For this month’s Cooking Club we gathered at Nemmie’s adorable little house to make some Spanish Tapas. She provided us with appetizers to snack on including various cheeses: Drunken Goat, San Simon, and Manchego with Rosemary. As well as some Spanish chorizo and Serrano ham. And these really yummy olives, don’t know the name but they were delish! We drank white wine sangria while we made a total mess of her kitchen and after a couple hours of cooking and chatting we sat down to dine on our creations! Thanks so much for hosting Nemmie, we all had a great time and got to try our hands at some new recipes and cooking techniques!
Portabella Bruschetta with Rosemary Aioli (from Epicurious)
fitting the mushrooms, caramelized onions (yum!!!), arugula, roasted red pepper/basil mix, and special sauce on one little piece of bread is quite the challenge but so worth it!
assembled and ready to be devoured
Patatas Bravas (from Kirsten’s Home Cooking)
Leslie chopping the potatoes
takes awhile to pan fry them but they are worth the wait! Dipping sauce is a mixture of onions, sun dried tomatoes, garlic, and other good stuff.
Jules and Branlyn prepping the shrimp. Trish keeping them entertained.
spicy and garlicy and oh so good! Definitely a crowd pleaser
and I couldn’t really tell ya what Nemmie is doing in this photo 
For dessert I brought mini Florida pies and French chocolate raspberry brownies. Not Spanish but delicious nonetheless!
I did not capture photos of everyone, sorry Drewie and Nikki! I will get up in your face with the camera next time.
Last month’s Cooking Club: Risotto
Up next month: No clue, we need to get to brainstorming!
So much fun!! Love the pictures.
Hee! Nemmie = not photogenic. Great post hon – still dreaming of your yummy Florida pie…
How fun! I’m hosting a Spanish Tapas/Sangria event next weekend and your post is getting me all excited! You’re welcome to submit your tapas/sangria recipes to my corresponding blogging event (and maybe even win the blogging event giveaway prize!) Details are in my blog
I’m jealous of your cooking club! It looks like you all had such a wonderful time!
I so wish I could be there for these cooking club meetings!
Looks like you all had a great time!
I’m curious about those cute little Florida pies. I love little individual desserts. Thanks for the info and for sharing. Nice site.
This cooking club is such a great idea! It looks amazingly fun, and the food looks like the kind of stuff that would put a massive smile on anyones tummy
I don’t think I’ve ever tried Spanish food, i must try it someday soon…
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