Iron Chef Dinner Party!

Battle Goat Cheese and Kale

Shawna and Jerry were invited over for dinner, and as the guests of honor, they got to choose the secret ingredients.  Jerry was of course difficult and his chosen ingredient of kale required a special trip to a special grocery story. Billy's Fruit Market was happy to provide me with the kale I needed, and so the battle was on!


We were so happy to socialize and eat and drink, that no photos were taken.  That is just fine.   For appetizers I made my traditional goat cheese in tomato sauce, tapas style served with french bread.   Then the meal was a goat cheese and mushroom meatloaf roulade, goat cheese mashed potatoes,  a kale, squash and goat cheese casserole with a panko bread crumb crust, and then a simple but delicious sauteed kale and garlic.  The meatloaf was my favorite part, and I will be making that again.  Surprisingly, the experimental casserole was enjoyed even by Dan, who doesn't like squash. That just goes to prove, if you put enough butter and garlic in anything it will taste good.