With only a few ingredients and a flame, this party turned into a fun flaming cheese party. After being asked by Dr. Brian and Holly Pendley to do a Greek Chic cooking demonstration for a group of friends, the party planning began. Holly had great ideas to incorporate the theme from the food, wine, beer and Greek music. Greek appetizers were served and all tried their hand in cooking Greek appetizers, but the best demonstration was the Saganaki. Dr. Brian had the idea to bring Saganaki as one of the featured food demonstrations. He was a pro cook as scene in the pictures along with friend, Chad Zimmerman, who was also a natural. The men really enjoyed lighting the cheese on fire and saying "Opa".
Saganaki served in most Greek restaurants is harder than most think to get the cheese perfectly crispy along with not catching the house on fire. Ingredients pictured above consist of square of Kesseri cheese lightly floured and lightly pan friend in vegetable oil in pan. Taking the cheese off the burner in the pan, a shot of brandy was poured over the top then lit on fire while squeezing lemon over the top to put out flame. All loved the lemon fried cheese taste! Thanks to Sqourakis Family of Greek Islands for providing the items for Saganaki and the Greek wines for the evening.
Finally, the evening ending with Zorba the Greek Dance! The Pendley Family and friends are all now honorary Greeks.
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