Here is the ROUGH DRAFT of the Investiture feast - Jan 20. What do you guys think?
Storvik Investiture January 2007
Course one
Consume
Bread
Cheese
Squash Torte
Olives
Apple fritters
Course Two
Squash Torte
Ravioli / meat & cheese
Zabaglone
Coursethree two
Chopped spinach
Rice the Italian way /riso alla Italiana
Grilled tilapia with orange sauce
Figs in the French style
Coursefour three
Onion salad
Cheese gnocchi
Pork loin with two sauces
* Garlic/virjuce
* Royal sauce
Sauce with apples
Golden Sops
frederich, the party pooper says it's too much food and we need to cut back. :(
Storvik Investiture January 2007
Course one
Consume
Bread
Cheese
Squash Torte
Apple fritters
Course
Chopped spinach
Rice the Italian way /riso alla Italiana
Grilled tilapia with orange sauce
Figs in the French style
Course
Onion salad
Cheese gnocchi
Pork loin with two sauces
* Garlic/virjuce
* Royal sauce
Sauce with apples
Golden Sops
frederich, the party pooper says it's too much food and we need to cut back. :(
Comments
j/k
It sounds great. I'm guessing (pardon my ignorance on such things) that the Ravioli is pasta, meat, and cheese. No evil tomatoes?
I wonder if there are any Italian citrus drink recipes in the sources. If not, I think syrup of lemon would complement this meal and so would the pomegranate drink (but I'll admit to being uber-fond of pomegranates and willing to drink them at all times) and I'd like to see if the syrup of lemon recipe works with oranges as well.
And even if y'all don't like these ideas, I have a kitchen experiement to keep me busy :)
I'm not so good at the research and translation, but I'm pretty good at the trial and error of redacting and the making lots of syrup-y goo.
and I am also keenly aware of a dearth of pie or anything pie like.
otherwise, it sounds lovely! what is "Royal Sauce" and what does rice cooked "the Italian way" mean? risotto?
Talapia = white fish
plus pork
sweets
Apple fritters
Figs
Golden Sops = french toast
Don't worry, the way things usually go, by the time we get to the feast I'll have posted all of the recipes and we will have tested every recipe at least once. Plus we will have one night where we will do the whole feast for a table of 8 to see how it works together.
I'll bring up your thoughts with LLT and see what she thinks.