WOODSTOCK DINNER PARTY

Here is the menu and a few photos, mostly of the preparation, of a dinner party in December 2016 at a rented house in Woodstock. The client was celebrating ten years of their lives together and invited friends to join them for the New Year's weekend. Everything was served in casseroles buffet style except the dessert which was plated.

Thank you sooooo much for making our celebration so special!!!! You Rock!!! xoxo....  from CL

Dinner Menu

December 30, 2016

Me at the stove and my assistant and server working away. 

Pre-dinner

Hot Artichoke &; Dill Dip

with crudités, breadsticks

Red Pepper Tapenade

with crostini

Dinner

Meat:

·      Prime Rib Roast

·      Horseradish Sauce

·      Roasted Chicken with BBQ sauce

The dishes staged but not yet ready to be presented.

Explaining what the various dishes are at the time they are served.

·      Sweet Potatoes with ginger, maple syrup & pecans

·      Macaroni & Four or more cheeses

·      Assorted Roasted Vegetables

with roasted garlic & crispy leeks

·      Roasted Beets with goat cheese & walnuts

·      Upside-down Onion Cornbread

Assorted Breads

Vegetarian:

·      Braised Eggplant: Imam Bayaldi

·      Stuffed Zucchini with couscous, pine nuts & raisins

The roasted potatoes and vegetables ready to return to the oven.

Dessert

·      Poached Bosc Pears stuffed with mascarpone

& drizzled with chocolate

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Pear Dessert

Here is the recipe for the BBQ Sauce that was used on the chicken:

½ onion

6 ounces orange juice

10 roasted garlic cloves

juice 1 lime

½ cup brown sugar

1 teaspoon dry mustard

1 teaspoon chile powder

1 tablespoon Tamarind paste

1 teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon salt

½ cup apple cider vinegar

½ up maple syrup

4 tablespoons tomato paste

1 teaspoon smoked paprika

1 teaspoon liquid smoke

1/8-1/4 cup bourbon

In a blender combine the onion and orange juice and puree. Stir well and pour into a saucepan then stir in the rest of the ingredients. Bring it to a boil and simmer gently for about 25 minutes until it is slightly thickened and reduced. Stir occasionally. Let cool.