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 Emile 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.
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.
Disclosure: I am participating in the Chicken Farmers of Canada #winewithchicken campaign by ShesConnected. I received compensation in exchange for my participation in this campaign. The opinions on this blog are my own.”
Margarita Ibbott is a travel and lifestyle blogger. She blogs about travel in Canada, the United States and Europe giving practical advice through restaurant, hotel and attraction reviews. She writes for DownshiftingPRO.com and other online media outlets.
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I think I may be making this for dinner tonight… thanks for the tip!
That chicken recipe looks delish! Thanks for sharing.
Sounds like you ladies had a great time and with delicious wine and food, how could it go wrong?! 😉
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What a fun time it looks like you girls had! You can’t go wrong with yummy food, wine, and friends!
Girls Night! Margarita, that looks like a delicious evening with all the essential ingredients (pun intended!)
What 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!
Your plates look so yummy! I will have to book mark that recipe! YUMMY!
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Looks delicious! I can’t wait until I’m invited over 😛
Wow, that roasted chicken looks so amazing!!
That 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 😉
What a fun evening!! This recipe looks lovely 😉
Looks fabulous and so very yummy!
I will have to try out those spices. I have never had that combo before.
That looks delicious and way more fancy than anything I could create! 🙂
You ladies looked like you had a blast and the food, oh yum! I know what I want to make one night this week now!
Looks like a fabulous evening all the way around! Great food, nice wine and fabulous blogger friends…LOVE it!
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.