MENU SUGGESTIONS for PARTIES

For Private Parties please choose 4/6 items.
                         Prices are per person
Gratuity goes directly to my assistant
No sales tax as it is considered a class rather than a meal

CHINESE SELECTIONS:  6 items/$65.00—4 items/$50.00
Finger Foods/Appetizers:  
•	Fried egg rolls with a chili or apricot dipping sauce
•	Crab rangoons with a blackberry ginger sauce
•	Pork potstickers (dumplings) with a chili dipping sauce
•	Steamed chicken dumplings with a lime cilantro sauce
•	Pork or chicken lettuce wraps
•	Cashew coated pork slices with a peach ginger sauce
•	Spicy beef sates
•	Honey hoisin bite size ribs
•	Fresh vegetarian spring rolls with a spicy  lime cilantro sauce
/Noodle Dishes 
•	Cold Szechuan peanut noodles with egg skins and scallions
•	Lo mein (vegetarian or with protein of choice)
•	Fried rice (vegetarian or with protein of choice)
Salads:
•	Mango, red peppers, snow peas, shrimp, and macadamia nuts over lettuce with an Asian dressing 
•	Crunchy slaw with tri colored peppers, red and green cabbage, peanuts, fried wonton chips and a spicy Asian dressing
Entrees: 
•	Kung Pao pork/chicken with red and green peppers, water chestnuts, baby corn, peanuts, and a spicy sauce
•	Mango chicken/shrimp with snow peas, red peppers, onions, and a spicy sweet sauce
•	Orange beef with broccoli
•	Pineapple fish/chicken with almonds and a sweet and sour ginger sauce—served with broccoli
•	Mandarin beef with snow peas and red peppers in a mild brown sauce
•	Sweet and sour chicken/shrimp/pork with vegetables, pineapple, lichees, and other season fruit
•	Lemon/orange chicken served over lettuce 
•	Happy Family—variety of proteins of choice, Chinese vegetables, and a flavorful brown sauce
•	Hunan pork with black beans, carrots, green beans, and crispy noodles
•	Pork with lichees, snap peas, onions, and seasonal fruit in a sweet and spicy brown sauce
•	Mu Shu pork/chicken served with Mandarin pancakes and a hoisin sauce
Soups and Desserts:
•	Egg drop
•	Hot and sour
•	Wonton soup
•	Deep fried bananas filled with mangoes and nuts and topped with brown sugar
•	Banana wontons in a coconut rum sauce
•	Chinese sundae with ice cream, pineapple, and a chocolate ginger sauce

THAI SELECTIONS:6 items/$65.00—4 items/$50.00
Finger Foods/Appetizers:
•	Corn fritters with a spicy cucumber and peanut sauce
•	Steamed chicken dumplings with a spicy coconut peanut sauce
•	Salmon squares with a cilantro and basil pesto and served with a spicy sour cherry sauce
•	Fried spring rolls with plum sauce
•	Chicken sates with a spicy peanut sauce
•	Chicken rice paper wraps with mint, basil, cucumber, carrots,  and a lime sauce
•	Bang bang shrimp
Rice/Noodle Dishes:
•	Shrimp/chicken/vegetarian Pad Thai with rice noodles
•	Spicy pineapple fried rice
•	Thai peanut noodles
Salads:
•	Jasmine rice salad with mango, pineapple, shrimp, red peppers, cashews and a lime coconut dressing
•	Grilled lemongrass beef salad with rice noodles, cucumbers, sprouts, carrots, peanuts, and dressing
•	Green mango salad with sprouts, chicken, chili peppers, coconut, and dressing
•	Lemongrass salad with shrimp/chicken, coconut, napa cabbage, macadamia nuts, scallions, mint, and coconut dressing
Entrees:
•	Pork, green beans and pineapple red curry
•	Panang beef curry with red peppers and peas
•	Green curry chicken with eggplant, fresh peas, bamboo shoots, and jalapeno peppers
•	Sweet & sour chicken/pork with red and green peppers, lemongrass, bok choy, and scallions
•	Sweet and sour shrimp with tomatoes, pineapple and green peppers
•	Mango chicken
•	Green beef curry with mushrooms, peas and jalapenos
•	Red chicken curry with a variety of root vegetables
•	Chicken and cashew stir fry
Soups and Desserts:
•	Spicy chicken and coconut soup
•	Tom Yum hot and spicy shrimp soup
•	Sticky rice with mangoes
•	Mango wontons with a chili lime sauce
•	Coconut flan with spicy Thai bananas

