Bring your troop together and earn the Girl Scout Ambassador Dinner Party Badge for Pi Day.
Rustle up a quick side of smoky paprika prawns with white wine and fresh parsley.
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Try making this delicious ciabatta recipe using Saputo Friulano cheese. Discover this delicious recipe and more at Saputo.ca.
Based on the Roman ambassador Priscus' account of a dinner party hosted by Attila the Hun. The activity asks students to read between the lines and detail the type of man Attila was. I usually read the one page account aloud or with students and then tell them the task they must complete. To find...
Cranberry Brie Bites are a sweet and tangy bite-sized appetizer. Creamy baked brie in a flaky crescent roll cup topped with sweet cranberry orange sauce.
Ever since the pandemic first began, we’ve all learned how important it is to appreciate the company of our beloved friends and family more often. What better way is there than to invite everyone over for a dinner party? It’s the perfect chance to share good food and conversation with the people you love. While most everyone loves to attend dinner parties, people underestimate just how difficult it is to be a host and throw one. As the lockdowns ease and friends are allowed to get together again, use this opportunity to teach your troop about hosting so they can earn their Ambassador Dinner Party badge! 5 Great Ideas to Become A Dinner Party Ambassador With these ideas your girls will become experienced hostesses and able to throw an entertaining event together even on short notice. These skills will aid them in the future whether they want to pursue cooking or event planning (or simply enjoy socializing). “Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness.” –Auguste Escoffier Study Different Cuisines If you want to throw a successful dinner party, you need to have a solid understanding of the food you serve. You will need to research various diets and cuisines. Have your girls learn about what it means to be a vegetarian, vegan, pescatarian, gluten-free, etc. This research gives them a strong understanding of the types of dietary restrictions their guests might have. Studying different cuisines is also essential to learn about cultures and how people prepare food around the world. Use this opportunity to find out what other countries eat for breakfast, the types of spices they prefer, and which fruits and veggies they have access to. Your girls can either focus on a specific culture or multiple ones to better understand cultural differences. Have them present their findings or prepare a popular dish from one of the cuisines. Curate A Menu Every professional chef has to curate a menu first before they start cooking for a dinner party. To create your own, pick a specific cuisine or ingredient to focus on. If you select one component, think of how you can incorporate it into every meal that you serve, even desserts and drinks! Figure out which fruits and veggies are currently in season and whether your guests prefer something hot or cold. Most people will want a refreshing salad over a hearty soup when it’s summer! You could also have your girls curate a sample menu for their own restaurant. They should imagine what type of cuisine they would specialize in, who their customers would be, and what dish they would be famous for. You can have them design their menu on something that you can display to everyone like this one and present it to the troop, explaining how the courses all tie together. Rustic Tabletop Chalkboard: Used as Menu Perfect for your troops menu to be displayed for everyone coming to dinner party to review. View on Amazon Learn Course Etiquette Hosting a dinner party takes a lot of effort–it’s more than just cooking the food! Some rules and etiquettes can elevate your event and make you stand out as a host. In this activity, your troop will need to research how to organize and run dinner to ensure it flows seamlessly. You and your girls should also study tableware placement and how to provide silver service. How to set a table for a five course meal Timing is crucial when serving food, so take the time to learn how chefs prepare meals and in which order they make them. Try and interview a nearby chef to get even more detailed explanations of the processes. You can ask them what their favorite cuisines are, why they chose cooking, and what their ideal dinner party would be. Practice Your Skills As everyone knows, practice makes perfect. This is so true for cooking and hosting dinner parties! Before your troop hosts their own get-together, they should practice preparing the ingredients and cooking the meals. It’s crucial that they understand food safety and handling, proper knife skills, and timing. They should learn how to properly store food so it doesn’t go bad, what types of ingredients they’ll need, how to cut them, and how to plate the final dish. Presentation is just as important as the taste, so your girls should research how to improve their own meals’ appearances. They’ll learn the different plating styles and how to slice ingredients in an aesthetically pleasing way. Create unique designs using unconventional tools, like using an ice cream scoop or cookie cutters as molds! Don’t forget to take pictures to catalog your attempts and experiences. If you are looking for a fun way to practice different meals. Have Fun Putting on a mystery meal with your friends, younger girls, or other troops. This is a 3 course meal you can always add 2 more courses if you want to practice all 5 courses.
