{"id":401,"date":"2012-04-04T22:56:32","date_gmt":"2012-04-04T22:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feastandflowers.com\/?p=401"},"modified":"2012-04-19T22:41:57","modified_gmt":"2012-04-19T22:41:57","slug":"recipes-casual-dinner-party-meal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feastandflowers.com\/?p=401","title":{"rendered":"recipes: casual dinner party meal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-435\" title=\"IMG00310-20120331-1848\" src=\"http:\/\/feastandflowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG00310-20120331-1848.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feastandflowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG00310-20120331-1848.gif 720w, https:\/\/feastandflowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG00310-20120331-1848-300x225.gif 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-436\" title=\"IMG00312-20120331-1853\" src=\"http:\/\/feastandflowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG00312-20120331-1853.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feastandflowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG00312-20120331-1853.gif 720w, https:\/\/feastandflowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG00312-20120331-1853-300x225.gif 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-437\" title=\"IMG00315-20120331-2000\" src=\"http:\/\/feastandflowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG00315-20120331-2000.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feastandflowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG00315-20120331-2000.gif 720w, https:\/\/feastandflowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG00315-20120331-2000-300x225.gif 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A night out with good friends, all great cooks, is always the best way to spend an evening.\u00a0 My dear friend invited us over for a casual meal and basketball games! \u00a0As usual our small group seemed to keep growing which just makes the evening all the better. \u00a0A group effort, the menu started with steamed artichokes, hummus and veggies.\u00a0 The crock pot barbecue beer chicken sliders were accompanied by sweet potato fries, kale salad and fruit salad. \u00a0I have to note that martini&#8217;s, wine and vodka were another side special. \u00a0We finished with two different brownie recipes, one a deep chocolate cake-like brownie, oozing with melted morsels, and my best ever Alice Medrich&#8217;s chocolate, almost caramel like fudgy, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 classic brownies.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>RECIPE: Sweet Potato Fries<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Preheat oven to 400 degrees.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Slice and cut three large sweet potatoes into fries.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Place on cookie sheet, do not overlap fries.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Drizzle with canola or olive oil and kosher salt.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Bake for 15 minutes, then toss fries to get all sides crisp&#8230; when they look cooked on all \u00a0 \u00a0 sides remove from oven.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong><a title=\"recipe: curried chicken salad &amp; kale salad\" href=\"http:\/\/feastandflowers.com\/?p=326\" target=\"_blank\">RECIPE: Kale Salad \u00a0<em>(Click to Read)<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"recipe: best brownies ever\" href=\"http:\/\/feastandflowers.com\/?p=350\" target=\"_blank\">RECIPE: Best Brownies Ever \u00a0<em>(Click to Read)<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Crockpot BBQ Beer Chicken\" href=\"http:\/\/www.howsweeteats.com\/2011\/10\/crockpot-bbq-beer-chicken\/\" target=\"_blank\">RECIPE: Crockpot BBQ Beer Chicken \u00a0<em>(Click to Read)<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A night out with good friends, all great cooks, is always the best way to spend an evening.\u00a0 My dear friend invited us over for a casual meal and basketball games! 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