VIETNAMESE: 6 items/$65.00—4 items/$50.00
•	Pho (beef or chicken) rice noodle soup with sprouts, herbs, and chilies
•	Fisherman soup with shrimp, pineapple, lemongrass, onions, carrots, tomatoes and sprouts
•	Grilled lemongrass beef sandwiches with Asian mayo, herbs, and jalapenos
•	Spicy orange mini spare ribs
•	Lemongrass beef noodle salad with cucumbers, sprouts, carrots, and herbs
•	Fresh salad rolls (in rice papers) with shrimp and a spicy peanut sauce
•	Sweet and sour pork/chicken stir fry with onion, carrot, peppers, pineapple and scallions
•	Saigon rice noodles with chicken, pork, & shrimp with asparagus, bok choy, and sprouts
•	Fried rice
•	Nutella stuffed bananas deep fried and flambéed with rum
•	Upside down mini cakes with Asian fruits topped with almond whipped cream

TASTE OF SPAIN:  6 items/$70.00 –4 items/$55.00—5 tapas only items (appetizers)/$40.00
•	Marinated olives and cheese with crusty bread
•	Spinach , bacon, and cheese empanadas
•	Beef empanadas
•	Chicken and chorizo empanadas
•	Fried Manchego cheese sandwiches with quice paste
•	Grilled shrimp with garlic, wine and sea salt
•	Asparagus wrapped in salmon with aioli
•	Spanish omelet with Spanish ham, potatoes, and onions
•	Stuffed mushrooms with Serrano ham
•	Paella (chicken, chorizo, shrimp and mussel saffron rice dish)
•	Flatbread with onions, peppers, Manchego cheese
•	Flatbread with shrimp, hummus, caramelized onions, and arugula
•	Sauteed championes (variety of mushrooms with herbs)
•	Shrimp in Manzanilla sherry cream sauce
•	Baked leeks with Serrano ham and béchamel sauce
•	Salad with oranges, mint and fennel
•	Layered orange salad with green olives and almonds
•	Roasted sweet onions with Cabrales blue cheese, almonds, & chives
•	Spanish meatballs in sauce
•	Individual orange flans
•	Homemade churros and hot chocolate
•	Fried dessert fritters with egg custard and Spanish coffee or hot chocolate
•	Sangria (red or white)

MOROCCAN: 6 items/$70.00 –4 items/$55.00
•	Beef and lamb appetizers in phyllo dough
•	Lamb/beef shish kabobs served with pita bread and a tomato salsa
•	Lamb shish kebabs in pita pockets with a red pepper puree
•	Minted lamb/beef and mushroom kebabs with a yogurt, mint, and raisin sauce
•	Moroccan flatbread filled with lamb and ricotta cheese
•	Moroccan flatbread with parsley and onions
•	Beef kebabs with peppers, onions, and mushrooms
•	Tangerine, parsley and olive salad
•	Orange and fig salad with a citrus dressing
•	Salad with watercress, ruby grapefruit, avocados, and pomegranates
•	Salad with fennel, oranges, pomegranates & radishes
•	Tagine (stew) of lamb with honey and apricots
•	Tagine with chicken, olives and lemons
•	Tagine of lamb with almonds and prunes
•	Tagine with chicken, apricots and almonds
•	T’faya couscous with chicken and a sauce with onions, raisins, and cinnamon
•	Tangine of chicken with pomegranates and walnuts
•	Individual b’stilas (sweet chicken and nut pies in phyllo dough) topped with cinnamon and powder sugar
•	Couscous with olives, scallions, mint, and preserved lemon
•	Sweet cinnamon couscous with dried fruits
•	Lemon couscous with pine nuts and golden raisins
•	Dried fruit tart with an orange cardamom whipped cream
•	Braewats (phyllo dessert filled with almond paste, fried, and dipped honey)
•	Phyllo pastries with custard and fresh berries
•	Fig and kahlua crepes topped with hazelnuts and ice cream

