Blog-TOWER OF BABEL

This weeks blog is a continuation of the ELEGANT YET ECONOMICAL CLASS performed by Executive Catering on Elm, Owner Molly Sprong, New Milford CT. I must say that all of Molly’s chefs are very well schooled and very happy to work there.

Here are the highlights: (you will get very hungry) It is the winter menu.

Garlic Braised Short Ribs (cheaper than meat) served with pea spaetzle with tomatoes and mint, great for winter.

Polenta crusted chicken breast with balsamic caper pan sauce - holds well in the oven, super tasty

My favorite is the west african vegetable cobbler , a medley of sweet potato, pepper , yukon jack potato, cumin, red pepper. great for vegans and vegetarians. would make a really great side with jerk chicken or bbq.

Desserts. my favorite!
You can make this one on the aircraft. 6 oz ramekin. put tab of butter in bottom. tear up a croissant, blueberries, more croissant, sugar brown or white, bake called a blueberry croissant puff.

White chocolate strawberry tiramisu
 
The best one was Mango Napolean (you can cut phyllo dough into triangles, mango jam, caramel topping and whipped cream, stack and serve). Yum!
 
Strawberry , banana and chocolate bundles, cut pie crust into 4 inch squares, take a dove chocolate, cut banana, strawberry, fold the crust closed, bake 350 for 10 minutes 

Here are some winter dishes on the menu.

Roasted butternut squash and apple with clove Crème Fraiche Soup.
Grilled pork chop with caramelized pear brandy sauce.
Lobster pot pie
Beef wellington with gorgonzola sauce
Curried couscous with pine nuts and raisins
Cranberry crumb pie

HAPPY NEW YEAR!.............I woke up this crisp winter morning and i was curled up under the down comforter in a pensive mood. Glad to say goodbye to 2008, it was my first holiday i have ever had, that i was laid off. This sort of took the shine off my pumpkin brithere and sistera, let me tell you. BUT. lemonade is coming!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am going to do all the things i put off while flying.

1. Take better care of myself. vitamins, drink more water, have more fish, reintroduce a vegetable once in a while, and stop attacking the can of chocolate frosting at 3 am. Hormones!

2.  Take a writing class, i need one. That is obvious, right?

3. Hang more with my brother and sister. My brother is as funny as chevy chase and my sister takes a lot of heat for wearing those talbot sweaters with the santa on them. I have tattoos for god sakes, we are polar opposites and I love her.

4. Stop stressing about money, I lost most of it. I can always sell a kidney.

5. Take an asian fusion cooking class and a cuban cooking class.

6. Make plans to go stuff. I would always wander away when peoples would take out their planners. I could not commit

7. Road trips! I hate to fly on the "I DUNNO" airlines

8. Get a six pack

9. Electrocute myself if I have a negative thought

10. Let people see me vulnerable

11. Turn off the lights, detail my truck, and do not take too much shit.

12. Read more, go to movies instead of shopping

13. Sit in the park, hang with my animals.

14. Recycle

15. Read the new york times.

16. Be a better friend

17. Pedicure the gargoyle feet more

18. Church

19. Drive slower

20. Get off Nicorette gum

HAPPY NEW YEAR DANIEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!