Food, Friends, and Family Feud

Southern Living

Photo: William Dickey; Styling: Lisa Powell Bailey

Occasionally, we get together with some friends for a night of great food and fun. No kids allowed. It has been way to long since we enjoyed a night away from our boys, so last night, we left the boys with Grammy and Poppa who were here from Tennessee and headed over to our friends' house. We spent the evening talking, laughing, being silly and oohing and ahhing over every bite we ate. We caught up on what everyone has been up to and we made new inside jokes. (I'm still not sure why being a fisherman is a profession you wouldn't want if you had cold hands. That was courtesy of our friend Ron who beat his wife out for the question in a very competitive game of Family Feud. The survey did not say "Fisherman". The only thing missing was Richard Dawson kissing all the women. Did I just give away my age?)

Anywho, I planned the menu, but all I had to make was dessert. (I couldn't find fresh raspberries so I used blackberries and blackberry preserves.) Usually once we decide on a menu, we just pass the recipes around and let people choose what to make. We love trying new things. Here's what we ate (and where you can find some of the recipes).

Korean Salad

Pecan Crusted Chicken with a Maple-Dijon Sauce

http://www.grouprecipes.com/sr/23863/pecan-crusted-chicken-breasts-with-maple-dijon-sauce/recipe/

Steamed Broccoli

Carrots with a Brown Sugar Glaze

Maple Cornbread with Bacon and Scallions

http://www.recipezaar.com/Maple-Cornbread-With-Bacon-and-Scallions-352928

Raspberry Tiramisu Shots

http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=1713137