IDENTIFY THIS PHOTO

 Whomever wants to hire me to cook for them and knows who is in the photograph will get a free dessert.

A Dinner Menu for some Girls with a Limited Palate

 

Pizzettes
Puff Pastry, Parmigiano, fresh Tomato,

Mozzarella, fresh Basil, Oregano,

Extra-virgin Olive oil

Salad

Butter lettuce, Radicchio, Cucumber, Parsley, 
Magnolia petals, Ricotta Salata
Lemon-Oregano Vinaigrette

Broasted Chicken

 in Soy-Ginger-Garlic-Star Anise Marinade

with Scallion and Roasted Sesame Oil

Sauteed Broccoli

with Roasted Garlic, Caramelized Shallots,

Roasted Red Peppers, Extra-virgin Olive oil

Oven-steamed Garnet Sweet Potatoes

with Honey-Mustard drizzle, Maple Cashews,

and Black Sesame Seeds

2-layered Flourless Chocolate Cake

with Chocolate Ganache, Chantilly Cream,

Rose Meringues

Cutting the Cake

WILD BOAR PILAF

 Have you ever had Wild Boar? This is a wild boar pilaf made for a client recently.

STEAMED CODFISH WITH OLIVE PUREE

 

Cod is on sale now. Here is a good recipe to make with it. I'll try to find a clearer copy. Having technical difficulties...not with cooking but with computer.

DINNER FOR TWO - PANDEMIC DINING WITH A FRIEND

 Recently a friend and I got together for a dinner, prepared by me. Here is the menu:

Scallops Gratinée

Roasted Quail wrapped in Prosciutto and Grape Leaves

    with  Port Sauce and Grapes and Cherries

Couscous with a confetti of vegetables 

(zucchini, carrots, yellow bell pepper, red onion)

Roasted Whole Carrots with Sumac and Zatar

Tarte Tatin with Crème Fraîche

Perrier-Jouet Champagne

Does that sound like a meal you would enjoy?

Here are a few photographs. The Tarte Tatin got sliced before the photo happened.

Scallops Gratinée

Quail, Couscous, Roasted Carrots

Tarte Tatin (before turning over)

Tarte Tatin

Tarte Tatin with Crème Fraîche
(half eaten)

MENUS OF THE PAST

 I don't have set menus. Each menu, each dinner, lunch, party is an individual and custom menu. I went through my files today and pulled out about 40 or so menus from the past. They are in no particular order. I can't even remember some of these parties...but there's proof that they happened. Some people have more adventurous tastes than others and I like to create original dishes. Some have bigger appetites and the meals have to be more extensive. Here are about thirty-six or so scanned menus from my files. Sorry if some are difficult to read. I had to scan them as photos rather than pdf's so I could upload them here. Have fun.