Easter dinner

[cruelpupet]

Had a bit of a competition for easter with my sister. We each had 6 guests and made 6 mini sample plates for each others guests.

Both of us decided to plate our dinners...and here was my lineup.


Apéritif
Bonterra Chardonnay 2009

Antipasta
An assortment of cured meats, cheeses, and olives

Appetizer
Bella Mushrooms stuffed with chicken, basil, and sun-dried tomatoes

Soup
Italian Wedding Soup with baby spinach

Salad
Chicory salad with Anjou pears and a raspberry balsamic vinaigrette

Intermezzo
Lemon sorbet

Entrée
Orange glazed ham with herbed fingerling potatoes and honey glazed baby carrots

Digestif
Choice of:
Glenlivet 18y
Johnnie Walker Black 12y
Johnnie Walker Green 15y
Limoncello

Dessert
A parfait made with fresh strawberries and a lemon and white chocolate mousse

[cruelpupet]

A few photos are here:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/fbx/?set=a.590249962868.2086147.68703732&l=efbfc7d3f1

[nickel]

Sounds delicioso! Your gf is lucky...
I adore men who can cook (besides grilling meat!)

[cruelpupet]

Sounds delicioso! Your gf is lucky...
I adore men who can cook (besides grilling meat!)

She helped out with getting the place ready, decorating the table, running out and getting last minute food, locating and picking up a sodium nitrate free ham, as well as being a sous-chef, dessert chef, and dish washer inbetween courses.


Which reminds me of one of the hardest parts of the meal, everything was free of HFC, sodium nitrate, gluten, and tree nuts.

[nickel]

She helped out with getting the place ready, decorating the table, running out and getting last minute food, locating and picking up a sodium nitrate free ham, as well as being a sous-chef, dessert chef, and dish washer inbetween courses.


Which reminds me of one of the hardest parts of the meal, everything was free of HFC, sodium nitrate, gluten, and tree nuts.
I think your gf and I would get along well. :)
I am big on not eating anything with nitrates/nitrites in them.
I try to steer clear of trans fat, "hydrogenated" anything and HFC syrup also.

nuts are fine though. :D

[cruelpupet]

Oh she doesnt care as much abotu the nitrates as I and the family I had over do. The gluten free is for my cousin and tree nuts for the other cousin.