Showing posts with label vegan celebration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vegan celebration. Show all posts

Friday, June 22, 2007

Dinner for Two

Our 10th year anniversary dinner, 21st June 2007.

The theme was food that could be fed to your lover, tiny nibbles, finger food, dishes to share, nothing too heavy or intimidating.

amuse bouche
Love Bites - amuses bouche of marinated olives in lemon and herbs and spicy baked chickpeas.

Starter
Nostalgia - on our first 'date' I made bruschetta like these.

main
Pierce my Heart - tofu skewered, with soft fondant potatoes and tender mange tout.

Starter
Pudding to share - Chocolate Apricot Gateau with Green Ginger Ice Cream.

More pictures on Paul's stream and recipes available on request.

Saturday, June 09, 2007

Celebration Dinner 8-6-2007

Last night we had a dinner to celebrate Paul's visit for the weekend.

Starter
The starter was Stuffed Peppers; hot peppers filled with a tomato and peanut stuffing, baked in the oven with Palmiers, some plain, some flavoured with yeast extracts and a cooling cucumber salsa.

Main

The main course; Daube d'Aubergines, a little stew of aubergines, tomatoes and red wine served with sauteed potatoes and haricots verts.

Pudding

Pudding was simply cherries, served with Elderflower Champagne.

Paul took the pictures.