Search This Blog

Sunday, December 10, 2006

Party Favours - Bon Fête!


I recently catered an office party dinner. The appetizers and dessert were contributed by the guests.
(Image of bison tenderloin)

Appetizers:
Perogies
Crab canapés
Bacon and Onion tarts

Soup
Porcini Mushroom Consommé with truffle oil

Salad
Roasted Chiogga beets on Micro Greens with a pomegranate vinaigrette

Entrée
Bison Wellington with a shallot, chevre, orange zest
and port filling in phyllo with Dried Okanogan Cherry port reduction

Vegetables
5 Cheese Scalloped Potatoes
Persian Carrots
Sautéed Oyster and Button Mushrooms

Dessert
Frozen Lime bars

Cheese Platter
St. Agur
St. Andre
Cave Aged Gruyere
Morbier De Moine
Chabichou du Poitou
Fresh Dates
Montréal Baguettes

The cheeses and dried Okanagan Cherries were from DeLuca's Specialty Foods - Cooking School & Restaurant at 950 Portage Ave. in Winnipeg (204)774-7617. The 5 cheese scalloped potatoes had beautiful finger potatoes from F.O.O.D. (see link) and the cheeses were Aged White Cheddar, Tête de Moin, Roquefort, Chevre and Smoked Gouda. Beautiful fresh dates are always available at the Halal Meat Centre & Specialty Foods on 206 Maryland.

If you are looking for catering services that provide gourmet local and organic products, e-mail me at: karenmpeters@gmail.com for the Winnipeg area.

No comments: