Restaurant Suggestions

While dining at Hana Tokyo Hibachi Grill, Fatma & I were discussing how it would be nice to have a Collective meeting at a restaurant. What do you think?

Do you have a cool place in mind?

Sound off!

At Sharria's House

COOKING ITALIAN

In Attendance:
Faizah
Mam Marie
Safa B.
Safa S.
Sharria
Summayyah









Alright, this one was TRICKY. We've had it all from pastas to pizza to canollis. So how were we gonna pull this thing off?

Well for starters, Faizah never follows the rules precisely, so she made a fusion meal combining Asian & Italian influence Tomato & Soy Chicken Thighs with Orzo Pasta were on the menu. Safa B won the prize for the night making a delicious White Spinach & Gorgonzola Pizza with Pine Nuts, just unbelievable! Safa S. made a hearty and savory White Bean & Italian Sausage Soup. Sharria raised the bar with her Grilled Shrimp & Fettuccine Alfredo. Pounds were gained that day.

At Faizah's House

Theme: HEALTHY & DELICIOUS


In Attendance:
Aisha
Fatma
Khadija M.
Naadira
Nafisa
Safa B.
Safa S.
Sharria






Creativity rules! These ladies pulled out all stops for this meeting and we really got to see the culinary skills.

First up is Aisha, she brought a Vegetable Lasagna that we all loved. Fatma made a delightful Beef Biriyani from her home country,  Khadija M, went Asian on us and made a bowl of Udon Soup. Naadira made a wonderful Curried Shrimp & Brown Rice entree. Nafisa loves to make Iranian food, so she surprised us with a wonderfularrangement of Iranian Styled Turkey Patties & Bread with Cucumber and Sour Cream. Safa B. made Quesidillas that blew me away! Safa S. made Pesto stuffed Chicken Breasts, yum. Last but certainly not least was Sharria's Jamaican Beef Patties. There is no word to really explain the flavor or texture, my lexicon only allows for AWESOME! Faizah made Black Bean Smothered Chicken with Rice.

Our First Meeting at Safa's House

Theme: EXOTIC

In Attendance:
Aisha
Faizah
Nafisah
Sharria











We were going for exotic and well it got a little nutty, coconutty that is. Aisha made a Coconut Shrimp dish, Safa made a Coconut Chicken dish, Faizah made Coconut Cookies & we had Coconut Thai Chai Tea.

Well we did have some deviation....Sharria made Assatas Mango Chicken, Nasifa made an Iranian Stuffed Pastry dish and Faizah made Ifo Riro, a Ghanian dish.

The meeting was a wonderful start!