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Greet guests at the door with
- tiny cups of hot spiced wine or bright red Cosmopolitans
- Toasted sesame ~ cheddar stars.
Passed Hors d’ Oeuvres ~ select
three or four
- Renee’s Carolina crab cakes with wasabi remoulade
- Delicate zucchini and eggplant pancakes with sour cream and
chives
- Chevre champignons ~ roasted mushrooms filled with chevre,
spinach and bacon
- Vietnamese wraps~ filled with a delicate mixture of ground
pork, water chestnuts, scallions and basil leaves, with an orange
~ scallion dipping sauce
- Glazed, smoked duck breast with cherries jubilee, wrapped
in baby spinach leaves
- Belgian endive filled with marinated French feta and chopped
golden beets Salads in Martini Glasses
- Korean chopped salad with ginger dressing Or
Classic Caesar
Strolling Buffet
- Grilled, marinated beef tenderloin with horseradish cream
and caramelized onion on bruschetta
- Barbecued salmon ribbons with an Asian glaze plum and toasted
sesame sauce Or Chilean sea bass bites, marinated in sake and
served with a roasted tomato salsa
- Angel hair pasta cakes with wild mushroom ragout
- Artichoke quattro fromaggio ~ baked artichokes with four cheeses,
served from a chafing dish with fresh cocktail pumpernickel
- Deviled eggs with caviar
- Baked brie with sauteed pears and sliced almonds, with grapes,
crackers and baguettes
- Risotto with prosciutto and asparagus Or Pallette of roasted
veggies
- and sweet " frites" ~ glazed sweet potato spears
Other possibilities ~ unexpected, delicious
and easy to eat!
- Shrimp and mushroom curry served from a silver chafing dish
- Jasmine rice pilaf Cool as a Cucumber Raita Condiments
- Paella Salad ~ contemporary version of a Spanish classic~
with shrimp, grilled chicken, crab meat, chorizo, and saffron
rice with tiny green peas and golden peppers
- Basket of lamb keftah ~ skewers of ground lamb with sauteed
onions, currants, pine nuts, cinnamon and allspice, with a honey~
garlic glaze
- Platter of baby lamb chops with rosemary sprigs and lemon
wedges *
Sweets ~ from which to choose your favorites
three
- Chocolate ~torte served with caramelized bananas
- Apricot roulade filled with brandied whipped cream and chopped
apricots
- Elegant and yummy pumpkin tart with maple whipped cream
- Creme brulee tartlets
- Pear ~ frangipane tart Apple crostadas
- Ramekins of fresh raspberries with a dollop of Devonshire
cream
- Winter moons ~ buttery walnut crescents
- Pecan diamonds
- Apricot ~ hazelnut biscotti
- Fine coffee
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