Holiday Party "X"
Holiday Party "X"
Our tenth (and biggest) party to date... next year, after we finish the basement, we'll invite the rest of the internet, OK? ;)
The Menu:
White Bean Cassoulet
(bottom left)
Pineapple and Black Bean Salsa
Curried Quinoa and Mango Salad
Raw Pizza
Xnipec Salsa
Tapenade (w/ baguette)
Tofu Salad Sandwiches
(middle, on the three-tiered cake stand)
Basil Cream Cheese Spread on Party Bread
(bottom right, above the baguette)
Baked Artichoke Dip
(middle left side on trivet)
Lentil and Soyrizo Spoons
Phyllo Cups w/ Curried Tofu and Currants
BBQ Tofu Lollipops
(we didn't get a shot of these, as they came out in the second wave of food, but they looked just like these from August without the cabbage)
Seitan Bourguignon
Roasted Fingerling Potatoes
Stuffed Mushrooms
The Desserts
Millennium Brownies
Nog Cookies
Aphrodite Cakes
Chocolate Madeleines (in the group shot, upper left plate)
Thumbprint Jam Cookies (apricot, lingonberry)
Many of the best wine pairing dishes made an appearance tonight -- tofu lollipops, seitan bourguignon, white bean cassoulet, tapenade, brownies, madeleines -- which, as I have joked before, is the real reason why we do the catering gig during the year, just to have the best dishes for our party...