I defied myself and cooked a chicken breast. I marinated it overnight to let the flavours in and to moisten it. Then I smeared it with the basting paste. Then I seared it in an iron hot pan to keep the juices in. Then I roasted it in the oven just to let it cook through without it turning dry. Then I broiled it to get it charred in places. Success. It came out as moist, as tender and as delicious as a baby's bottom. I was as pleased as punch. Like a new mommy of her newborn babe. Chicken breasts aren't bad after all. It's all in the handling. Like children. Some love, some trust and lots of patience and you will be rewarded with more than you bargained for. If only I had known I would have had more chicken breasts. It takes resolve and desire. And a blog. As they say ...... better late than never. And stubbornness is stupid. The recipe ~ I had searched through many ayam percik (a very popular Malaysian chicken roast) recipes and found many ways in which to prepare the chicken for the grill. But the ingredients were more or less similar. (I added fish sauce though). So I went ahead and created a slightly different method of preparation. While doing so I thought I heard...the chicken crying out for herbs. Ho yes. So I relented and chopped a tumeric leaf very finely (it being rather fibrous) and added it into the marinade and basting paste. That did it. The chicken had a fragrance and a flavour which it wouldn't have had otherwise. The good news is I believe any other herb would do the job just as well. Thyme, coriander, lime leaves to name just a few. Different herbs different delights. I have to tell you that this recipe makes more than enough basting paste. You could keep the extra to baste another day. 2 chicken breasts, skin left on Basting paste and marinade : 3 medium onions 3 garlic 1 inch ginger, peeled and sliced 1 lemon grass, sliced thinly 2 red chillies, chunked 1-2 T chopped tumeric leaf 1/2 tsp sugar 1 tsp salt or to taste 1 -2 T fish sauce 1 T tamarind pulp mixed with 1/4 cup water and juice and strained 1 cup thick coconut milk or cream cooking oil Grind onions, ginger, garlic, chillies and lemon grass in a small food processor until fine. Or pound in a pestle annd mortar. Add the chopped tumeric leaf or any herb that you are using to the processed paste. Use about 2-3 tablespoons of this raw paste to marinate the chicken, add a couple of splashes of fish sauce and maybe a tablespoon of oil to keep the chicken moist. Rub the marinade over the chicken evenly. There is no need for salt as the fish sauce is salty. Place the marinated chicken breasts in a plastic bag and marinate overnight or for a couple of hours. Meanwhile heat 2-3 tablespoons of oil in a small pot and saute the raw paste for about a minute, stirring so that it won't stick too much. Add coconut cream and tamarind juice. Add 1-2 tablespoons of the fish sauce and sugar. Stir and bring it to a simmer and simmer until the sauce reduces to a thickish paste. Add salt to taste. Once done keep aside. Preheat oven to 190 C. Prepare chicken breast smearing the cooked paste over the top of the breasts evenly (not too thickly). Heat a thick bottomed pan and then pour in about 2 tablespoons of oil into it. When hot sear the chicken skin side down first. When golden turn over to sear the other side. This takes probably about a minute on each side. Then place the seared chicken breasts on the rack of a roasting pan. Baste the chicken with more cooked paste on top, this time a little generously and roast in the oven for about 15-17 minutes. For the last 2 or 3 minutes turn on the broiler and broil until the top of the chicken gets slightly charred on the top. The chicken should be done when you press it and it doesn't give way. It's important not to over bake the chicken otherwise you will get dry chicken breasts which I so do not like. And you will not too. Pour the juices collected at the bottom of the pan over the chicken. Then slice and serve with white rice like I always do. I have submited this to MMM ~ Malaysian Muhibbah Monday on Test With Skewer by Shaz
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Friendsgiving has become a popular event to hold in November the past few years. It is like a big Thanksgiving meal but it is only you and your closest friends gathered together.
A unique lunch idea from Maple Culinary Ambassador Marc-André Royal. Woody chanterelle mushrooms find the right complement in maple syrup.
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A little guide on how to host a simple gingerbread pary for kids this holiday season! It doesn't take much to create this pretty and fun party for yourself.
This simple Strawberry Spinach Salad with Homemade Strawberry Vinaigrette is fresh, healthy, and so flavorful! Perfect for your next dinner party!
Looking for a meatball recipe? These Meatball Parm Skewers from Delish.com are the best.
“I love Foodland’s butcher counter for easy weeknight meals and stress-free dinner parties. These stuffed mushrooms were a breeze to make and you can switch things up with any fresh sausage.” - IG: @katecu, Foodland Ambassador
This tender and juicy Fruit Stuffed Pork Loin Roast with Peach Glaze is bursting with flavors of garlic, fresh herbs, and fruit. An elegant and impressive presentation for any occasion.
