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Let Chef Anita customize a menu for your special event or party that includes the foods you love to eat
 

Dinner Party Ideas

A note from Chef Anita: All of my menus are customized for my clients based upon their food preferences. So whether you are planning an informal family get-together, a formal sit down dinner, or a cocktail party for friends, I will work with you to put together the perfect menu for the occasion. I can accommodate guests with food allergies, medical and other dietary considerations.

Dinner party prices start at $30 per person, based upon a guest count of 25 people or more. A 16% service charge will be added for ten people or more.

Elegant Menu Ideas
 
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Pepper Crusted Beef with Horseradish Cream on Grilled Garlic Crostini
Chilled Gazpacho Martini with Grilled Lobster and Lemon Crème Fraiche
Tuna Napoleon and Crispy Potato Tuiles
Spicy Broccoli Rabe
Lemon Lime Souffle Tart

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Smoked Salmon “Cheesecake”
Beet, Rhubarb and Grapefruit Salad with Citrus Dressing
Steak Au Poire
Shoestring Potatoes
Cauliflower Au Gratin
Ginger Crème Brulee

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Pork or Turkey Potstickers with Apricot Dipping Sauce
New England Harvest Salad with Dried Fruit and Maple Dressing
Pork Tenderloin with Sour Cherry Sauce
Luscious Sweet Potato Puree
Fallen Chocolate Souffle with Raspberry Sauce and Homemade Vanilla Iced Cream

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Crostini with Caramel Port Wine Reduction, Whipped Goat Cheese and Homemade Strawberry Jam
Mixed Greens with Fresh Strawberries and Hazelnut Vinaigrette
Roasted Salmon with Cracked Black Pepper and Ginger on Celery Root Puree
Sauteed Brussels Sprouts with Pine Nuts
Flourless Chocolate Whiskey Torte with Homemade Iced Cream

   
Family Style Menus Ideas
 
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Barbecued Meat Loaf
Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes
Honey Dijon Carrots
Tossed Green Salad with Your Choice of Homemade Dressing, including Blue Cheese, Ranch, Classic Vinaigrette, or Cucumber Feta Cheese
Homemade Cranberry Soda Bread
Killer Cookie Combo Platter

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Antipasto Salad
Turkey Sausage or Beef Lasagna
Sauteed Green Beans with Olive Oil and Pine Nuts
Hot Garlic Bread
Apple Upside Down Cake with Calvados Sauce and Iced Cream

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Uptown Pigs n’ Blanket with Assorted Mustards
Mixed Green Salad with Oranges and Toasted Pecans
All American Chicken Pot Pie
The Best Corn Bread Ever
Raspberry Hazelnut Brownies, Mini Cheesecakes

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Mini Pancetta and Cheese Tartlets
Roast Fillet of Beef with Horseradish Cream or Port Mustard Sauce
Red Onion Confit
Herbed Snow Peas and Carrots
Garlic Roasted Potatoes
Fresh Bread
Apple Ginger Cobbler with Ice Cream

   
Whoa Baby High Tea Luncheon
 
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Maternitini: Virgin cocktail with grapefruit, cranberry and seasonal fresh juices

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Selection of Petite sandwiches:

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Smoked Turkey with Herbed Cheese

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Chicken Salad with Smoked Almonds

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Tarragon Shrimp

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Proscuitto and Port Fig Butter

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Herbed Goat Cheese

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Scones with fruit jams

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Strawberries with lemon curd

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The Cutest Little Baby Cakes, in assorted flavors

   
Southwestern Inspired Dinner:
 
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Chicken Tortilla Soup with Fresh Corn, Jalapeno, Ripe Tomato, Avocado and Crispy Tortilla Chips

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Sauteed Shrimp with Sweet Potato, Chile Infused Grits, and Cilantro Sauce

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Caramelized Apple Salad with Stilton Cheese, Walnuts and Orange Vinaigrette

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Bittersweet Chocolate Coconut Bread Pudding with Passion Fruit Sauce

