Celebration Menu from Last Night

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richard-in-cincy

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This was the menu I served last night for a birthday celebration. We should post more menus in here!

Hors d'oeuvre:

French Belletoile Triple Cream Brie (think brie and whipped cream—I’ve become such a cheese snob since visiting France—LOL)

Sesame Crisps

Peach and Blueberry Wine Coolers (fresh frozen blueberries and peaches (the ice cubes), Pinot Grigio, vanilla rum, a drop of rosewater, a scoop of rumtopf, and sparkling water)

Entree:

Grilled Alaskan King Crab Legs and Claws with Toasted Garlic and Red Pepper Butter Sauce

Sautéed Sugar Snap Peas in Tarragon Butter Garnished with Brittany Fleur de Sel

Brown Jasmine Rice Pilaf with Saffron, Mushrooms, Dried Cranberries, and Cashews (cooked with 1/3 each chicken stock, shrimp stock, and white wine)

Gaetano D'Aquino Venetian Pinot Grigio

Dessert:

Selection of Mini Pastries from Servatii’s (my local bakery, pictured on the tray on the left in the pic below)

German Henkell Trocken Sekt (sparkling Riesling)

http://servatiipastryshop.com/images/tfarepict.jpg

 
Rumtopf!! I was wondering how everyone's rumtopf's were doing this summer. wonderful menu.

 
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it's been so hot here, I planned this so that I had to do minimal cooking in the house, but still having special things. We started inside, but a big front blew through and dropped the temp, so we had dinner outside. But then the temp and humidity started creeping up again, so we moved dessert back inside.

 
Sylvia, thanks

I guess I should have added that I planned this menu to actually be minimal cooking because of our heat, but to have special treats. It worked out really well. Cool kitchen and yummy dinner.

"Special Dinner During a Heat Wave" should be the title. ; )

 
Bakery in Ottawa

Sylvia - whenever I am in Ottawa I go to a wonderful bakery in the Byward markert - they have amazing french pasteries!

 
Whew! After looking at the desserts and thinking you made them...

I was ready to throw in the towel. Happy to see, after reading further, that you bought them! Ha! (Your menu sounds fantastic).

 
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