GREEK:  6 items/$65.00—4 items/$50.00—5 appetizer & dessert items only/$40.00
•	Avgolemono (chicken lemon soup)
•	Mediterranean  triangles with salami, peppers, olives, capers and herbs in phyllo dough
•	Phyllo appetizers with pork, currants & pistachios
•	Gyros (lamb) with tzatziki sauce served in pita bread
•	Lamb//beef lettuce wraps with red pepper hummus
•	Individual spiced lamb pies with Tzataiki sauce
•	Greek pizza with ground meat/ground lamb and spinach, mushrooms, tomatoes & feta cheese
•	Greek panzanella salad (bread salad) with tomatoes, green peppers, feta , and kalamata olives
•	Salad with baked feta and walnuts
•	Greek salad with cucumbers, feta, tomatoes and green peppers
•	Moussaka (ground beef layered in eggplant slices and topped with a béchamel sauce)
•	Moussaka made with zucchini instead of eggplant
•	Baked chicken with orzo
•	Pork slouvaki (skewers) with honeyed apricots
•	Pastitsio (baked pasta dish with béchamel sauce)
•	Spanikopeta (spinach and cheese pie in phyllo dough)
•	Ricotta cheese and honey tart with a fruit sauce
•	Galabourekeo (lemon custard in phyllo)
•	Baklava

ITALIAN: (all pastas are homemade during class) 6 items/$65.00—
4 items/$50.00
•	Wedding soup
•	Antipasto & garlic bread
•	Bruschetta with white beans and cheese
•	Cream corn bruschetta with sage & prosciutto
•	Fried zucchini
•	Eggplant rollatini
•	Arrancini (risotto balls with marinara)
•	Pandorato (fried cheese and prosciutto sandwiches) with a lemon caper sauce

•	Caesar salad from scratch
•	Parmesan flan over asparagus & arugula salad
•	Panzanella salad (bread and veggies)
•	Herb salad with frico chips (Parmesan)
•	Salad with shaved Parmesan, pears, and prosciutto

•	Tuscan short ribs served over creamy polenta
•	Pork chops with olives and fennel
•	Shrimp/chicken/veal marsala
•	Cannelloni  (stuffed crepes over a red sauce and topped with a béchamel sauce)
•	Gnocchi with a tomato basil butter sauce
•	Gnocchi with prosciutto, spring peas, and chanterelle mushrooms
•	Lemon mascarpone gnocchi with a basil sauce
•	Gnudies (gnocchi made with ricotta instead of potatoes) in a vodka sauce/red sauce
•	Sweet sausage ravioli with a sage butter sauce or a red sauce
•	Ravioli with lemon cream sauce, peas & asparagus
•	Braciole (stuffed individual meat roulades) in a tomato sauce 
•	Chicken piccata with a lemon caper sauce
•	Shrimp scampi
•	Butterflied leg of lamb with grilled lemon and sea salt
•	Osso bucco with creamy polenta
•	Chicken saltimbocca with prosciutto, sage, mushrooms and a wine sauce
•	Spinach fettucine with cream, gorgonzola, and peas
•	Spaghetti carbonara with eggs and pancetta
•	Spaghetti with a tomato basil butter sauce and hot sausage
•	Wild mushroom lasagna
•	Fettucine alfredo
•	Seafood lasagna
•	Cheese lasagna topped with meat sauce
•	Fettuccine with pesto and shrimp
•	Fettuccinie with avocado and arugula pesto
•	Fettuccine with exotic mushrooms and hazelnuts
•	Fettuccinie with vodka sauce, hot sausage, and red peppers
•	Fettuccine with sun dried tomatoes, artichokes & mushrooms in a cream sauce

•	Tiramisu
•	Cannoli
•	Cheesecake crostata (pie) with candied citron, almonds, cinnamon, and rum soaked raisins
•	Zabaglione (dessert custard with wine and berries)
•	Budini (strawberries marinated in Marsala with mascarpone cream)
•	Chocolate balsamic berry trifles
•	Crostata with seasonal fruit (free-form pie) and a sour cream brown sugar topping

