I was meant to join my guests for the duration of the evening but spent too much time in the kitchen orchestrating the dinner. Sorry for that but still happy for the time I was able to spend one-on-one with my guests.
We started with bubbles and a raspberry coulis that made a beatiful pink confection...
together with my new favorite cocktail cookies this time around Apricot/Tarragon and Chocolate/Cayenne... they are the perfect combination of sweet and savory with a delicate shortbread base.
We also served a whipped Feta spread that was combination of Feta/Cream Cheese/Cream, half a shallot and a clove of garlic. The cuisinart did the rest! I love Middle Eastern flatbreads toasted and cut into triangles for dipping.
Cesar Salads followed with Crispy Thyme Croutons and then we served my favorite pizza inspired by La Pizza in the Old Port in Cannes: Caramelized onions, Nicoise olives and Gruyere cheese. I waited years for that reveal and thanks to an article in The NY Times learned that it's all Gruyere baby and no Mozzarealla in the mix...
We next served our new favorite Merguez Sausage Couscous for the main course studded with dried cranberries and fennel. Dessert was a slice of Lemon Ricotta Poundcake with more raspberries and whipped cream. Our lovely host made espressons for our guests and my partner, Shannon and her divinely gorgeous husband, Jason, helped me out enormously with KP -- I promise to never do that to them again.
Egads where was scullery for the night? All in all it was such a swell night and I thank my guests enormously for their support of The Secret Table! For a quick look at the night, follow this link:
Cheers!
Lisa & Company
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