Many thanks to all who helped with the party planning...

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traca

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I think this is the first time I've sat down in 3 days! Good lord, I had no idea what I'd signed on for...but alas, it's over now. Everyone was really happy with the food. Thanks for the recipes shared...I'm looking forward to trying them all this summer.

Okay, here's what the final menu looked like:

Sevillian Marinated Carrots (from the "New Spanish Table" by Anya von Bremzen)

Black Olive Paste (Tapenade from Todd English's "Olives Table"

Hummus (From "Moosewood")

Orzo Salad with Cucumber, Basil, Tomato & Feta (from The "Macrina Bakery & Cafe")

Joe's Chickpea & Green Bean Salad

Epi's Meatballs with Bulgur in Onion & Tomato Sauce

Moussaka (Recipe a blend from Culinary Communion & Epicurious)

Chocolate Stout Cake

A Cote Brownies

Strawberries with Ganache for Dipping

Okay, now that I'm looking at the list, no wonder I'm bone tired! And yes, we did have too much food. Oh well...I'm definitely learning here...

Joe's salad was great. I loved the technique of shredding the raddish. Added nice color with a bit of bite.

I made the salads and the meatballs because I wasn't sure how the moussaka would go over. It turned out to be a huge hit...much to my surprise.

On Friday I thought we'd have 30 people then over the weekend, I learned it would be more like 50. By then, I'd already made the cake, so I made brownies to fill in. Strawberries were on sale and amazing...dipped in left over ganache from the cake.

Okay, I'm off to bed now! Many thanks again everyone.

http://www.finerkitchens.com/swap/forum1/50199_REC_Chickpea_and_Green_Bean_Salad_from_Josephine_Araldo

 
Traca, I'm amazed you had the energy to type last night. I'm so glad your party was a success

and I'm flattered that the chickpea salad made the cut. It should be called "Josephine's Chickpea Salad" because I lifted it from this wonderful biographic vegetable cookbook by Josephine Araldo.

What an interesting menu. When you recover, perhaps you could share the carrot recipe? And I think you should post this in the menu section.

http://www.amazon.com/Breton-Garden-Vegetable-Cookery-Josephine/dp/0201608251

 
Maybe we could have a "menu challenge". I could sure use some more menu suggestions in T&T

I find them so helpful and it's so handy to go there for ideas. I'll start by adding my little Mexican menu. It was simple but went together well.

 
very impressive menu Traca, you must be very pleased with the outcome. smileys/smile.gif

 
"simple but went together well" is exactly what the Menu section needs, I think!

 
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