Menu Suggestions
Planning an in-home dinner party?
Here's what you'll need to decide:
1. The number of courses: We can have three, four, or five courses. This includes all shopping, prepping and serving of the meal in the home. We will also provide additional equipment if needed.
2. You are responsible for providing plates, flatware, and glasses.
3. A $100 nonrefundable deposit is required to reserve the day and set the appointment for a menu consultation where we create your menu for your event.
Menu suggestions
Below, you'll find some suggested menu options to consider. If there is something you have always wanted to try, I will do my best to accommodate you--just ask. Also, please be sure to communicate any food allergies or sensitivities so that I can make accommodation and adjustments. I want everyone to have the best possible culinary experience. Find additional sample menus here for more inspiration.
Appetizers
-Carpaccio -Steak and blue cheese bruschetta -Chicken satay, -Garlic and mustard marinated steak bites -Charcuterie board -Saganaki -Cheese platter, -Spanakopita -Rumaki -Stuffed mushrooms -Roast beef horseradish-smeared chive crostini -Asian beef skewers -Prosciutto wrapped melon -Chicken Caesar salad skewers -Bacon wrapped lil smokies -Candies -Candied bacon -Sliders -Pulled pork quesadillas
Vegetarian friendly: -Stuffed mushrooms -Beer cheese and pretzels -Caramelized butternut squash -Cranberry blue cheese roasted garlic crostini -Accompaniments with grilled artisan bread -Tomato or roasted grapes and burrata bruschetta -Caramelized onion blueberry arugula and goat cheese naan pizza -Spinach artichoke dip with fresh chips
Seafood
-Smoked salmon potato pancake and creme fraiche canapes -Tuna nachos with a wasabi mayo and soy glaze, avocado, cilantro, green onion, and red peppers, on fried wontons -Tuna poke -Selected sushi -Smoked salmon platter -Pan seared scallops with bourbon glaze -Blackened shrimp -Crab cakes with garlic remoulade -Ceviche -Shrimp cocktail -Calamari -Oysters (any way)
Soup
-Copycat zuppa Tuscano -Mexican wedding soup -Reuben soup -Italian wedding soup -Wisconsin beer cheese soup -Creamy tomato basil with tortellini -Loaded baked potato -Chicken tortilla -Stuffed pepper -Bison Jack Daniels chili
Vegetarian friendly: -Carrot ginger leek -Potato leek -Creamy potato -Tomato basil -Kale and lentils -Vegetable chili -Minestrone -Vegetable herb -Sweet potato zucchini corn chowder -Gazpacho -Chilled melon soup -Cherry and strawberry soup -Raspberry mint -Curry veggies and rice
Seafood Soups: -Crab bisque -Lobster bisque -Clam chowder -Cioppino -Chilled cucumber soup with dill and lox salmon -Curried shrimp soup -Salmon chowder -Shrimp bisque -Etouffee
Salad
Any of the following salads can be made vegetarian: -Mixed greens, pistachios, fougasse croutons, goat cheese, and raspberry vinaigrette -Chilled asparagus with gorgonzola, prosciutto, and balsamic glaze with candied nuts -Steak house Caesar -Classic wedge -Mesclun greens -Kale -Arugula -Chopped salad -Squash salad with maple vinaigrette -Spinach salad with hot bacon dressing -Anti-pasta -Roasted root veggies -Five grain, almond, arugula, Pulgar white wine dressing with pomegranate and goat cheese -Feta, blueberry, and candied nuts with a red wine mustard vinaigrette
Seafood Salads: -Crab Louis salad -Tuna Niçoise -Smoked salmon with arugula and roasted fennel -Charred romaine with butter poached shrimp -Shrimp mango salad -Ahi tuna poke -Salmon with pickled red onion vinaigrette over romaine
Entrées
Beef, Poultry, Lamb, + Pork: -Beef Wellington -Chicken marsala -Chicken Franzese -Pan seared Delmonico with compound herb butter -Encrusted filet -Roasted Cornish Game hen with a fig balsamic glaze -Lamb chops with herb butter -Prosciutto-wrapped stuffed chicken breast -Pork wellington -Seared thick-cut chops with a bourbon glaze -Beef short ribs with a cabernet demi -Chicken piccata -Crusted chicken with a sundried tomato cream sauce over Cappelli pasta
Seafood: -Seared Ahi tuna with a soy glaze, fresh ginger, and micro greens -Herb crusted salmon -Seared scallops -Blackened tiger shrimp -Butter poached shrimp over basil parmesan angel hair pasta -Stuffed tilapia -Lobster tails -Shrimp scampi -Steamed crab legs -Lobster po’boy -Blackened snapper in a roasted red pepper butter -Lobster mac and cheese -White wine mussels and clams
Vegetarian: -Cauliflower steak -Portobello wellington -Ratatouille -Roasted root veggies over couscous -Thai noodle bowl -Shaved vegetables and fried rice -Portobello caps with caramelized onions and chickpea stuffing -Loaded mac and cheese -Roasted brussels sprouts, apples, and herbs -Veggie-stuffed puff pastry pockets with a lemon herb sauce -Parmesan-encrusted zucchini steaks with a tomato chutney -Eggplant Parmesan -Stuffed mushrooms -Angel hair pasta with fresh herbs and garlic -Jack fruit pulled pork slider or tacos -Fried tofu tacos -Fried tofu rice bowl -Veggie poke bowl
Dessert
-Bananas foster -Lemon tart -Crème brûlée -Cherries jubilee -Chocolate mousse -Vanilla poached pears -Cheesecake -Key lime pie -English style trifle -Tiramisu -Mini upside-down pineapple cake -Death by chocolate cake -French apple tarts -Fruit galettes -Chocolate lava cakes -Raspberry domes with chocolate cookie base -Ice cream sandwiches -Milk shakes