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On Sat, Dec 18, 2004 at 01:44:51PM -0000, Ivor Williams said:
> I will be cooking a Christmas dinner (turkey et al), at a mate's house
Not exactly answering your question but on Saturday I was rounf at a
friends house and we did a 10 course meal for 16 people. it all came off
without a hitch which I was pleasantly surprised by. anyway, the menu
was (veges may want to look away)
First: Canapes
Cream cheese and horseradish wrapped in smoked salmon
Various olives
Second: Starter
Steamed asparagus wrapped in parma ham and a sherry vinagrette
Third: Soup course
Roasted butternut squash and pumpkin soup
Fouth: Fish course
Tuna and Monkfish cerviche
Fith: 'Other' starter
Foie Gras and melba toast with a cranberry chutney
Sixth: Game course
Wild rabbit ragout canneloni with basil olive oil and pecorino
Seventh: Sorbet
Lemon and vodka sorbet
Eighth: Main
A Pandora's Cushion
(http://freespace.virgin.net/paul.coppin/goose.htm)
Potatos and parsnips roasted in goose fat
Julienned carrots with mustard and honey
Sauteed red cabbage drizzled with red sherry vinegar
Chipolatas wrapped in smoked bacon
Ninth: Dessert
Chocolate goop with warmed berry coulis type thing
Tenth: Cheese course
Variety of tasty curdled milks
Eleven courses if you count brandy, port and whisky as a course :)
Damnably tasty it was too.
Simon
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