Those foodie kids have started a blog!

I'm sitting here at my computer, trying to recall just how long we've been Chef's Tabling.  Two years?  Three?  Not sure, but I do know that whenever we meet, I get so fleepin' excited!

Why the excitement?  Why the giddiness?  Because the Chef's Table is a place where a group of us assembles and each brings a course to add to a wonderful meal, set around a specific theme.  For instance, this past Sunday, the theme was Your Birthstone.  Member Gail Kennedy's birthstone is the succulent ruby.  Here are her recipes: 

We spoke of creating a blog, here is my contribution.

Ruby Red Grapefruit Salsa

1 grapefruit, supremed and chopped

1/2 red bell pepper, minced

2T red onion, minced

1t jalapeno, minced

2T cilantro, chopped

2t sugar

2t lime juice

1T olive oil

Crock Pot Cuban Pork Roast

Serves: 10

Total time: ½ day Prep time: 20 min

1/4 cup lime juice 1/2 cup grapefruit juice 3 minced garlic (cloves) 1 tsp dried oregano (crushed) 1 tsp chili pepper flakes  1/2 tsp ground cumin 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper 2 bay leaves 4 lbs pork shoulder (boneless) 1 cup onion (sliced) flour tortilla 1 To prepare marinade for pork roast mix together fruit juices, garlic, oregano, cumin, salt, pepper, and bay leaves in a small mixing bowl. 2 If necessary, trim fat from pork roast. 3 With a large meat fork, pierce meat several times. 4 Place roast in a large Ziploc bag; add marinade. 5 Marinade in refrigerator for 6 to 24 hours; turning several times. 6 Place onion in bottom of slow cooker topped with meat and marinade. 7 Cook on low for 10 to 12 hours or High 5 to 6 hours. 8 Remove meat from slow cooker and cool slightly before carving. 9 Skim fat from gravy. 10 Shred meat; remove onions with a large slotted spoon and add meat. 11 Remove bay leaves and discard. 12 Serve meat in flour tortillas with small bowls of gravy. Garnish with Avocado and Queso Fresco if desired.

See what I mean?  Exciting!  And well worth the effort to capture the details of it in a blog post.

So, what our little blog will provide to the curious reader is background on our themes, our members, and, most importantly, an array of recipes that will make you want to assemble your OWN Chef's Table.

So sit back and prepare to drool, just a little...