ENGLISH HIGH TEA: 7 items/$55.00 
•	Scones with clotted cream and jam
•	Egg salad tea sandwiches
•	Cream puffs with deviled ham and pecans
•	Cucumber tea sandwiches with salmon cream cheese
•	Smoked turkey tea sandwiches with arugula mayonnaise
•	Cucumber and mint tea sandwiches
•	Goat cheese and watercress tea sandwiches
•	Apple and Boursin cheese on walnut raisin bread
•	Smoked salmon on pumpernickel bread
•	Chocolate coconut cookies
•	Chocolate dipped strawberries drizzled with white chocolate
•	Cream puffs filled with chicken salad
•	Quiche in prosciutto cups
•	Hazelnut shortbread with fleur de sel
•	Lemon mousse
•	Warm chocolate pots de crème
•	Chocolate hazelnut crinkle cookies
•	Raspberry swirl cookies
•	Sunrise smoothie
•	Cream puffs with a lemon mascarpone filling
•	Swedish pancakes with smoked salmon

AN ELEGANT BRUNCH: 6 items/$60.00 
•	Chilled strawberry soup
•	Chilled peach soup
•	Scones with clotted cream and jam
•	Quiche Lorraine
•	Salad with raspberries, goat cheese, toasted almonds, and sweet and spicy plum dressing
•	Fruit salad with grapefruit, oranges, avocado, and a honey-poppy seed dressing
•	Egg Benedict on English muffin with hollandaise sauce
•	Broiled asparagus bundles wrapped in prosciutto
•	Crème brulee with fresh berries
•	Cinnamon walnut scones
•	Chicken piccata
•	Pesto salmon with a spicy sour cherry sauce
•	Smoked salmon crepe torte
•	Very cheesy potatoes
•	Swedish salmon pancakes with smoked salmon
•	Chicken packets stuffed with asparagus and wrapped in prosciutto
•	Ham slice with a spicy mango sauce
•	Stuffed pork tenderloin with shiitake mushroom sauce
•	Herbed crepes with a creamy wild mushroom filling topped with crème fraiche
•	Salmon cakes with tarragon chive dipping sauce
•	turkey sandwich on croissant with brie and sliced apples
•	Baked blueberry pecan French toast
•	Frittata with sausage, onions, and red peppers
•	Broiled zucchini fans with parmesan cheese
•	Homemade cinnamon buns
•	Asparagus with hollandaise sauce
•	lemon mousse
•	individual molten lava cakes
•	chocolate tulip dessert cups filled with ice cream and Godiva liquor

GERMAN CUISINE:  6 items/$65.00-4 items/$55.00
•	cream of cabbage soup
•	beer soup
•	homemade Bavarian pretzels with sweet mustard
•	beer and cheddar fondue with sausages and pretzels
•	wilted lettuce salad
•	cucumber salad
•	red cabbage and apples
•	applesauce
•	pork roast and knoedels (potato dumplings)
•	sauerbraten (marinated beef) with potato dumplings
•	wiener schnitzel and potato pancakes
•	knockwurst and sauerkraut
•	crepes with quark (like yogurt) and fresh berries
•	apple strudel

FRENCH/AMERICAN CUISINE: 6 items/$70.00 –4 items/$55.00
•	Cheese fondue with bread and fruit
•	Foie gras on toasted baguette with blackberry gastrique
•	Cheese platter with seasonal fruit
•	Brie with a rum raspberry topping, crostini & seasonal fruit
•	Stuffed dates with manchego cheese wrapped in bacon
•	Endive stuffed with smoked salmon, capers & crème fraiche 
•	Puff pastry pinwheels stuffed with cheese, sun dried tomatoes, pesto and pinenuts

•	Butternut squash and apple soup topped with rum crème fraiche
•	Roasted red pepper soup with sambucca
•	French onion soup
•	Lobster bisque with a puff pastry crust

•	Pork rib with roasted fig and pistachio stuffing
•	Coq au van
•	Steak au poivre (peppercorns and sauce)
•	Pork tenderloin with cranberry-onion compote
•	Stuffed pork tenderloin with a port wine sauce
•	Stuffed pork tenderloin with a shiitake mushroom sauce
•	Crown roast of pork with roasted root vegetables and apple stuffing (10 people only)
•	Pork tenderloin with bourbon ancho chili sauce
•	Almond crusted pork tenderloin with dried cranberry & apple conserve
•	Mustard crusted sirloin steak topped with mushrooms
•	Coquille St. Jacques (scallops in wine sauce)
•	Pesto salmon with a spicy sour cherry sauce
•	Salmon cakes with a lemon caper yogurt sauce
•	Pomegranate molasses glazed turkey breast
•	Turkey breast glazed with black pepper & pomegranate molasses
•	Ham slice with a spicy mango sauce
•	Butterflied leg of lamb with grilled lemons and sea salt
•	Chicken in Normande  cider