   
Oriental Inspired Dinner
 
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Chinese Eggplant Salsa

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Chicken Dumplings with Asian Dipping Sauce

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Warm Crisp Fried Tofu Salad with Fresh Spinach and Spicy Peanut Sauce

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Braised Curried Chicken with Coconut Sticky Rice with Fresh Mango Slices

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Lime Mascarpone Mousse and Almond Cookies

   
Summer Grilling Time:
 
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Watermelon, Grilled Nectarine and Mixed Berry Salad with Honey Yogurt Dressing

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Grilled Lemon Chicken

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Rib Eye Steak with Chimichurri Marinade

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Sweet Potato Salad

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Chocolate Pate with Plum Sauce and Homemade Iced Cream

   
Mediterranean Dinner:
 
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Rosemary Infused Sausage and Beef Kabobs

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Fresh Grape Foccacia Bread and Stilton Cheese

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Pasta with Country Style Ragu

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Seafood Risotto

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Grilled and Marinated Radicchio

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Tuscan Bread Salad

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Ricotta Cheesecake

   
   
Hale's Golfer's Brunch
 
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Mini Beef Wellingtons with Gorgonzola Cheese

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Tandoori Chicken Satays with Dipping Sauce

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Savory Bread Pudding with Sausage, Italian Bread, Eggs and Cheddar Cheese

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Crème Brule French Toast

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Florentine, Three Cheese and Classic French Quiche

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Fruit Bowl with Granola and Orange Yogurt

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Assorted Mini Muffins and Scones

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Vegetarian Dinner Menu (Vegan Options always available):

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Garlic Hummus and Cranberry Pesto with Crackers and Chips

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Grits, Cheese and Onion Souffles

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Butternut Squash Risotto

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Chopped Vegetable Salad

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Fresh Rosemary Olive Bread

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Apple Upside Down Cake with Calvados Sauce

   
Cocktail Party Ideas featuring "small bite" appetizers
 
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Andoille Sausage in Puffed Pastry

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Curried Chicken Dumplings with Hot Mustard Dipping Sauce

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Chinese Eggplant Salsa with Fresh Baguette Slices

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Vietnamese Spring Rolls with Spiced Pork (not fried)

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Smoked Salmon “Cheesecake”

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Garlic Hummus with Benne Seed Chips

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Hot Crab and Artichoke Dip with Crostini

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Uptown “Pigs n’ Blankets” with Assorted Mustards

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Fig and Walnut Tapenade

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Pancetta Cheese Tartlets

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Mini Beef Wellingtons with Gorgonzola Cheese

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Pork or Turkey Potstickers with Apricot Dipping Sauce

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Slow Roasted Tomato Bruschetta

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New Potato and Smoked Salmon Slices

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Goat Cheese Mousse, Red Wine Caramel and Strawberry Compote Crostini

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Mini Cheese Piroshki

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Parmesan Walnut Salad on Endive Leaves

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Hamburger Sliders (mini burgers) with all the fixins

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Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms

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Brochettes of Melon, Proscuitto and Mozzarella Cheese

   

Killer Desserts
Try one of Chef Anita's Killer Desserts! The possibilities are endless.

 
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Peach or Apple Upside Down Cake with Calvados Sauce

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Seasonal Fruit Cobblers, including Spiced Plum, New England Apple, Ginger Pear and Strawberry Rhubarb

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Flourless Chocolate Whiskey Torte (low fat!)

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Lemon Lime Soufflé Tart

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Killer Cookie Combo

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Rum Raisin Rice or Butterscotch Pudding with Home-Made Biscotti

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Plum Almond Tart

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Tarragon Macerated Strawberry Shortcakes with Tarragon Cream

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Low Carb Chocolate Cheesecake

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Coconut Tapioca Soup with Coconut Sorbet, Passion Fruit Caramel and Cilantro Syrup

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Deep Chocolate Souffle with Raspberry Sauce and Vanilla Iced Cream

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Chocolate Pate with Fresh Plum Sauce and Iced Cream

   
   
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