I told you a few weeks ago that I had the opportunity to host three of my blogger friends for dinner. So last Friday we got together at my house, chilled some wine, made a meal and had a wonderful time.
Our #winewithchicken evening was hosted by these three great sponsors: Chicken Farmers of Canada, Chateau des Charmes Wines and Emily Henry.
My guests were Paula Schuck(@nksrblr), Cyn Gagen (@CynGagen) and Wanda Lynne Young (@BookaliciousCA) and we started our evening with a very chilled glass of Sauvignon Blanc from Chateau des Charmes. The wine was flavourful and light. It complimented the chicken dish very well.
L-R: Cyn Gagen, Wanda Young Paula Schuck and Margarita Ibbott
Once we settled in, I got down to finishing the meal: Indian Roast Chicken with Lentil Brown Rice Pilaf. We got the recipe from the Chicken Farmers of Canada website. It was very straight forward and easy to make. The chicken was season with turmeric that gave it a light yellow colour but once roasted, it was delicious. I love the very easy marinade with lemon peel & lemon juice & turmeric. You can find many great recipes on the website. You’ll be able to see my video recipe review at the end of this blog post. Check it out and let me know what you think.
The Brown Rice Pilaf seemed a bit complicated but in fact was very straightforward. You just need to give yourself some time because you need to make the lentils separately. The rice had fresh ginger, garlic, carrots & onions and brown basmati rice with the lentils added at the end. We all agreed that we love the seasoning (cumin, coriander & garam masala) and we would not have normally use these spices. It was neither too overpowering nor too spicy.
As I mentioned before, I am a big fan of Emile Henry and It was so nice to get a baking dish from them. This will be the 46th piece in my collection. In the video you’ll have a better look at part of my collection.
We all had great stories to tell about our cooking adventures, our kids, our blog posts. We laughed an awful lot and enjoyed each others company something we don’t do enough of IRL. We ‘see’ each other on-line every day but to sit down and break bread… well not so often.
The array of ingredients for the Brown Rice Pilaf & Chicken
Our plated dinner: Indian Roast Chicken, Brown Rice Pilaf and Green Beans
Desserts from my cookie exchange went over very well
The bottles of wine and centre pieces were gifts for my guests
We all had a wonderful time and we would all like to thank Chicken Farmers of Canada, Chateau des Charmes, Emile Henry and She`s Connected for making this a great #winewithchicken evening.
See my full review of the recipe from Chicken.ca
What a great time we had! The chicken was so juicy, almost as juicy as the small talk. Thanks for a great time! What a fab post.
ReplyDeleteThat looks delicious and way more fancy than anything I could create! :)
ReplyDeleteLooks fabulous and so very yummy!
ReplyDeleteI will have to try out those spices. I have never had that combo before.
What a fun evening!! This recipe looks lovely ;)
ReplyDeleteLooks like a fabulous evening all the way around! Great food, nice wine and fabulous blogger friends...LOVE it!
ReplyDeleteThat looks really tasty! I love Indian food so I'll have to try out the recipe myself. Those bottles of wine look pretty good too ;)
ReplyDeleteWow, that roasted chicken looks so amazing!!
ReplyDeleteLooks delicious! I can't wait until I'm invited over :P
ReplyDeleteYou ladies looked like you had a blast and the food, oh yum! I know what I want to make one night this week now!
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing experience! So nice to have your bloggy friends over for an amazing evening with the girls! Your group picture is so nice, a memory you will hold forever!
ReplyDeleteYour plates look so yummy! I will have to book mark that recipe! YUMMY!
Cheers!
Girls Night! Margarita, that looks like a delicious evening with all the essential ingredients (pun intended!)
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun time it looks like you girls had! You can't go wrong with yummy food, wine, and friends!
ReplyDeleteSounds like you ladies had a great time and with delicious wine and food, how could it go wrong?! ;)
ReplyDeleteI absolutely LOVE the center pieces on your table, very festive and so unique, love it!
That chicken recipe looks delish! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI think I may be making this for dinner tonight... thanks for the tip!
ReplyDeleteVery excited to hear from the Emile Henry rep. I may be adding to my collection...yeah, me! I'll let you know and blog about it some more!
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