recipes & melodies: Impromtu dinner party for 7 & Electric Woods!

yesterday morning, I was bbm ing my best friend & bridesmaid Amanda (who is pretty much my other half) while working out & we decided to have a last minute dinner party at my new home. She lives in Newmarket & is getting her Doctorate in Fresh Water Biology, so amazing. She is saving the world one micro organism at a time.

So this dinner party worked out beautifully because I had arranged to start my side music project with my cousin Cody yesterday as well. So yes, there is a new tune with this fabulous recipe.

Cody & I began writing around noon & set the melody, chords & lyrics to the first verse & chorus & realized we were starving. So we headed downtown to Republic, one of the best all organic restaurants I have ever been to. Everything there is farm to table & local within NH & Maine. Incredible food, vibe & mimosas.. with prosecco. Check it out: /http://republiccafe.com/

So we dined on cold antipasti consisting of whipped spicy feta, hummus & curried cauliflower & heavenly bread. & freshed squeezed oj & prosecco mimosas. Note: they serve water in the Patron bottles. Those of you who know me, know I would welcome Patron by bottle. :)

And we finished our second Verse!
After being fueled by Republic, we came back home & did a demo recording of the tune.

We are Electric Woods & this is the Wildflower sessions.

Dinner guests: My best girlfriends & bridesmaids: Amanda Murby, Meghan Shea & Autumn Rose Clarke, My fiance Bill Seney, my cousin Cody Booth, Bill's bestest : Jon Stillman in town from CO

& of course the pups: Reggae, Ava & Maggie Mae

Dinner:
Herb salad:
With 2 pears, 1 cup of walnuts & 1/2 cup of gorgonzola cheese.. we ended up adding tomatoes, avocado, cucumber, cranberries- Mana brought these lovely additions. It was fantastic.

Dressing: 1/2 cup of olive oil, half of a lemons juice squeezed, splash of white wine vinegar, salt & pepper.

Pan seared Tilapia:
6 filets, lightly dressed with Olive oil, cumin, chile powder & salt & pepper.
8 -10 mins on medium high in pan coated with olive oil, cook til golden brown.

Roasted Vegetables: recipes courtesy of my Aunt Dee Dee
2 Red Peppers
6-8 Brussel Sprouts: quartered
1 Yellow Onion
2 cups of Kale chopped
1 head of Cauliflower
1 Summer squash, chopped
3 cloves of Garlic

Pre heat oven to 300- 325 degrees. Chop veggies to your liking & dress with olive oil, cumin, salt & pepper. Pop into the oven for 1 hour... be sure to turn the veggies a few times within the hour.

Super easy, healthy & delicious.

Glorious drinks that accompanied dinner:
Barefoot Bubbly: Brut Cuvee $8.00/bottle fantastic price & taste
Martini & Rossi: Asti
Salmon Run Cold Brook White Wine

Here are the yummy images: