This August let's take a Mediterranean Cruise!  Join us for cocktails as we board Her Wild Majesty in Barcelona.  We will then make our way to Nice to enjoy some nice appetizers!  We will dock at Appian Way in Rome for our Italian feast.  And last, but not least, a dessert fit for the Gods as we end our travels in Athens, Greece!

The weather forecast is hot and hot so bring your suits to take a dip in the cooling waters of the Mediterranean.  Hope to "sea" you there!!!
 




Most Creative Theme:  Culinary Couples Year Two

Spanish Sangria:  Katie & Denis

Katie & Denis greeted Culinary Couples members in the beautiful city of Barcelona with pitchers of sparking, white, and red Spanish Sangria, topped with a build your own fruit bar!

 

While we were enjoying our drinks, a giant storm rolled in, making the seas too rough to sail, and delaying our departure for about an hour.  Lucky for us, the pitchers were still flowing! 

When the storm finally subsided, we made our way onto the ship - Welcome Aboard!!!

And, since drinks on cruises can be pretty pricey, we even smuggled some Barcelona beers on board for later!

Recipe:

Dry red Spanish wine (I used Tempranillo)

Dry white Spanish wine

Cava sparkling Spanish wine

Club soda

Fruits:

Lemon – round slices

Lime – round slices

Orange – round slides

Apples – large chop

Pears – large chop

Plums – large chop

Peaches – large chop

Blueberries

Muddle lemon, lime and orange in bottle of pitcher, add fruit of choice and one bottle of wine (red, white or sparkling).  Then add splash of club soda. 

Note: This is what I did, BUT I think it would have been WAY better to make these in advance and let them sit overnight so that the wine and fruit could really soak in together.  Next time will be better.

 

French Brie Cheese Appetizer:  Heather & Eric

Heather and Eric delighted us with a warm brie cheese appetizer - a wheel of brie sliced in half and filled with Apricot or Fig preserves wrapped in a puff pastery and baked in the oven.  This mouth-watering concoction was served with French bread and apples.

And here's the friendly French mime named Heather who baked this fresh for us when we docked in Nice!

2nd Place Winner:  Culinary Couples Year Two - Best Appetizer!

Recipe:
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/brie-cheese-appetizer/