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| Dessert specialties Apple pie/galette/cobbler Upside down pear tart Fudge brownies with caramel Bread pudding with chocolate, caramel or banana sauce Lemon shortbread bars Dulce de leche in puff pastry Blueberry tart Strawberry pie Orange custard mixed berry crisp lo-carb/lo-fat lemon cheesecake fresh citrus fresh berries with citrus vinaigrette Peach cobbler hot milk cake with cream frosting |
SAMPLE MENUS
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| Soups Roasted tomato basil Split Pea Lentil soup with ham or vegetarian base Butternut squash soup (chicken or vegetable stock base) Curried butternut & shrimp (can be done vegan as well) Carrot ginger Vegetable Chicken noodle Minestrone Tortilla Pasta e fagioli Beef stew Clam chowder Kabocha squash and black bean Calde Verde (Portuguese Sausage and Kale Soup) Super Hot Chili (or not so hot) |
| Special KIDS menus (taste tested by kids) I will prepare any kids menu to adult tastes and vice versa, so your kids are eating the same thing as you are. macaroni and cheese chicken and rice broccoli pasta chicken and turkey noodle soup beef stroganoff with egg noodles plain lettuce and tomatoes with Italian dressing raw, chopped vegetables with dipping sauce (dressing) green beans sauteed in butter or olive oil, broccoli simmered in chicken broth, steamed carrots with butter and parsley corn and lima beans (succotash) blanched green beans with lemon oven-baked breaded chicken strips |
| Sample dinner menus (with plenty more to choose from) (lunch also available) Strip steak with arugula pesto sauce Sweet potato gratin Mixed green salad with lemon vinaigrette Chicken Marsala Long grain and wild rice pilaf Provencal green beans Arugula and baby spinach salad Mango salsa and fresh tomatillo salsa chicken enchiladas with adobo sauce spinach salad with grilled pineapple and goat cheese crumbles Butternut squash soup Roasted chicken with lemon Creamed spinach Roasted beet and mesclun salad Beef stew Whole wheat Parker House rolls Spaghetti Bolognese Sautéed swiss chard Mesclun salad with shallot vinaigrette Fennel and Sage rubbed pork tenderloin Caramelized apples Tuscan broccoli Mashed potatoes Arugula pesto risotto Green beans and tomatoes Panzanella salad Chicken piccata Rigatoni primavera Warm spinach salad with bacon bits & marinated mushrooms London broil with red wine reduction sauce sauteed broccoli mashed sweet potatoes Chicken Souvlaki homemade dolmas tzatziki sauce spanokopita (spinach and feta pie) White wine braised meat loaf buttermilk mashed potatoes arugula salad with citrus vinaigrette |
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