Last night Alice and I catered her circle’s Christmas Party. Last year we did it at our house, but we had Catherine and Stewart to help get ready. Since the chaps are studying for finals right now, this year we did it at the church, trying to simplify the menu so we could do lots of stuff ahead of time. It worked pretty well. Here’s the menu:
We were able to put together a great deal of it at home, then just take it up to the church. We had to prep the salads, and finish off the potatoes with sour cream and caviar, and that went off fine. The only real issue was with the rolls and the ovens; the rolls wouldn’t rise quite fast enough and the ovens are big gas ones that don’t cooperate well. But we got enough done in time so that a wonderful time was had by all! We had good help breaking everything down, and got home in time to relax a bit before bedtime!
The Feast of the Seven Fishes
(Southern Style)
Iced Boiled Shrimp
Deviled Eggs with Trout Flakes
Tomato Soup with Blue Crab
Romaine Salad with Smoked Salmon & Goat Cheese
New Potatoes with Red Caviar & Benton's Bacon
Steamed Spinach
Seafood Casserole of Grouper, Shrimp & Scallops
Coffee & Tea
Assorted Christmas Desserts
We were able to put together a great deal of it at home, then just take it up to the church. We had to prep the salads, and finish off the potatoes with sour cream and caviar, and that went off fine. The only real issue was with the rolls and the ovens; the rolls wouldn’t rise quite fast enough and the ovens are big gas ones that don’t cooperate well. But we got enough done in time so that a wonderful time was had by all! We had good help breaking everything down, and got home in time to relax a bit before bedtime!
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