[Sca-cooks] Honk Honk!

[Olwen the Odd]

Nice job Vicente!  Sounds like a good menu.  Also sounds like you planned it
so many of the items could be made ahead of time.  Send us a copy of the
article that you write, ok?
Olwen

>Now that I've got my breath back, I'm gonna toot my horn a little.
>
>This past Saturday, I was the head cook for the 12th Gathering of the
>Chieftains here in the Barony of Three Rivers.  The feast was drawn mainly
>from the "Libro de Cozina", with a few from Granado, Llibre de Sent Sovi,
>Libre de Totes Maneres de Confits, and a couple from Italian sources.  The
>menu was as follows:
>
>
>En Mesa (On the Table):
>Pan (Bread)
>Aceite de Olivas Dulces (Sweet Olive Oil)
>Aceitunas Adobadas (Olives Marinated in Honey and Vinegar)(Platina)
>Naranjas y Peros Dulces (Sweet Oranges and Apples)
>
>Primer Plato (First Course)
>Empanada de Acelgas Picadas (Pie of Chopped Greens)(de Nola)
>Empanada de Carne (Meat Pie) (de Nola)
>Pepinos a la Romana (Sliced Cucumbers with Pepper, as per Platina)
>Compuesto a la Catalana (Mixed Fruits and Vegetables in Wine-Mustard
>Sauce)(Libre de Totes Maneres de Confits)
>
>Segundo Plato (Second Course)
>Mirrauste (Roast Chicken in Almond Milk and Cinnamon Sauce)(de Nola)
>Garbanzos con Cebada (Fried Chickpeas with Herbs and Barley)(Llibre de Sent
>Sovi)
>Ensalada de Cebollas Asadas (Roast Onion Salad)(Anonimo Veneziano)
>
>Tercer Plato (Third Course)
>Asados de Puerco y de Buey (Roast Pork and Beef)
>Salsa de Perejil (Parsley Sauce) (de Nola)
>Salsa de Rábano Vexisco (Honey-Horseradish Sauce) (de Nola)
>Almodrote (Roast Garlic Sauce) (de Nola, also Llibre de Sent Sovi)
>Arroz con Caldo de Carne (Rice with Meat Broth) (de Nola)
>Lombarda Cocida (Red Cabbage with Apples) (Libro della Cochina, modified)
>
>Postre (Dessert)
>Flaonillas (Cheesecake Tartlets) (de Nola)
>Pastelillos de Manzanas (Whole Apples in Pastry) (Granado)
>
>Bebidas (Drinks)
>Clarea de Agua (Water Clary) (de Nola)
>Jarabe de Menta a la Morisca (Sekanjabin)
>Agua Fresca (Water)
>
>Hope to meet lots of you at the Potluck!
>
>
>in Service,
>
>Vicente
>

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