Sunday, April 16, 2006

Easter Dinner Menu:

Hearts of Palm Dip with Assorted Crackers

Spinach Salad adorned with stawberries, hearts of palm & walnuts
with Poppy Seed Dressing

Heirloom Tomato Salad
with fresh basil and white balsamic vinegar

Brazilian Garlic Cheese Bread

Hot Cross Buns

Honey-Baked Ham

Fresh Wild Halibut
pouched in French Court Bouillon Visnat

Carmalelized Onion or Madeira Mushroom Brioche
with Mushroom, Bechamel and Madeira Wine Sauce

Char-grilled Marinated Eggplant
in olive oil

Blue Cheese Mashed Potatoes

Crudites
carrots + broccoli + cauliflower, fresh bread & butter pickles, olives, sugar snap peas with Ranch Dip

Kid-Decorated Easter Sugar Cookies
Champagne Cake

Assorted Exotic Flowering Tisanes, Teas & Coffee
Hot Mulled Cider

Wines

2004 Hiedler Loess Kamptal Gruner Veltliner

A juicy mandarin orange and lemon-zest palate and complexity from notes of fresh herb, pepper and wet stone -- quite refreshing

1999 Ridge Monte Bello Chardonnay

Produced from 14-year old vines, the 1999 Chardonnay Monte Bello exhibits a tight, Burgundian-like nose of citrus, roasted nuts, smoke, and orange skins. This is a medium-bodied, pure, impressive expression of Chardonnay.

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