DINNER PARTIES
A great meal is two steps away
. First, create your menu from the dishes listed below. Next, using our contact form, e-mail us your selections. We’ll telephone you within twenty-four hours of receipt to fine-tune the menu and confirm any special requests.
SOUPS
Cold or warm pea soup with Parmesan croutons
Chicken broth with rice and vegetables
Cream of tomato
Potato and cheddar
Red onion soup with Asiago croutons
Carrot and red lentil
Mushroom*
Mushroom and fresh thyme
Corn and roasted vegetable
Sweet corn and potato vichyssoise
Shrimp bisque
Long Island clam chowder
New England clam chowder
Roasted vegetable
Rosemary white bean
Creamy broccoli*
Artichoke and crab*
*Cream-free
SALADS
Endive, radicchio, and arugula
Red oak leaf and Bibb lettuce with Gruyere croutons and Dijon mustard vinaigrette
Summer tomato and goat cheese
Mesclun, frisée, candied walnuts, blue cheese, apples, and dried cranberry with Champagne vinaigrette
Haricots verts, mâche, roasted beet and goat cheese
Grilled vegetables with sun dried tomato and feta
Endive and avocado with lemon parsley vinaigrette
Tomato and fennel
Endive, Stilton, walnuts, and duck breast
Tomato, fresh mozzarella, and basil
Classic green salad
Traditional Niçoise salad
Chicken with mayonnaise and dill
Egg salad
Cucumber with yogurt and dill
Red Bliss potato and egg
Vegetable coleslaw
DRESSINGS
Dijon vinaigrette
Creamy yogurt dressing
Creamy blue cheese dressing
Champagne or vinegar and oil
Caramelized onion vinaigrette
Miso dressing
Tomato remoulade
Green goddess dressing
Citrus vinaigrette
Main Courses
Herbed filet of beef
“Prime” prime rib of beef with horseradish cream & pan jus (based on availability)
New York strip steak with pesto butter and fried leeks
T-bone steak with shallot butter
Grilled or pan-seared bison filet with red wine and caramelized onion reduction [OK?]
Marinated rib eye (grilled or pan-seared)
Yankee pot roast
Beef brisket
Roast loin of pork
Pork filets with baked apple and cider gravy
Baked Virginia ham
Parmesan chicken with mixed baby greens
Chicken parmesan
Chicken cooked under a brick
Garlic and rosemary roast chicken
Roast chicken with fresh herbs
Chicken Marsala
Camp fire style roast chicken [?]
Chicken and vegetable stir fry
Cornish game hens
Seared Aquebogue duck breast with duck leg confit and blackberry reduction [??]
Butterflied, marinated leg of lamb with grilled vegetables
Dijon-crusted leg of lamb
Braised lamb shanks
Asian grilled Salmon
Grilled shrimp with lots of herbs
Swordfish with tomatoes and capers
Seared sea scallops
Steamed clams
Steamed mussels
Clambake with lobsters, mussels, clams, corn, and vegetables
Scampi over linguine
Chilean sea bass
Flounder
Local blue fish
Cod
Skate wing
Fish of the day
ACCOMPANIMENTS
Buttermilk mashed potatoes
Basil mashed potatoes
Roasted tomato-flecked mashed potatoes
Smashed potatoes with Parmesan
Vegetable napoleon (eggplant, spinach, ricotta cheese, and portabello mushroom)
Marinated, grilled portabello mushrooms
Herb-roasted new potatoes
Roasted root vegetables
Sautéed asparagus
Parmesan-roasted asparagus
Roasted cherry tomatoes
Sautéed spinach
Sautéed broccoli rabe
Asian sautéed snap peas
Provencal tomatoes
Wild rice pilaf
Rosemary potatoes
Broccoli with garlic
Corn bread
Summer barbecue or clambake
Hamburgers
Hot dogs
Watermelon
Brisket
Clams on the half shell
Shrimp
Grilled fish
Grilled vegetables
Strawberry short cakes
Apple pie
Homemade ice cream