Mad Cook
Master Chef
This may be a tad previous but I'm planning a brunch on the Sunday between Christmas and New Year. If the weather is up to it we may go for a walk along the canal bank before eating. The menu will be a turkey-free zone and so far I'm thinking in terms of:-
(Homemade veg soup to warm us up if we go for the walk)
Main Course:
Smoked salmon and cream cheese bagels
Sausages from the local butcher (done in the oven) and grilled tomatoes
Cold Spanish omelette (onion & potato is traditional but I might add peas. )
Derbyshire oatcakes with Cheshire cheese
American pancakes with maple syrup
And to finish:
Outrageous brownies (I'll have to practice in order to get them squishy)
Fruit salad
To drink:
Virgin Marys & choice of fruit juices for the drivers and teetotalers
Red and white wine (possibly beer - have to think about that)
Coffee, tea and chocolate.
Any suggestions for alternative dishes including some for vegetarians that don't involve me flapping about over a hot stove either immediately before the guests arrive or during the event? Hot is OK as long as I can prepare it the previous day and shove it in the oven just prior to the guests arriving but I want to be calm, elegant and perfectly coiffed and made-up when the guests arrive.......
Can I make American pancakes the night before and re-heat in the morning?
So far the planned guest list is 24 adults no children. There isn't enough room to sit them all at table so they will be balancing their food on their laps or perching on stools and chairs so can't be too messy to handle. I have two large electric paella pans and two slow cookers that can be recruited to keep things hot.
(Homemade veg soup to warm us up if we go for the walk)
Main Course:
Smoked salmon and cream cheese bagels
Sausages from the local butcher (done in the oven) and grilled tomatoes
Cold Spanish omelette (onion & potato is traditional but I might add peas. )
Derbyshire oatcakes with Cheshire cheese
American pancakes with maple syrup
And to finish:
Outrageous brownies (I'll have to practice in order to get them squishy)
Fruit salad
To drink:
Virgin Marys & choice of fruit juices for the drivers and teetotalers
Red and white wine (possibly beer - have to think about that)
Coffee, tea and chocolate.
Any suggestions for alternative dishes including some for vegetarians that don't involve me flapping about over a hot stove either immediately before the guests arrive or during the event? Hot is OK as long as I can prepare it the previous day and shove it in the oven just prior to the guests arriving but I want to be calm, elegant and perfectly coiffed and made-up when the guests arrive.......
Can I make American pancakes the night before and re-heat in the morning?
So far the planned guest list is 24 adults no children. There isn't enough room to sit them all at table so they will be balancing their food on their laps or perching on stools and chairs so can't be too messy to handle. I have two large electric paella pans and two slow cookers that can be recruited to keep things hot.
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