Dinner with the Guys
Menu
Dinner
Baby Gem Lettuce with Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing
Pappardelle Noodles with Lemon Zest
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Baby Gem Lettuce with Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing
Pappardelle Noodles with Lemon Zest
Homemade buttermilk biscuits with baked ham and hollandaise sauce
* Baked eggs with roasted pepper saffron sauce (GF)
Smoked salmon with bagels and cream cheese
* Pumpkin waffles with yoghurt and ginger syrup
* Chana masala (garbanzo beans) (GF)
* Chocolate chip, banana, cherry cake
* Individual baked croissants with caramelized fruit
* Ricotta, almond, raspberry cake (GF)
* Breakfast parfait with homemade granola and berries
* Freshly baked blueberry focaccia bread
Coffee
Tea
Mimosas
Bloody Marys
(GF) Gluten Free
* Vegetarian
Jazzing up brussels sprouts seems to be the current food craze which I don’t subscribe to. Just before Thanksgiving, I had dinner at one of the hippest new restaurants in Los Angeles (don’t ask for the name) and we ordered brussels sprouts to accompany our shared ribeye steak. They arrived sauteed with truffle oil with […]
* Cheese Platter with Bread and Crackers
* Pumpkin Cambozola Walnut Custards with Spinach Salad (GF)
Roast Turkey (GF)
Baked Ham with Bourbon Pecan Glaze (GF)
* Melissa Clark’s Chive Mashed Potatoes (GF)
* Roasted Brussels Sprouts (GF)
* Zucchini Boats Stuffed with Mushrooms and Zucchini
* Corn Bread Stuffing Muffins
Pan Gravy
* Fresh Cranberry Ginger Peach Relish (GF)
* Traditional Cranberry Relish (GF)
* Gingerbread, Pumpkin Mousse Trifle
* Apple, Raisin, Pecan Cake with Caramel Cream Cheese Frosting
* Espresso Brownies with Espresso Ganache
* Dried Cranberry, White Chocolate Chip Cookies
* Fresh Berries (GF)
* Vegetarian
(GF) Gluten free
If you’ve been following my blog, you already know that I serve a lot of vegetables. I never get tired of cauliflower and prepare it many different ways. I’ve been known to serve it Indian style, with potatoes and mustard seeds, which is spicy and delectable. But for this menu I wanted something simple. The […]
When I first met my friend Dano, he didn’t eat vegetables. He just didn’t like them. Dano and I had many dinners at my kitchen table which usually included racks of lamb or short ribs or beef fillet with potatoes. I always snuck in some roasted vegetables and put them on my plate. I never […]
Quinoa is a super food. I could give you all the latest nutritional facts or just tell you it is a staple in my kitchen because I can use it multiple ways. It’s loaded with nutrients and it’s gluten free. If you’re trying to get your friends and family to eat it, don’t tell them […]
Poppyseed parmesan cheese twists
Savory goat cheese cake with two flavors of pestos
Watermelon and heirloom tomato salad
Pan seared wild halibut on a bed of artichoke heart puree
Roasted baby squash and zucchini
Fresh mixed berry torte with whipped cream
Fresh fruit
Appetizers
Solstice sangria or Aperol spritz
Dinner
Pouilly-Fuissé
