2nd Annual Urban Canning Dinner

15 1/2 attended this year's dinner! We had a lively dinner, including a "kids' table," and celebrated the bounty of the year.

The menu was wide-ranging, and featured a couple of repeats from last year:

- Hors d’oeuvres: Mixed olives and peppers, Camembert and paglierina with fig chutney and peach chutney, nachos with cheddar and bacon onion relish

- Soup: Butternut squash with pear, port & thyme conserve

- Salad: Pickled baby artichokes on mixed greens

- Greens: Crispy kale with jalapeno hot pepper jelly

- Bread: Cheese sticks

- Entrée: Chateaubriand

- Dessert: Vanilla ice cream, coconut non-dairy ice cream, regular and brandied peaches with whipped cream, miniature pie shells filled with an assortment of preserves (peach chutney, quince butter, povidle, sweet tomato, and orange curd) and honey with mixed nuts and saffron

- After-dinner drinks: pear-infused vodka steeped with vanilla and sugar

The only unhappy creatures were the four dogs who had to wait outside while we dined inside. :)

Buon appetito tutti - here's to the next one!