Homesteading on a Blackberry Hilltop
June 28, 2025 Here’s the menu from our lunch with friends on Wednesday, June 18. Appetizers Charred shishito peppers with salt Dinner Roasted beets and carrots from the garden Yellow wax beans from the garden Roasted garlic Homemade yeast dinner rolls Grilled chicken from the neighbors marinated with lemon juice, olive oil, with rosemary and […]
Read More Summer Lunch MenuRomantic Mediterranean Dinner Menu from February 14, 2025 Appetizers Stuffed Mushrooms Salad Spinach and Arugula, Topped with Cucumbers and Cherry Tomatoes, Sprinkled with Feta Cheese and Dressed with a Lemon Juice and Olive Oil Herb Dressing Dinner Baked Potatoes Steamed Sugar Snap Peas with Mint Leaves and Honey Infused with Lemon Pan Seared Lamb T-bone […]
Read More Valentine’s Day MenuJuly 20, 2024 Last week, after looking at the weather forecast, I decided to have friends over on Thursday. The weather was forecast to be cooler and mostly sunny I decided it would be fun to cook on the grill. One side of my grill is a griddle and the other side is a grate. […]
Read More Summer Dinner Menu with a Mediterranean FlareDinner Party Menu from April 10, 2021 Appetizers Pineapple Sesame Potato Patties with Mint Chutney Fried Paneer with Cucumber Raita Salad Tomato and Green Pepper Salad with Cucumber, New Delhi Style Dinner Chana Masala Carrot and Green Pea Porial Tandoori-Spiced Leg of Lamb Coconut Mint Chutney Cumin Spiced Potatoes Basmati Pilau Cucumber Raita Naan Dessert […]
Read More Indian Flavored Spring Dinner MenuDinner Party Menu from September 5, 2020 Appetizers Grilled Andouille Sausage Bites Grilled Figs Stuffed with Goat Cheese Grilled Bacon Wrapped Scallops Salad Salad Greens with a Vinaigrette Dinner Instant Pot Artichoke and Mushroom Risotto Grilled Tuna Steaks Grilled Onions, Eggplant, Tomato, and Zucchini Medley Dessert Grilled Peaches with Raspberry Sauce and Whipped Cream
Read More Labor Day Weekend MenuLettuce salad with Caesar dressing Roasted pork tenderloin with Southwestern seasoning Roasted carrots and parsnips with cinnamon, cardamom, and nutmeg Garlic mashed potatoes with sour cream and butter Apple and cranberry balsamic vinegar sauce with Chipotle Dinner rolls Chocolate truffles
Read More Merry Christmas!For a Dinner Party on January 25, 2020 I had several friends tell me that I would really like Ethiopian food, so while I was at a conference in San Francisco, I stopped in a very small Ethiopian restaurant to try it out. It was amazing! Having discovered that I love Ethiopian food, I have […]
Read More Ethiopian Dinner Party MenuDinner on 11/28/2019 Appetizers Cheese and Crackers Salad Roast Cabbage Slices Main Course Rack of Lamb Marinated in Mint, Ginger, Garlic and Lemon Juice Roasted Carrots with Honey, Cumin, and Whipped Feta Cheese Mashed Potatoes with Pan Sauce from Lamb Lemony Dinner Rolls Dessert Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
Read More Lamb Dinner Party MenuThis was a fall dinner party menu that I put together for a vegetarian friend, based on Vegetarian Dinner Parties: 150 Meatless Meals Good Enough to Serve to Company, by Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough.
Read More Fall Vegetarian Dinner Party MenuI was crazy and threw two parties on Mardi Gras! I had a lunch party for my teammates at work, and then I had an evening party! I couldn’t have pulled it off without Bruce. Mardi Gras Party Menu from 3/5/2019 Salad Mardi Gras Cole Slaw Entrees Shrimp Po’boys Roasted Turkey Breast Muffaletta Ham & […]
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