Dinner with Friends Texas-Style

We had friends over for dinner on Thursday night which I really enjoy doing! I wanted to do a Texas-style meal since these friends are from Quebec. The men started with martinis while I whipped up a batch of Pink Grapefruit Margaritas. It was a great way to kick off an evening of fun. We snacked on Jalapeno Poppers with our drinks. We moved on to the salad course which was the III Forks salad which is always a hit. The entree was New York Strip Steaks grilled over charcoal which were very good; just not quite as spectacular as the prime ones we recently did. Our entree was rounded out with baked potatoes and sauteed mushrooms. Dessert was Ina Garten's Fruit Salad with Limoncello which has been a favorite of mine this summer. Start with some strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries, sprinkled with some sugar and Limoncello to macerate. The berries are then covered with a sauce made with lemon curd, greek yogurt, honey and vanilla. It's a cool, creamy, refreshing summer dessert with a little tartness from the Limoncello and lemon curd. It was a great evening of listening and speaking in French. French is such a beautiful language!!!