SC - My latest feast (and a few comments)

[Jennifer Conrad]

Well, just catching up on my mail after taking a few days to do the
Terpsichore at the Tower V feast and also seeing a couple of things that hit
home for me in various discussions.

First of all, here is the menu, all of the recipes (except for the Pasta
with Pesto Sauce ) are from "The Medieval Kitchen", by Rendon, et al.

First Course
(all on table to start)
Bread
Herbed Butter
Lentil Puree
Genoa salami
Cured olives
Marinated artichokes
olive oil
roasted garlic spread

Main Course
(Which went out on time, yippee!!!)
Pasta with Pesto sauce
Roasted Onion Salad
Asparagus with Saffron
Romania, or Chicken with Pomegranate Sauce

Final Course
Sliced apples
Red Grapes
Assorted cheeses

This feast served aprox. 80 people and was prepared that day by only 3
people including myself.  My lord husband, Fernando, and I have together
about  30 or so years of food service experience, and the lady who was
helping us was willing to learn and do anything we asked of her, so that's
why such a small cooking crew.

All of the comments that I heard were good.  One lady told me that  was one
of the best feasts that she had  in years.  For leftovers, we maybe had 2
chicken worth of meat left.  The lentil puree didn't go over that well, but
it only cost me about $3-4.00 to make so I wasn't upset about that.

My servers were wonderful and all worked together as a team and watched
their table and I don't think any of my guest went for wanting.

The only problem came at the end  when my husband and I were the ONLY ones
in the kitchen cleaning up at the end.  Yes, I do agree that cleaning up is
part of the day, but not cleaning everything up, just because I was the head
cook.  I do this also for a living, and when we have big functions at work,
we get extra help in to do clean up.

We only got extra help in after we had to literally YELL for it, despite
asking for help at meetings and during the feast.  The yelling caused the
Baron to come and hunt me down and to then send our Seneschal in search of
folks to help us.  I really hope I never have to do that again.

All in all, everyone ate well, there was enough food, hot food hot, cold
food cold, and it's done till the next time.

The tired and glad she has today off of work,
Lady Luveday Tyreman
Barony of Cynnabar
Pentamere
Midrealm

"All I ask is that you treat me no differently than you would the
Queen"--Mary Engelbreit

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