Dinner With Friends from Church - updated/corrected

Our church's Sojourner dinner group met at Steve and Louise Urch's home Tuesday. They have three dogs, but only one was allowed to attend with us. I forget their basset's name. If you read this Louise, e-mail me with his name. He used to be a guard dog at a meth house. He was very sweet and friendly. He is a Rescue Basset from the state of Washington. We think his former owners are in prison....

Louse made us all Bellinis. She loves to paint her walls and she has great color choice, we all agreed. Notice the yellow and red in the kitchen.

I wish I had found this icon before Lousie did at a Beaverton consignment furniture store. It is lovely.

Louise has found some great art and displayed it all nicely.

Cookie is eating a deviled egg.

Our host, Steve, cooked for the first time this night for us. We all enjoyed his efforts. I thought he should now cook one night a week. Keep that momentum going....

Bob Neighbor is enjoying Steve's cooking.

The delicious fruit dessert was from the current Bon Appetit magazine. I had previously written it was in Gourmet, but it is in the April bon appetit on page147 (Pineapple, honeydew, and mango with ginger and fresh herbs). Cookie Neighbor made this. I would be excellent to make for Easter for a brunch as a salad or dessert for dinner. The recipe follows the picture below:

pineapple, honeydew, and mango with ginger and fresh herbs

Bon Appétit | April 2008

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Basil, cilantro, and red bell pepper bring a savory element to this fruit salad. This is a great dessert, but would be equally good for breakfast or brunch.

Servings: Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

2 cups diced peeled fresh pineapple
1 cup diced seeded peeled honeydew melon
1 cup diced peeled pitted mango
2 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh basil
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon thinly sliced fresh cilantro or mint
1 tablespoon minced crystallized ginger
1 tablespoon minced red bell pepper
1 tablespoon sesame seeds

Preparation:

Mix all ingredients except sesame seeds in large bowl. Let stand 10 minutes for flavors to blend. Divide fruit mixture among wineglasses and sprinkle with sesame seeds.