Friday, April 9 dinner

hors d'ouevre - bruschetta caprese

soup - beef minestrone

appetizer - apple cheese prosciutto balls with apple bacon dressed arugula salad

entrée - breaded chicken with fettuccine alfredo and sautéed broccoli

dessert - tiramisu

Friday night food pictures

entree - apple braised pork chop

appetizer - rosemary polenta

soup - roasted butternut squash

hors d'oeuvre - bacon wrapped stuffed dates


Thanks to Chris and Jennifer for helping me make the food, there was no way it could have all got done without you guys!
And thanks to David Wu for hosting and taking all the totally sweet pictures.

Friday night dinners

Friday nights have been dinner nights for me for the last month or so, but until now it's mainly been a casual deal. Single course dinners, random experimentation and mostly just messing around. Tonight was supposed to be some of the same, until about 4:30, when I found out it was a 5 course meal for 8. It did turn out well in the end, pictures will be upcoming, but here is the outline menu I came up with in about 30 minutes.

hors d'oeuvre
Bacon wrapped bleu cheese stuffed dates

soup
Roasted butternut squash soup with red chile

appetizer
Rosemary parmesan polenta with watercress and walnut salad and a roasted red bell sauce

entree
Apple stuffed and glazed pork chop. Served with garlic mashed potatoes and candied carrots

dessert
Ganache with red wine raspberry sauce and mint garnish

Pictures upcoming sooner rather than later I hope!