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Supper Club Menu: Pre-Italy Style

Two days before we left on our Europe trip, it was my turn to host Supper Club.  You may remember that the way we do it, the host makes the entire meal -- appetizers, entree, dessert.  The other attendees just bring a bottle of wine! 

I may have been taking on a little more than I should have before embarking on our big trip.  Once I realized this, I laid out a pretty strict gameplan for myself of what I could do in advance and on which days I would do so.  Advance prepwork kept me sane!  I outlined my planning in this post, which was a huge help for getting my tasks in order.

As a nod to our upcoming trip, I decided to go with an Italian-themed dinner for my Supper Club girlfriends.  Here's what we ended up with on the menu:

Prosciutto and Melon
The sweet thinly-sliced canteloupe pieces were so yummy when paired with the salty prosciutto.  I had the prosciutto freshly sliced from the deli department -- next time I'll ask them to slice it a bit thinner.  I love it when it's really stringy and sticky.  The girls loved this appetizer!

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Strawberry, Brie, Basil and Honey Crostini
I'd say that this was definitely the hit of the evening!  The flavors paired up perfectly together and they were so easy to assemble.  I used a log of brie rather than a round or wedge, so all I had to do was slice it with a cheese knife! 
 
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Tortellini Skewers
I used spinach and cheese tortellini (tossed in creamy Italian dressing) and cherry tomatoes.  Such an easy "grab and go" appetizer.
  
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Margherita Pizzas
Each girl received a small individual pizza with a tomato base, basil leaves, and buffalo mozzarella.  These were so yummy!  The small sizes made them easy to bake all at the same time using two racks (I cooked six pizzas).  Along with the pizzas, we had a big Italian salad with the "copycat" Olive Garden dressing.  Quite yummy!
 
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Lemon Brownies
Although this certainly doesn't look as appetizing as the Pinterest photo did, they were so amazing!  You can find the recipe here.  I quickly nabbed a small square of it to save for Ian before we all went back for seconds.  Clean-up of this dessert was so easy because, well, we all but licked the baking dish. 

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If you are in need of a great appetizer recipe, I couldn't recommend the brie and strawberry crostinis enough.  Totally divine.

Our next Supper Club is tonight, and I can't wait to see my girlies!

19 comments:

  1. Oh my goodness... everything looks so good. I think I might have to try Prosciutto and Melon this weekend. xx

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  2. I'm hosting JM's family next Friday for cocktail hour and am totally going to make a crostini-type dish. Love the idea with the fruit and herbs!

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  3. I recently made strawberry brushetta...it was delicious! A crostini smeared with goat cheese, topped with the strawberry's that had marinated in balsamic and basil. So good!

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  4. Love your menu! We had supper club in college and reading this makes me miss those nights- always so much fun:)

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  5. Great idea on the strawberry app. That looks fabulous.

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  6. Might have to make one of those apps this weekend!

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  7. This all looks divine. I want to copy the whole meal!

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  8. This looks so good I am starving now! Pinned the crostinis hope to make those soon they look delicious!

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  9. These all look great! I saw that strawberry crostini on Pinterest and have been dying to try it. The prosciutto and melon looks so good too! Corey and I recently did a NYC pizza making course before we moved but I have yet to make a pizza at home. Going to have to do it soon!

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  10. What a delicious menu! I want to make pizzas! yum.

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  11. I think I need have a dinner party now and use this exact menu! I have that strawberry bruschetta recipe pinned but haven't made it yet so I'm glad to hear it's as delicious as it looks.

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  12. Every single recipe you made looks mouth watering! I especially love the appetizer ideas--totally going to make those Strawberry-Brie-Basil bites and the ravioli on a stick was really creative!

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  13. WOAH - you definitely outdid yourself on this one. I have GOT to try those lemon brownies!!

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  14. All of that sounds/looks SO good. I actually have brie and strawberries in the fridge and never would have thought of pairing them together. How did the OG dressing turn out?

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  15. Wow! I wish I was in attendance...everything looks SO good! Way to go!

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  16. I want to be in your supper club. :)

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  17. The strawberry crostini sounds delicious! Definitely trying that one this summer. Everything looked fabulous. My girls and I used to do supper club all the time and we've gotten away from it after having kiddos. You've inspired me to start it back up!! :)

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