Today was going to be such a nice day so I wanted to have mom over and have a nice dinner out on the patio. It turned out to be a rainy afternoon, but we still grilled out in the rain and had a very nice gourmet dinner, made by "Domesti-Kati"!
The Menu:
Appetizer
Caprese Skewers
Entree
Grilled Salmon and Shrimp-for Mom and Kates
Top Sirloin-Chris
Sweet Potatoes-Jackson
3 Bean Salad
Dessert
Tiramasu
Caprese Skewers
cherry tomatoes
fresh mozarella balls
fresh basil leaves
balsalmic vinagrette
Place first 3 ingredients on a toothpick. Drizzle with 4th ingredient.
Tiramasu
2 T instant coffee
1 T sugar
1 c boiling water
1 pkg. non-fat cream cheese
1 tub non-fat cool whip
1/4 c sugar
2 pkgs. lady fingers
unsweetened cocoa powder
Dissolve instant coffee and 1 T sugar in boiling water. Mix together cream cheese, 1/4 c sugar, cool whip until fluffy. Layer lady fingers in the bottom of 8x8 dish. Pour half of the coffee mixture over lady fingers. Spread half the cream cheese mixture on top. Repeat lady fingers, then coffee mixure, then cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle cocoa powder on top and chill before serving. Enjoy!
