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Game Night Menu

Appetizers

* Brie with rhubarb ginger jam
Platter with fresh figs, prosciutto and crackers

Dinner

* Spicy walnut, beet and carrot salad
* Turkish salad (Apple and zucchini slaw)
* Mixed green salad with balsamic vinaigrette dressing
Fried ravioli with tomato dipping sauce
Pulled lamb sandwiches on warm pita bread with tzatziki, tahini, Israeli salad & sweet paprika
Mexican fish sliders with jalapeno sour cream and guacamole
Thai lettuce wraps with shrimp, peanut sauce and chili garlic sauce

Desserts

* Ginger mascarpone cheesecake
* Chocolate prune cake with salted butter caramel sauce
* Giant cornmeal anise cookie
* Lemon and sesame seed cookies
* Fresh berries

* Vegetarian

June 29, 2015

June 26, 2015
At Home with Friends

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Game Night

Lots of people have game nights on a regular basis but this was a first for me. Lots of people play Cards Against Humanity but this was also a first for me. A first, but definitely not the last. I wanted the food to be fun food, kind of like bar food but my style. […]

October 24, 2014
At Home with Friends

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Beet Salad with Oranges and Feta

Before beets were trendy, I always loved them. I used to be in the minority and now my friends have figured it out. This salad is a feast for the eyes as well as the palate. The natural sweetness of the beets is complimented by the saltiness of the feta and the slight acidic note […]

Moroccan Feast Menu

 

Appetizers

Bastilla with Chicken

* Warm hummus with pine nuts

* Spinach and feta pastries (“brik”)

* Moroccan olives

First Course

* Spinach salad with grapefruit segments, pistachios, pomegranate seeds and cumin vinaigrette

* Artichoke salad with saffron and preserved lemons

* Fennel salad with carrots

* Beet salad with oranges and feta

Main Course

Lamb tagine with apricots and prunes

* Moroccan couscous

Chicken with preserved lemons and olives

* Basmati rice

* Grilled eggplant with honey and spices

* Grilled zucchini with pomegranate syrup

Desserts

* Almond orange cake

* Dried fruit compote with Grand Marnier

* Chocolate pomegranate bark

* Almond cookies

* Pistachio ice cream

*Vegetarian

October 10, 2014