

photography by Jenna for Just Cook Already