It's my first time and apparently we'll have a table of 18 or so. Since it's outside in the summer, the goal is "kick it up a notch" picnic food. What would you make?http://dinerenblanc.info/
Help! I scored an invite to Diner en Blanc....aka fancy flash mob dinner. What would you make?
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That was the first thing I thought! White, for sure. And I've got my eye on this wig. smileys/wink.gif
The dinner is on my birthday. It's been a tough year, and for this, I want to go all out! (I'm soooo ready to put the past year behind me. I can't think of a better way to celebrate!)
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The dinner is on my birthday. It's been a tough year, and for this, I want to go all out! (I'm soooo ready to put the past year behind me. I can't think of a better way to celebrate!)
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mariadnoca
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Calling Heather in SF! --- I know she's been to it.
mariadnoca
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Love it!
Veal or Chickn Tonnato comes to mind.
POLLO TONNATO (CHICKEN IN TUNA SAUCE)
Chicken
3 lb boneless chicken breasts
1 carrot, chopped
1 celery stalk, chopped
1 onion, sliced
2 cups dry white wine
In saucepan, bring 2/3 c water to boil. Add chicken breasts and other ingredients. Cover and reduce heat. Simmer until chicken is tender about 10 - 15 minutes. Transfer meat and broth to bowl and cover. Cool 3 to 4 hours or overnight in fridge.
Slice chicken. Spread some sauce on bottom of platter. Arrange chicken slices on top.
Cover with remaining sauce and refrigerate. Garnish with sliced lemons, capers
and chopped parsley.
Tuna Sauce
In blender or processor until fine paste......If too thick add broth:
1 7 oz tin tuna in olive oil
4 anchovy fillets
3 tbsps. capers
Juice 1 lemon
3/4 cup Olive oil
Add 1 1/2 c mayonnaise
NOTE: Use broth to make soup.
POLLO TONNATO (CHICKEN IN TUNA SAUCE)
Chicken
3 lb boneless chicken breasts
1 carrot, chopped
1 celery stalk, chopped
1 onion, sliced
2 cups dry white wine
In saucepan, bring 2/3 c water to boil. Add chicken breasts and other ingredients. Cover and reduce heat. Simmer until chicken is tender about 10 - 15 minutes. Transfer meat and broth to bowl and cover. Cool 3 to 4 hours or overnight in fridge.
Slice chicken. Spread some sauce on bottom of platter. Arrange chicken slices on top.
Cover with remaining sauce and refrigerate. Garnish with sliced lemons, capers
and chopped parsley.
Tuna Sauce
In blender or processor until fine paste......If too thick add broth:
1 7 oz tin tuna in olive oil
4 anchovy fillets
3 tbsps. capers
Juice 1 lemon
3/4 cup Olive oil
Add 1 1/2 c mayonnaise
NOTE: Use broth to make soup.
cynupstateny
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How very cool! Can't wait to hear all about it!
barbara-in-va
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Sounds like so much fun! Have a great time Traca and tell us all about it.
Rec: Fresh Fig Crostata w/ Ricotta and honey
http://www.countryliving.com/recipefinder/fresh-fig-crostata-ricotta-honey-recipe-clx0714
http://www.countryliving.com/recipefinder/fresh-fig-crostata-ricotta-honey-recipe-clx0714
amanda_pennsylvania
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I heard about this on NPR. Look forward to hearing about it.
The food doesn't have to be white, does it?
The food doesn't have to be white, does it?
That sounds like fun Traca. The link takes one to info about the event.
Are you attending the Portland event?
http://portland.dinerenblanc.info/
Are you attending the Portland event?
http://portland.dinerenblanc.info/
I bet she's going to this one on Aug. 9th in Seattle.
http://castanes.com/diner-en-blanc-seattle-2013/
http://castanes.com/diner-en-blanc-seattle-2013/
heather_in_sf
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I'm going this year too! It's really fun, people go over the top with decor.
Some of the more fabulous meals I have seen served (and trust me by saying served, people hire caterers for Diner en Blanc, which I think is totally cheating), include a side of cold salmon with cucumber scales (I want to do that this year), blini with caviar, towering tiers of cheeses and fruits and pates (we did that last year), one group did beef wellington (the pastry is sort of white). Last year we did another multicultural buffet of kutlyeti (chicken patties fried in butter and served warm), buckwheat salad, an Indian eggplant dish, Japanese mushrooms and onigiri and I forget what else.
Champagne is a must.
I rebel and always bring a chocolate cake from a bakery filled with chocolate curls on top or dipped strawberries on a cake stand people gasp when they see it. I have a lovely Block demitasse service in white and bring lots of espresso because it gets really cold at night in September!
Hope you have fun Traca! Love the wig and you need a fascinator to be sure. I'm looking for a boa because not only is it fun but they are warm.
https://heatherinsf.wordpress.com/2012/12/31/diner-en-blanc-san-francisco/
Some of the more fabulous meals I have seen served (and trust me by saying served, people hire caterers for Diner en Blanc, which I think is totally cheating), include a side of cold salmon with cucumber scales (I want to do that this year), blini with caviar, towering tiers of cheeses and fruits and pates (we did that last year), one group did beef wellington (the pastry is sort of white). Last year we did another multicultural buffet of kutlyeti (chicken patties fried in butter and served warm), buckwheat salad, an Indian eggplant dish, Japanese mushrooms and onigiri and I forget what else.
Champagne is a must.
I rebel and always bring a chocolate cake from a bakery filled with chocolate curls on top or dipped strawberries on a cake stand people gasp when they see it. I have a lovely Block demitasse service in white and bring lots of espresso because it gets really cold at night in September!
Hope you have fun Traca! Love the wig and you need a fascinator to be sure. I'm looking for a boa because not only is it fun but they are warm.
https://heatherinsf.wordpress.com/2012/12/31/diner-en-blanc-san-francisco/
I have wanted to do one here as a fund raiser for an
organization. I even have the perfect place to have it if it ever gets done. They look SO much fun--and beautiful.
Take a look online for the ones in Paris--of course, that backdrop--either the Eiffel Tower or Notre Dame--does have some cachet all its own.
Have fun. I don't think the meal has to be white, does it!!
I'd find some foie gras, for sure.
organization. I even have the perfect place to have it if it ever gets done. They look SO much fun--and beautiful.
Take a look online for the ones in Paris--of course, that backdrop--either the Eiffel Tower or Notre Dame--does have some cachet all its own.
Have fun. I don't think the meal has to be white, does it!!
I'd find some foie gras, for sure.
I am totally obsessed with this and would give anything to go to
one. I'll just have to live vicariously through you and Heather I guess. Take a look at this link and some of the outrageous center pieces for the table. So amazing and fun. And I would have to wear a white feather hat of some kind.
http://kirbiecravings.com/2013/10/diner-en-blanc.html
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/461900505505353927/
one. I'll just have to live vicariously through you and Heather I guess. Take a look at this link and some of the outrageous center pieces for the table. So amazing and fun. And I would have to wear a white feather hat of some kind.
http://kirbiecravings.com/2013/10/diner-en-blanc.html
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/461900505505353927/