Every Thursday I host a dinner party at my house for anywhere from 4-30 people. Here are my complete menus with recipes. Almost everything is easy and fast to make. - Abby
Winter
Vaguely Southern
-Best of Boston's Kick Ass Chili
-Northern Cornbread with real stone ground cornmeal from a mill built in the 1800.
-Asparagus sauteed with olive oil and tossed with sun dried tomatoes
-Lemon Chiffon Tart with a Hazelnut Crust and a Raspberry Coulis - A little labor intensive, so plan ahead, but it is well worth the effort. Light and tangy.
Spanish
-Dates wrapped in bacon and stuffed with Bulgarian Kashkaval
-Caldo Gallego
-Tortilla Espanola
-Flan
Hearty old world food
- Beef Brisket in red wine with caramelized onions
- Potatoes roasted with garlic in olive oil
- Linzertorte - An Austrian almond raspberry torte. Elegant and easy.
New Orleans
- Megan's fabulous New Orleans Red Beans and Rice - from my good friend Megan Bronson. Makes enough for a small army.
- Jambalaya with shrimp and chicken
- Creole okra
- Pecan toffee squares -Rich and buttery, just like the Big Easy
Italian
- Minestrone with Italian sausage and tortellini
- War Bread
- Green salad of some sort
- My world famous Tiramisu -Crazy labor intensive. I suppose you could just buy a lot of the ingredients, but that takes all the fun out of it.
Spring
Spanish
- Paella with shrimp, chorizo and chicken
- Tortilla Espanola
- Tarta de Santiago - Traditional almond tarte of the Santiago Pilgrimage route
Italian
-Saffron Rissoto with and artichoke hearts and spinach
-Asparagus with olive oil and pine nuts (vegan)
-Chocolate Mousse Cake - Cut your slices small 'cause this is one super rich cake!
Uncatagorical
-Quiche
-Georgian Eggplant salad with walnuts(vegan)
-Coconut nut bars - Lemon and coconut, how can you go wrong?
Mexican
-Caldo Tlalpeño
- Fiesta Rice and Black Bean Salad
-Pecan Puffs -Like Mexican wedding cookies only a lot tastier.
Thai
- Peanut noodles
- Fresh spring rolls with a ginger hoisen dipping sauce
- Chocolate Mousse -Sinfully rich and smooth
Summer
Greek
-Spanikopita (spinach and feta wrapped in phylo dough)
- Orzo Salad
-Greek meatballs undoubtedly with some sort of sauce
-Greek honey cookies - Drippy, gooey and delicious!
Farmers Market fresh
-Chicken roulade with Spinach and asadero cheese
- Moroccan Carrot Salad
-Ginger Peach tart - Easy and stunning!
Generally Lebanese with a twist
-Tabbouleh - Great way to use up the garden's bounty
-Grilled chicken Kabobs -
-Babaganouj - I like this witha lot of garlic
-Frangipane Poached Pear Tart - This one takes a while but boy is it something marvelous
-Sherry chicken breasts with rosemary and artichoke hearts - Lordy this is good. The gravy is lovely over potatoes
-Spinach and arugula salad topped with Tart local apples, feta, and toasted walnuts- The name says it all
-New potatoes tossed with dill -
-Napoleon (thousand layer pastry) with a raspberry cream - suprisingly easy to make, but messy to cut
Fall
Greek
- Rotinni salad with kalamata, feta, basil, and white wine infused onions
- Red leaf lettuce salad with toasted pecans, red grapes and feta
-Lemon Chiffon Tart with a Hazelnut Crust and a Raspberry Coulis - A little labor intensive, so plan ahead, but it is well worth the effort. Light and tangy.
Hearty for the cold
-Mom's beef stew
-Joe's Coleslaw (vegan)
-Pecan shortbread topped with lime curd and drizzled with dark chocolate - a Perfect blend of sweet and tangy, dry and gooey
Roughly Mediteranian
-Orzo Salad with spinach, feta and roasted red peppers
-Leek and Swiss Chard tart with hickory smoked bacon and gruyere cheese
-New York Cheesecake with a raspberry coulis- A tasty fool proof cheese cake that can be dressed up with all sorts of things.
Italian
- Crepes cannelloni filled with spinach and chicken topped with a bechemel sauce and parmigiana
- Garbanzo bean and baby spinach salad with a sun-dried tomato vinaigrette.
- Lemon squares - An old favorite
Persian
-Chicken Koresh with saffron infused orange slices and pomegranate seeds
Chickpea Koresh
- Jasmine Rice
- Fresh spinach salad with a yogurt cumin dressing - Light and tangy
- Baklava - Don't be scared, its not that hard at all
New Orleans
- Megan's fabulous New Orleans Red Beans and Rice - from my good friend Megan Bronson. Makes enough for a small army.
- Creole oven roasted sweet potatos
- Sinfully rich Doberge cake (that's a cake with eight, count them EIGHT!, layers of cake with chocolate filling and frosting)
-Blitz torte
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