2011 Hostess List

January- Shannon
February- Alesha
March- Cassi
April- Rochelle
May- Sarah
June- Sara
July- Molly
August- Tina
September- Jennifer
October- Leslie
November- Stacia
December- Jaime

St. Patrick's Day Bunko!

Unfortunately, Cassi forgot to take photos at her St. Patrick's Day Bunko Fest. But if you'd like to reminisce, here are the green/Irish recipes for you:

Green salad:  spinach, fresh greens, and diced cucumbers, green peppers, broccoli, and sugar snap peas with green dressing (Just mix in some pureed spinach!)


Amazingly Easy Irish Soda Bread: Click here for recipe from Allrecipes.com


The Stinking Rose's Famous Garlic Rose Relish: Click here for recipe from the Stinking Rose

Quick Chicken Lasagna:  Click here for recipe from Darigold (note: I used 1lb chicken, fresh spinach and chicken raviolis, and pureed raw spinach into the sauce to make it green)

Green punch:  1 2-liter bottle of Ginger Ale, 1 46-oz can of pineapple juice, and 1 tub of lime sherbet

Green Cupcakes: Click here for recipe from Green Lite Bites

Pistachio Thumbprint Cookies:  Click here for recipe from Taste of Home (note: I used finely chopped almonds instead of pecans)

Current List of Permanent Players

Shannon Crain
Kaylee Crain
Molly Phair
Jaime Olsen
Cassi Stevens
Sarah Crye
Sara Davis
Rochelle Saunders
Jen Springstead
Tina Spriggs
Alesha Earnest

Shannon Crain will hostess in January and we will make a new hostess list for the year of 2011 that night!

Salmon Alfredo Rotini

 Here's Cassi's Salmon Alfredo Rotini recipe from hosting Bunko this month!

Salmon Alfredo Rotini

1 13.25-oz box whole wheat rotini
15 oz jar sun-dried tomato Alfredo sauce (I use Classico)
1 3.5-oz package sun dried tomatoes, julienne sliced
1 lb wild salmon (I use frozen wild Alaskan)
1 6oz package shredded Parmesan
white vinegar, lemon juice, basil, oregano

Thaw salmon, then place in a glass baking dish. Cover bottom of dish with equal parts vinegar and lemon juice (add more if you like it tangy). Generously cover both sides of fish with equal parts dried basil & oregano.Cover dish and marinate in refrigerator approximately 1 hour (flip fish at half hour). Bake at 425F for approximately 20 minutes, or until fish shreds easily with a fork. While fish is baking, cook pasta and warm sauce on stove. When fish is cooked, shred with a fork. Mix drained pasta, fish, sauce, dried tomatoes, and about 3/4 of the bag of Parmesan. Stir well, then serve with extra Parmesan sprinkled on top.

December Bunko Pictures!

Here we are ladies! What a great night of Bunko! Thanks for hostessing Cassi, it was AWESOME! And I'm not just saying that because I won a sweet prize!

Excited to have some new players! I think we have a great group of girls to head into the new year!

Molly and Jaime with their newly acquired scarves.

Molly, Jaime and Cassi, the top three bunko winners! Woowoo! Who will it be next month? Shannon Crain is the hostess and she always throws a pretty spectacular party! Don't forget to get your own sub if you can't make it. At some point, a new list of subs will be placed on this blog.

2010 Hostess List

January Shannon Crain
February Kristy Smith
March Jaime Olsen
April Kelda Frazier
May Sara Davis
June Julie McDonald
July Lyn Mortenson
August Molly Phair
Sept Jamie McLaws
October Stacy Atkins
Nov Darla Clark
Dec Sherry Fields

January Bunko

Nicole won AGAIN!