•	Potatoes (shaped like mushrooms) roasted with garlic and rosemary
•	Asparagus and fresh mushrooms in a tarragon cream
•	Asparagus hollandaise
•	Asparagus bundles wrapped in prosciutto
•	Broiled zucchini flans with Parmesan cheese
•	Candied carrots with rum & pecans
•	Sweet potato gratin
•	Duchess potaotes
•	Sweet potato soufflé
•	Dauphinoise potatoes (cooked in cream)
•	Pommes Anna (potatoes)
•	Sautéed championes (variety of mushrooms)

•	Mixed greens with raspberries/strawberries, goat cheese/blue cheese, nuts, and a plum dressing
•	Butter lettuce with pears, blue cheese, bacon and pumpernickel croutons
•	Spinach salad with a stuffed pear, pancetta, and a warm port dressing
•	Mache salad with warm brie, apple slices, pistachios, honey and French baguette
•	Arugula salad with fried goat cheese and crostini
•	Holiday salad with mixed lettuce, citrus, pomegrantes, and a goat cheese packet wrapped in prosciutto
•	Beet salad with greens, walnuts, and blue cheese
•	Warm shallot salad over greens and topped with polenta croutons
•	Heirloom tomato salad 
•	Arugula-orange salad with fig-bacon dressing
•	Salad with three French cheeses
•	Roasted beet and orange salad

•	Flan
•	Soufflé (variety)
•	Flourless chocolate cake with crème anglaise and berries
•	Individual molten lava cakes
•	Chocolate tulip dessert cups filled with ice cream and topped with Godiva liquor
•	Chocolate kahlua cranberry mascarpone trifle
•	Pumpkin bread pudding with apple caramel sauce
•	Chocolate souffle
•	Chocolate almond souffle torte
•	Pot de crème (chocolate coffee dessert with whipped cream)
•	Seasonal fruit crostata (free-form pie)
•	Vanilla bean pannacotta
•	Banana foster
•	Poached pear with wine sauce and crème fraiche
•	Lemon crème brulee
•	Normandy pear tart

MEXICAN DINNER:  6 items/$65.00—4 items/$50.00

•	Tortilla soup
•	Roasted ancho chili pumpkin soup
•	Southwestern bruschetta bites
•	Chicken tacos
•	Fish tacos
•	Spicy pepperjack quesadillas
•	Chicken quesadillas
•	Potato and chorizo flautas
•	Chili rellenos with picadilla sauce
•	Chipotle BBQ ribs
•	Pork loin with pepian sauce (green mole)
•	Tamarind glazed pork chops with pear pico de gallo
•	Chicken with mole sauce (chocolate) over rice
•	Roasted baby potatoes with chipotle butter
•	Creamy rice and poblano peppers and corn
•	Salad of watercress, jimaca and oranges
•	Heirloom tomato salad queso freso vinaigrette
•	Jicama, mango & strawberry salad
•	Banana tequila foster
•	Sweet cheese empanadas with Mexican hot chocolate
•	Tres leches cake with seasonal fruit
•	Pumpkin flan with apple salsita

INDIAN DINNER:  6 items/$65.00—4 items/$50.00 (riata & chutney included with each meal)
•	Beef shish kebabs
•	Punjabi chicken kebabs
•	Beef samosas
•	Naan
•	Chickpea chili flatbread
•	Butter chicken
•	Roast chicken with almonds
•	Chicken tikka masala
•	Tandoori chicken
•	Paneer matter
•	Palak paneer
•	Chai brined shrimp skewers
•	Lamb korma
•	Lamb meatballs in cashew bravy
•	Pork vindaloo
•	Lemon rice
•	Pistachio and apricot biriyani
•	Pilau rice with mixed nuts
•	Saffon rice
•	Gulab jamon (milk balls soaked in syrup)
•	Kheer (rice pudding)