“We had much fun and a relaxing experience. The play list was great, something for everyone!
We enjoyed being able to participate in this event in NYC.
Jim with the biggest knife he can find and The vegetables look great
We followed the instructions pretty closely, except……….. We left the garlic out of the stuffing, since I generally prefer without. And we substituted a little cognac for the kahlua in the tart, since Karen prefers less sweet; we also sprinkled some nutmeg on top. And we skipped the cheese sprinkling part at the end. We used organic flour and sugar.
Our cooks slow/low temp, so the acorn squash especially took longer than expected, but we didn’t mind, we opened a bottle of champagne and sipped while we were preparing dinner and waiting for the oven to do its work.
Karen starting the pastry crust and Jim admiring the squash
We split most of the cooking, except Karen made the crust herself (definitely the hardest part). The leftover couscous is in the freezer, and we are looking forward to eating it as is or making it into something else soon.
The best part of this is participating in a collective event or a collective of simultaneous events, sharing it in our imaginations with other people not present, some of whom we know and some of whom we don’t.”
- Jim Lehrburger
What a beautiful meal!
” I was really struck by how interesting and varied the playlist was! It was such a nice accompaniment to the cooking. Because there was an element of surprise; we talked about some of the songs, and it made the whole process more magical. I also really enjoyed the concept of others following the instructions and cooking along with us in other kitchens, with their friends and family. Although dinner preparations happen by the millions across the country every night, the word ‘communion’ jumped into my mind at some point.
- Karen Lehrburger
