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Fall Menus

 

As the days cool off and the nights lengthen, we start craving for warming soups and the robust flavors characteristic of the fall kitchen. Hardy greens such as cabbage, kale & Swiss chard are wonderful braised. Root vegetables are full of flavor and sweetness: carrots, parsnip, celery-root, beets & turnips. Local salad greens are back on our plate after the hot hiatus of summer. We welcome apples, pears and quince - good in both sweet and savory dishes.

Below are but a few examples of our fall menus.

 

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THREE COURSE FALL MENUS

 

Fall 3-I

Butternut Squash Soup

 

Pork Chops Braised in Cider

Braised Kale & Apples

Purée of Parsnip & Potato

 

Upside Down Pear Cake

Coffee

 

Fall 3-II

Roasted Pears & Fall Green Salad with Walnut Dressing

 

Five-Spice Baby Spare Ribs

Fall Slaw

 

Homemade Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

with Caramelized Apples

Coffee

 

Fall3-III

Curried Apple & Carrot Soup

 

Sage Roast Chicken

Roasted Fall Vegetable with Lemon Thyme

 

Vanilla Maple Bake Custard with Cookies

Coffee

 

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FIVE COURSE FALL MENUS

 

Fall 5-I

(Vegetarian)

Gingery Sweet Potato Soup

 

Mushroom Fricassée

 

Pissaladière

(Provencal Onion, Olive & Anchovy Tart)

Fall Mesclun Salad

 

Cheese Platter

Homemade Bread

 

Tatin Tart

with Home-made Apple Sorbet

Coffee

 

 

Fall 5-II

Smoked Salmon Bites

 

Fall Tomato Soup

 

Roasted Lemon Rosemary Chicken

Roasted Fall Root Vegetables

 

Field Salad with Toasted Pecans &

Goat Cheese

 

Apple Cobbler

with Home-made Vanilla Bean Ice-Cream

Coffee

 

Fall 5-III

Brussels Sprout Petals with Coriander Vinaigrette

& Pickled Cranberries

 

Mushroom Fricassee with Field Green Salad

 

Spicy Lamb & Sweet Potato Stew

 

Cheese & Fruit Platter

Homemade Bread

 

Vanilla Chocolate Baked Custard

Coffee

 

Fall 5-IV

Apple Parsnip Soup

 

Fall Mesclun Salad

 

Roasted Rabbit with Mustard Sauce

Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes

Braised Kale

 

Cheese Platter with Fruit Fall Preserves

Homemade Bread

 

Flourless Nutty Chocolate Cake

Coffee

 

Fall 5-V

Savory Manchego, Apple & Onion Tart

 

Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

 

Field Salad with Toasted Pecans

 

Spicy Honeyed Lamb Chops

Swiss Chard Gratin

Roasted Rosemary Potatoes

 

Cranberry Sundae

Coffee

 

Those are only samples from our extensive offering. Contact us to discuss your needs and wants.