[Sca-cooks] A small dinner party (OOP)

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In a message dated 2/16/02 5:26:46 PM Eastern Standard Time,
muiredach at bmee.net writes:


> Well, I'm getting ready to hold a small dinner party with Finnebhir.  Not
> period, but going to be interesting enough :-)  Just spent a fortune on
> foodstuff and wines, but that's besides the point.
>
> I'll be taking and posting pictures of the dishes if any of you is
> interested (why can I hear Olwen here?) :-)
>
> February 17, 2002
> Menu
>
> Terrine de foie gras à l’armagnac
>
> Wine:  Chateau Gravas 1997  Sauternes
>
> *****
>
> Napoléon de légumes grillés, sauce pesto
>   (Layered, grilled vegetables, pesto sauce)
>
> Wine:   Choice of Domaine Michel Girard 2000  Sancerre
> Or
> D’arenberg The Footbolt Old Vine Shiraz  1998
>
> *****
>
> Cailles en sarcophage, sauce marchand de vin
>   (Quails in puff pastry, red wine sauce)
>
> Wine:  Château le Grand Sigognac Médoc, 1998
>
> *****
>
> Some kind of apple cake with Calvados (missing details from Finnebhir at
> this point)
>
> *****
>
> After meal drinks:  Warre’s 1987 Vintage Port
> Selection of Single Malt Scotch
>

Dessert is a cylinder of spice cake with apple mousse in the center with a
carmel tuille and Calvados Chantilly. Calvados Sabayon lightly sauces the
plate.

Finn, who is also making french bread and brioche and the puff pastry for all
this yumminess to boot! Thankfully I have help coming in!