Cook2Gether - Our Couples Cooking Class

Welcome to our new Dinner Group 

Cook2Gether, where we are going to 

do couples cooking classes throughout 

the year.  Different couples will host 

the dinner and it will include hands 

on cooking experiences culminating 

in a dinner together.  

My friend Diana and I and our spouses 

had taken a cooking class together and 

we decided this would be a fun 

experience to continue with friends.  

Our first event took place in her lovely 

backyard.  We decided to use some of 

the recipes we had received in our class, 

so the theme was Mexican cooking. 

We had aprons made for the group with 

our logo of Cook2Gether embroidered on them. 

Diana is in the red.   

We couldn't beat the view in their backyard. 

The table was set with Diana's runners, dishes and 

goblets from Mexico.  Her husband was a Mission 

President in Guadalajara, Mexico for our church, 

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.  

They spent three years serving in that capacity, and 

I and my friend Barb were lucky enough to 

visit them while they were on their mission there.  

She brought home so many lovely things and 

these plates and bowls are just spectacular.  

She brought home goblets in multiple colors and 

these beautiful table runners too.  

We set up a separate table for the hands-on 

cooking, with each couple having a stone 

molcajete to make Rosemary Guacamole 

and Tomatillo Salsa in.  

We made a Mint Limeade that they could drink 

while they were cooking, and we provided 

chips that they could snack on their guacamole and 

salsa with.  

Notice the same runner only in red on this table. 

A sprig of rosemary in the guacamole gave 

it an unusual and amazing flavor.  The serrano 

chili was provided for a little heat if desired. 

The guacamole used fresh garlic, ground together 

with the rosemary, and the Tomatillo Salsa used 

roasted garlic.  Flaked sea salt was used to flavor 

both.  

And of course, we needed lots of limes 

for our dishes. 

The couples stood across from each other 

for this and they took turns with the 

molcajete and pestle.  

For dinner, I had made tamales, which I 

demonstrated for everyone.

And we served additional salsas with the dinner, 

as we sat down at the beautiful table. 

We all felt like our first couples' cooking class was a huge success and we can't wait to do more of them. 
I will be posting this with Tablescapes Thursday