Thursday, July 31, 2014

Sunday Dinner at the Bronzeville Artist Lofts- Phantom Gallery



Host Alan, Guest Roger, Lavon 

Wash Your Hands First is a monthly communal dinner invited guests are artists and curators in the Phantom Gallery Chicago Network. The dinner will be a place to discuss the relationships between local communities and their role in creating access to the arts. 


Cocktails 5pm
Appetizers- Cranberry Almond Chicken Salad

Savory Garden Crackers
Spanish olives

Dinner 6pm
Menu
Chicken Curried
Turmeric Cabbage Stir-fry
CeeCee Rice
Mango Apricot Chutney
Pineapple Slices
Mixed Bean Lettuce Salad
Bolo Espera Marido Cake 

Mixed Bean Spinach Romaine Salad 
Condiments:(chopped bell pepper, coconut, white raisins, black raisins, onions, peanuts, cilantro)
Chicken Shrimp Curry 
(omit shrimp for guests with allergies)
Stewed Chicken in the crockpot- until shredded
1 tablespoon finely chopped onion & garlic
2 tablespoon coconut oil
½ to 1 teaspoon curry powder
¼ teaspoon pepper
3 cups hot cooked white or brown rice
¼ cup toasted slivered almonds
¼ cup chopped stuffed olives
Cook stir onions in butter until onion is tender. Stir in curry powder, salt, and pepper. Stir into hot rice sprinkle with almonds and olives (4) servings.

DDA, Bill guest
Indian Pilaf
¼ cup uncooked regular rice
Chopped cabbage
1 small onion chopped about ¼ cup
2 tablespoons butter
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon turmeric or curry powder
Dash of pepper
3 ½ cups chicken broth
¼ cup slivered blanched almonds                                                                                                 
Cook and stir rice and onions in butter till tender. Stir in salt, turmeric, curry powder, and pepper, pour into a greased skillet, and stir till tender.

Heat broth to boiling stir into rice mixture. Cover and bake until liquid is absorbed for about 35 minutes. Stir in almonds 4 to 6 services.


Brown Rice Indian Pilaf: Substitute brown rice for the regular rice. Bake for about 1 hour 5 minutes.

Mango Apricot Chutney

MANGO CHUTNEY (Trinidad and Tobago)*
This condiment comes to the Caribbean by way of India. The indentured Indian servants who replaced the African slaves added their taste for the spicy to the Caribbean melting pot. The result was that curries and condiments became familiar and adopted by the African-inspired cooks as their own.

2 cups green mango, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
3 bird pepper–type chilies
¼ teaspoon of salt
½ cup apricot preserve
½ cup raisins
1 cup of red wine vinegar
½ cup Brown sugar

Guest Raven Bedenfield

DOCE DE COCO*
Coconut is the hallmark of many Brazilian desserts. The taste of the sweet meat of the nut is enhanced by the use of rum and, in many cases, a teeth-numbing quantity of sugar. Doce de Coco is typical of Brazilian desserts. The same principle can be applied to pumpkin, sweet potatoes, papaya, and other tropical fruits and vegetables.
Glaze- (set aside)
2 cups of sugar
1-cup coconut water
2 cups grated coconut
½ cup Coco Bay (Coconut Specialty)

Bolo Espera Marido Cake (Waiting for a Husband) Portugal/Brazil

I used a box of vanilla cake mix, vanilla pudding mix, Borden condensed cream, 3 eggs, and 1 cup of coconut water, baked at 350 degrees. This cake is wet, like a cheesecake. When it is cooled, spread apricot jam, pour hot coconut water, and rum glaze until soaked, top with shredded coconut. Plate with a scoop of whipped cream

Excerpts from * Jessica B. Harris, Iron Pots Wooden Spoons.