Luncheon Menu
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luncheon menu - suggestions/critques please
Comments (3)Sounds great! You seem to have "3" salads though, one meat, and one bread. I think a simple veggie (not a fruit salad or another salad type) but just one very simple vegetable offering may help round out the meal. (Maybe some green beans) You "could" cut out the Caprese (tomato) salad if you wanted to get rid of something. It's often served instead of a green salad. Although, you may try to serve it as a veggie side, it probably won't work because a tomato is really a fruit and can't usually pull off being a real veggie side because of that. If you want to try to stay away form adding a veggie, you could serve the chicken breats in a green type of salad or even in a pasta salad...making it more of a meal..and you could add a soup... But if the meat is served by itself as you have it, you should have a side veggie, probably something green or mixed....See MoreLast minute luncheon with friend, menu ideas
Comments (7)The fact that you can get fresh veggies at your farmers market made me think of this. It's excellent and impressive! Salut Salmon Inspired by a dish served at Salut Caf� Americain in St. Paul MN Zucchini, sliced Yellow Squash, sliced Grape Tomatoes, halved Fresh Spinach, rough chopped Salmon Filet Dill Butter Sprinkle salmon with salt and pepper and sear in hot frying pan in a small amount of olive oil. Drizzle another saut� pan with about 1 tsp olive oil and 1 tsp dill butter, when hot, lightly saut� the vegetables. Remove to serving plate and top with salmon filet. Top hot salmon with a dollop of dill butter and serve. Dill Butter: Mix fresh or dried dill weed with soft butter and a pinch of salt. Serve at room temperature. For dessert... Meyer Lemon Pudding Cakes 1/3 cup sugar 1/4 cup sugar, plus additional for ramekins 1/4 cup all\-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 2\-3 Meyer or regular lemons 3 large eggs, separated 2 tablespoon butter or margarine, melted and cooled 1 cup whole milk 1 pint raspberries, for garnish Fresh mint sprigs, for garnish Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease eight 4\- to 5\-ounce ramekins; sprinkle with sugar to coat bottoms and sides. Shake out any excess. In small bowl, whisk flour, 1/3 cup sugar, and salt. grate 1 1/2 tablespoons peel and squeeze 1/2 cup juice. In large bowl, with wire whisk, beat egg yolks and lemon peel and juice. Whisk in butter and milk. Gradually whisk in flour mixture. In another large bowl, with mixer on medium speed, beat egg whites until foamy. Gradually beat in remaining 1/4 cup sugar until soft peaks form when beaters are lifted, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add one\-third beaten whites to yolk mixture and, with rubber spatula, stir gently until incorporated. Gently fold in remaining whites until just incorporated. With ladle, divide batter evenly among prepared ramekins. Arrange ramekins 1 inch apart in large (17\-inch by 13\-inch) roasting pan. Fill pan with enough hot water to come halfway up sides of ramekins. Carefully transfer pan to oven and bake 30 to 35 minutes or until cakes are golden brown and tops rise 1/2 inch above rims. Cool cakes in pan on wire rack 5 minutes. With sturdy metal spatula, carefully remove ramekins from pan with water and transfer to wire rack to cool 15 minutes longer. Run thin knife around edge of 1 ramekin. Place small serving plate on top of ramekin and invert plate and ramekin together; remove ramekin. Repeat with remaining ramekins. Garnish each cake with a couple of raspberries and a mint sprig; serve warm. Linda...See MorePesky OT Question
Comments (101)Lydia, please don't think your post about your sisters and the instinct of many American women to cocoon was a damp squib. I read with great interest, smiling and nodding my head in agreement. Although I should have acknowledged it, I didn't think I had anything pertinent to add; thus I completely forgot to say anything! I figure it's the same with most readers -- and I'm sure that there are a lot more lurkers than contributors! It's a natural progression of most threads, I think, to go hot and heavy for a while (usually only when they're new). But when the novelty wears off, they dwindle until they just stop. It's not the last poster's fault! Sometimes threads are dormant for a spell, only to wake up and have another short burst or two of activity. Most likely, though, the same topics will be recycled in different threads. So, Lydia, just stick around and you can read multiple retellings of my stories -- unfortunately I only have so many in my repertoire. As for why I spell it chile: force of habit, probably. I have lived in and have strong associations with the American southwest where that is the preferred spelling for certain Capsicum. Being as they are native to Mexico and Central America, the Spanish form seems appropriate. It also distinguishes the peppers themselves from the meat stew, chili con carne, that is usually shortened now to just 'chili'. Herr Gebhardt who first peddled his concoction of the typical Mexican and mestizo spice combinations in San Antonio, Texas was likely a bit fuzzy about the distinction between 'chile' and 'chili' -- so it's chili powder for chili. Anyway, the usual rendering of the Nahuatl word for the same Capsicum is 'chilli'. So take your pick as to how you want to spell it, but be warned that Mexicans and American southwesterners observe the distinctions! :-)...See MoreA Luncheon Menu - Pictures
Comments (12)It's pretty! The white thing is just style. Massive white crockery with delicate portions was the pinnacle in Europe decades ago. I thought all that white made the food look unappealing, even at a three star restaurant with equisite plating. Someone makes a pronouncement and it becomes codified. I agree that ideally the dishes should set off, rather than clash with the food, whatever color, design or style that might be. Blue and peach are complementary colors, so even in theory they should look good together. :)...See MoreMtnRdRedux
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