I 've always wanted to host a Clue themed party. It was one of my favorite board games growing up, and my own kids love it now too. I have...
Ever since the pandemic first began, we’ve all learned how important it is to appreciate the company of our beloved friends and family more often. What better way is there than to invite everyone over for a dinner party? It’s the perfect chance to share good food and conversation with the people you love. While most everyone loves to attend dinner parties, people underestimate just how difficult it is to be a host and throw one. As the lockdowns ease and friends are allowed to get together again, use this opportunity to teach your troop about hosting so they can earn their Ambassador Dinner Party badge! 5 Great Ideas to Become A Dinner Party Ambassador With these ideas your girls will become experienced hostesses and able to throw an entertaining event together even on short notice. These skills will aid them in the future whether they want to pursue cooking or event planning (or simply enjoy socializing). “Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness.” –Auguste Escoffier Study Different Cuisines If you want to throw a successful dinner party, you need to have a solid understanding of the food you serve. You will need to research various diets and cuisines. Have your girls learn about what it means to be a vegetarian, vegan, pescatarian, gluten-free, etc. This research gives them a strong understanding of the types of dietary restrictions their guests might have. Studying different cuisines is also essential to learn about cultures and how people prepare food around the world. Use this opportunity to find out what other countries eat for breakfast, the types of spices they prefer, and which fruits and veggies they have access to. Your girls can either focus on a specific culture or multiple ones to better understand cultural differences. Have them present their findings or prepare a popular dish from one of the cuisines. Curate A Menu Every professional chef has to curate a menu first before they start cooking for a dinner party. To create your own, pick a specific cuisine or ingredient to focus on. If you select one component, think of how you can incorporate it into every meal that you serve, even desserts and drinks! Figure out which fruits and veggies are currently in season and whether your guests prefer something hot or cold. Most people will want a refreshing salad over a hearty soup when it’s summer! You could also have your girls curate a sample menu for their own restaurant. They should imagine what type of cuisine they would specialize in, who their customers would be, and what dish they would be famous for. You can have them design their menu on something that you can display to everyone like this one and present it to the troop, explaining how the courses all tie together. Rustic Tabletop Chalkboard: Used as Menu Perfect for your troops menu to be displayed for everyone coming to dinner party to review. View on Amazon Learn Course Etiquette Hosting a dinner party takes a lot of effort–it’s more than just cooking the food! Some rules and etiquettes can elevate your event and make you stand out as a host. In this activity, your troop will need to research how to organize and run dinner to ensure it flows seamlessly. You and your girls should also study tableware placement and how to provide silver service. How to set a table for a five course meal Timing is crucial when serving food, so take the time to learn how chefs prepare meals and in which order they make them. Try and interview a nearby chef to get even more detailed explanations of the processes. You can ask them what their favorite cuisines are, why they chose cooking, and what their ideal dinner party would be. Practice Your Skills As everyone knows, practice makes perfect. This is so true for cooking and hosting dinner parties! Before your troop hosts their own get-together, they should practice preparing the ingredients and cooking the meals. It’s crucial that they understand food safety and handling, proper knife skills, and timing. They should learn how to properly store food so it doesn’t go bad, what types of ingredients they’ll need, how to cut them, and how to plate the final dish. Presentation is just as important as the taste, so your girls should research how to improve their own meals’ appearances. They’ll learn the different plating styles and how to slice ingredients in an aesthetically pleasing way. Create unique designs using unconventional tools, like using an ice cream scoop or cookie cutters as molds! Don’t forget to take pictures to catalog your attempts and experiences. If you are looking for a fun way to practice different meals. Have Fun Putting on a mystery meal with your friends, younger girls, or other troops. This is a 3 course meal you can always add 2 more courses if you want to practice all 5 courses.
Dreamy, peach and blue styled shoot featuring Chicago-skyline views from the rooftop of The Ambassador Hotel
Today I'm back with 50 back to school ideas! Where did the summer go? It's already time to start back to school! Crazy, isn't it? Here are 50 back to school ideas to get you on
Ambassador, with these Ferrero Rocher éclairs you are really spoiling us! Based on the classic chocolate treats, these éclairs are filled with a rich Nutella mousse and topped with milk chocolate and chopped hazelnuts.
