Menu Ideas

  • Classics with a Twist

      • Menu #1
      • Appies

        • shrimp
        Smoked salmon platter

      • Main

        • Beef tenderloin with Mushroom Port demi
        Boursin Scalloped potatoes
        Green beans with cherry tomatoes in herbed butter

      • Salad

        • Arugula and pear with a blue cheese crumble tossed in a light lemony vinaigrette

      • Sweet Ending

        • Flourless chocolate torte with berries and whipped cream

      • Menu #2
      • Appetizers, passed

        • Smoked salmon chiffonadee
        Amuse Pate on Crostini
        New potato with crème fraiche and caviar

      • Soup

        • Cold watercress and Stilton with a cheese straw

      • Main

        • Veal tenderloin medallions drizzled with
        Red currant jus
        On a bed of
        Sweet potato and roasted garlic puree
        Nested on a bed of baby spinach leaves

      • Dessert

        • Angel food cake tower
        angel food cake layered with strawberry rhubard compote
        served with a chantilly cream

  • Vegetarian

      • Menu #3
      • Appetizers

        • White bean and roasted garlic dip with tortilla chips or pita chips

      • Starters

        • Soup, Roasted root vegetable with a pesto swirl

      • Salad

        • Broccoli with a feta crumble tossed with sunflower seeds and a light vinaigrette

      • Main

        • Eggplant “cannelloni” filled with raisins, ricotta, pine nuts

        topped with a light tomato sauce

      • Dessert

        • Fresh berries topped with lavender hinted Crème Anglaise

  • Quick and Easy

      • Menu #4
      • Appetizer

        • Chipotle marinated shrimp

      • Main

        • Chicken Marbella
        Brown Basamati Pilaf
        Roasted root vegetables with a balsamic reduction

      • Dessert

        • Cinnamon pavlova with mango and mixed berries

  • Light and Easy

      • Menu #5
      • Appetizer

        • Amuse Pate’ with Baguette Points

      • Main

        • Grilled Garlic Shrimp Scampi
        Seared Asian Tuna with Sesame Aioli
        Tilapia Ceviche, in Chipotle/lime marinade

      • with

        • Asian Style Soba Noodles
        Cucumber Salad in Lime

      • Salad

        • Fennel and Grape Salad with Champagne Vinaigrette

Chef Carmen will custom tailor a menu for your specific needs, wheather based on a nutritional requirement, or presentational need for the occasion. Please contact Chef Carmen for more menu ideas and pricing information.

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