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Festive italian buffet

Hors d'Oeuvres

  • Bruschetta with ripe roma tomato slice, chevre and basil, lightly broiled and drizzled with a tarragon vinaigrette
  • Mini ~ crab cakes with sun ~ dried tomato aioli
  • Tuscan liver pate with fresh cocktail pumpernickel, cornichons and a dried cherry chutney

Buffet

  • Sauteed medallions of turkey with a spicy herb breading, served with roasted lemons, capers and garlic Cremini mushroom pasta with grilled shrimp
  • Salad of field greens, arugula, toasted walnuts, gorgonzola and pears, with a sherry vinaigrette
  • Grilled balsamic asparagus
  • Crusty breads and focaccia, olive oil for dipping
  • (Note: Grilled, marinated beef tenderloin with coarse mustard ~ horseradish cream Spinach ravioli with pesto sauce
    Sweets

Sweets

  • Chocolate mousse torte with caramelized bananas Or Tiramisu torte with Strawberry ~ Cointreau sauce
  • Fresh berries in cassis
  • Petite canolis Apricot biscotti Fine coffee