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We had our menu tasting today!! Yum!

So we had our menu tasting today and I can't wait to eat our delicious food! It was soooo good. I also had 2 glasses of wine so I was super happy about that! So here is our dinner menu:

Passed hors d'oeuvres:
southern style chicken tenders
cocunut shrimp
crab cakes served with aioli sauce

Displays:
Assorted fruits
Antipasta

Soup Course: Lobster bisque

Salad course: field greens with cucumbers, tomatoes, mushrooms, julienne carrots and assorted dressings

Entrees:
Option 1: Free range chicken over butternut squash and herb polenta. Served with Provencal rosted plum tomatoes, glazed shallots, fanned yellow squash and rosemary infused chicken Jus

Option 2: Creamy roasted pepper risotto served with grilled asparagus and seasonal squash

Option 3: Roasted loin of beef sliced and paired with breast of chicken stuffed with mushroom duxelles and leeks. Served with Madagascar Congac Cream Saurce and Celery root mashed potatoes

Dessert:
4 tier wedding cake with red velvet, carrot, strawberry, and yellow with raspberry mousse

What's on your menu?
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Re: We had our menu tasting today!! Yum!

  • edited December 2011
    Umm..where is your reception at again, I'll also need the date and the time and an escort card....Thank you. LOL

    Your menu sounds YUMMY!!!!
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  • lyar915lyar915 member
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    edited December 2011
    Sounds delicious!!!!!
  • edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/cultural-wedding-boards_african-american-weddings_menu-tasting-today-yum?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Cultural Wedding BoardsForum:400Discussion:240d1ee8-4e32-4e8a-b059-a11a5b74cf54Post:f56ac4de-11f4-4dc5-af73-a5a49218c923">Re: We had our menu tasting today!! Yum!</a>:
    [QUOTE]Umm..where is your reception at again, I'll also need the date and the time and an escort card....Thank you. LOL Your menu sounds YUMMY!!!!
    Posted by BlissPhilly[/QUOTE]

    Haha!! Aw I would love for all you girls to be there! We would have such a good time!! Open bar, lots of food, and dancing all night long!!
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  • edited December 2011
    It ALL sounds good!!
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  • edited December 2011
    Looks really good!!!!

    Cocktail Hour
    Assorted Fruits with Vanilla cream sauce
    Martini Glass Shrimp Cocktail
    Chicken Fingers with shots of orange soda (DF fave :))

    Salads
    Garden Salad
    Lettuce, Cheese, tomato, Crouton, Egg (Ranch or Raspberry Vinaigrette)

    Spinach and strawberry Salad, with candied pecans and grapes

    Main Course

    Grilled Chicken Breast with Basil Cream sauce
    Carved Roast Beef with Au Jus
    Green Beans
    Mashed Sweet Potatoes
    Smoked Cheddar Au Gratin Potatoes

    French Breads

    Dessert

    Assorted Cookies
    Red Velvet Cake with white chocolate filling and buttercream icing
    Plus candy buffet

    Open bar for drinks (with champagne, and signature drinks)


    All food is unlimited as we didn't want to limit our guests to a single plate. lol
  • edited December 2011
    Cocktail hour(subject to change)- cheese boursin tomato tartlet and stuffed mushrooms. We might sub the mushrooms out for mini beef wellington


    Dinner/ plated entree options
    - herbed roasted airline chicken with mushrooms in a marsala sauce
    - grilled pork loin with ginger chutney
    -four cheese tortellini(veg option)

    sides
    - brussel sprouts in a balsamic glaze topped with pancetta
    -mcaire potatoe


    Cake:
    Chocolate cake with fudge and vanilla cake with bavarian cream.


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  • edited December 2011
    Did you take any pics? I love food porn! lol


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  • edited December 2011
    Sounds very tasty!
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  • edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/cultural-wedding-boards_african-american-weddings_menu-tasting-today-yum?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Cultural Wedding BoardsForum:400Discussion:240d1ee8-4e32-4e8a-b059-a11a5b74cf54Post:d4ff3c3f-9c42-4638-8e3f-92b8421bfcdb">Re: We had our menu tasting today!! Yum!</a>:
    [QUOTE]Did you take any pics? I love food porn! lol
    Posted by mahoganieyes[/QUOTE]

    lol I should have! We were in the restaurant part of the hotel and I didn't want everyone looking at us..lol.
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  • sadou02sadou02 member
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    edited December 2011
    Sounds very very good!
    image139 Made the list!
    image 107 Are ready to party!
    image 32 Will be missing out!
    image 0 Are getting on my nerves!
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