Saturday night was the first of hopefully many themed dinner nights with my sister and her family, my family and our mom. The dish in the foreground was a Mexican Chicken Lasagna dish that I made. It is a very hearty dish, has a little "kick" to it and was well-liked! My sister made a bean dip and delicious enchiladas, Ashton made her favorite Mexican rice dish and made virgin margaritas for all and Robyn, my niece made yummy Mexican Cinnamon Chips with coffee ice cream for dessert.
It was fun to try out a couple of different dishes as well as a new dessert and everyone seemed to enjoy the meal. There weren't many left-overs!
Eric, Ashton's boyfriend, is waiting patiently to get his dinner.
Ashton and her oldest brother Courtney. Benjamin and Allison were unable to attend due to Ben's working during the Portland Pirates hockey game that night. Hopefully he will have a night off for our next themed dinner.
Here is my sister Margaret and her family. Robbie, Miss Tiz, Margaret and Robyn.
My mom was away during the holidays this year so we had a second Christmas Day with her last night.
My oldest son Courtney and my mom. We haven't decided yet what the theme will be for our next dinner but I am sure we will come up with something very delicious!
Saturday night was the first of hopefully many themed dinner nights with my sister and her family, my family and our mom. The dish in the foreground was a Mexican Chicken Lasagna dish that I made. It is a very hearty dish, has a little "kick" to it and was well-liked! My sister made a bean dip and delicious enchiladas, Ashton made her favorite Mexican rice dish and made virgin margaritas for all and Robyn, my niece made yummy Mexican Cinnamon Chips with coffee ice cream for dessert.
It was fun to try out a couple of different dishes as well as a new dessert and everyone seemed to enjoy the meal. There weren't many left-overs!
Eric, Ashton's boyfriend, is waiting patiently to get his dinner.
Ashton and her oldest brother Courtney. Benjamin and Allison were unable to attend due to Ben's working during the Portland Pirates hockey game that night. Hopefully he will have a night off for our next themed dinner.
Here is my sister Margaret and her family. Robbie, Miss Tiz, Margaret and Robyn.
My mom was away during the holidays this year so we had a second Christmas Day with her last night. 
My oldest son Courtney and my mom. We haven't decided yet what the theme will be for our next dinner but I am sure we will come up with something very delicious! 
20 comments:
Had a GREAT time, hope that Ben and Allison can come next time! How about a "noodle inspired" dinner next time. Away from the basic spaghetti and meatballs!! Can I have a copy of the picture of us!
What a great idea, and an original way to enjoy your family, really loved this post not to mention it has made me hungry.....:-)Hugs
What a great idea! But I don't have much family close by.
Hmmm...noodles?? That works as I found some more great receipes in the magazine I got the Mexican Chicken Lasagna from! I cannot find the photo of you all, guess I will make one from the post!
Bernie: I'm glad to have you stop by. Yes, my sister and I just decided to try to get together more often, with such busy lives its easy to let families take a back seat. So now we are off and running!
Linda Reeder: My sister and I are very, very close as well as our children are very close. Heck, I even had my daughter on her wedding day--what a nice gift for her huh??
How neat, Cheryl... A family gathering --with a themed dinner... Your chicken lasagna sounds great!!!! It really sounds like EVERYTHING was good... Bet you'll have an Italian theme soon!!!! OR--maybe a good ole southern meal!!!
Love seeing pictures of your family... Everyone looks SO happy!!!!
Thanks for sharing.
Hugs,
Betsy
A themed dinner sounds like a wonderful idea. It's obvious that there was lots of good food and everyone had a wonderful time. Thanks for a great idea.
What a fun evening with family! Your chicken lasagna sounds like it turned out great! What a neat idea to have have themed family dinners!
Vicki
What a lovely family you have, Cheryl... and the food you prepared for dinner almost made me drool. I'm really hungry right now. Ok, let me see what I have in the fridge... hmm... catfood? nope. rat poison? nope. shaving cream? nope. shoe polish? nope... Argghhh... I guess I'll just take a nap.
Cheers,
Ryhen
Awesome idea! Sounds like a fun time. Great family photos. Looks like your mom is enjoying a second Christmas! I look forward to photos from your next themed dinner. Have a great day!
all right, now we need the recipes-especially for the lasagna. fun idea
Looks yummy. I want to try this out soon, I got the recipe from where you said I could find it and also your e-mail telling me about the brand names. Thanks
Hello Cheryl, Wow! Can see you have a Black Belt in cooking.
And this the first time I read of 'themed dinners', ha ha. Hmmm, very original, I must say.
Very nice to see you and family members having a great time.
Any more of that Mexican dish left? Ha ha.
You stay easy, keep a song in your heart and have a pleasant week, Lee.
I second Lin's motion for the lasagna recipe, please! Looks like a great get-together for everyone. Bet your mother really appreciated the family time.
Oh wow, what a wonderful idea, Cheryl! Everybody seemed to have a great time and the food all look so good! Nice to see your family! Everything seem to come together for that perfect party! :)
How cool is that? We started taco nights last year. Once a month, we make tacos and sometimes we add nachos and chips to the mix. My favorite Mexican dish is chicken enchiladas. I think it's really great to have family nights once in a while to hang out and catch up on each other hectic lives.
holy CATS that looks tasty!
love lasagna! i had it in australia prepared by my SIL for xmas 04.
The food looks great. Looks like everybody had a nice time as well.
Looking so festive! Being with the family is always the best! :)
This is really an interesting, fun idea for a party. It all looks so delicious.
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