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Aperitif - Janice
Lemon Drop Martini
Prosecco
White & Red Wine (dinner)
Nancy Garfield
Shrimp Ceviche w/plantain chips
JoAnne Barone
Deb Zyduck
Katie Deeg
Charlotte Canelli
w/Canelli homemade pistachio ice cream
March's Gourmet Dinner in Verandah at Janice's home was absolutely delicious from the martinis to the homemade limoncello. Hosted by Janice and Deb Zyduck, it was simply a delightful evening. Janice supplied us with take-home containers for leftovers.
Nancy added diced cucumber to her recipe. The StayAtHomeChef also adds that you can add diced avocado. It was delicious and I brought some home to Gerry who scarfed it down at 9:30 pm!
JoAnne's soup was also a hit. It's a NYT Cooking recipe so I won't link it to NYT (due to the paywall), but have posted the recipe on this blog, linked above. Gerry also enjoyed the soup when I got home.
Katie's delicious salad was ooohh'd and aaaah'd over. In fact, I made it at home the very next day! It's a Costco Recipe of the Month and one I'll be making again and again. Note that you can add prosciutto bits or bacon which I did for a main-dish salad.
The Lemon Ricotta Pasta from Lemon Tree Dwelling was perfect, just enough to finish the meal. Deb and Janice put it together for our main dish, fresh from the cooktop.
The evening ended with the lemon bars*, homemade ice cream,and Janice's homemade limoncello on the Cartwright's Magnolia Isle Drive lanai in beautiful Verandah here in Fort Myers.
*The lemon bars were nicely lemony and the recipe was simple. If I were making them again I would use a larger baking dish (other than 9x9 suggested - perhaps a 12x9 or 12x10) so that the layers of shortbread and lemon were thinner.
