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24 February 2007

I'm cooking dinner for 8-10 people tonight and this is the menu [More:]I'm so glad after the weeks of absolute hassel at work to finally get into the kitchen for the whole day. It's not a traditional set up, (3 courses and coffee) but then not much about my life is. Guests 2 English, 2 Irish, 1 German, 1 Russian, 1 spaniard, and a couple of mongrels, Gerish I guess you could call them. 2 vegetarians in the mix to make things more interesting.
Starters (some on tables when they come in)
Antipasti, flavoured olives, marinated feta, chorizo, youghert mezze (three types, tzatziki, one with sour cherries and walnuts, and almond and raisin) with ciabatta bread (I have to cut corners somwhere!) The mezze will go onto the table for later if its not finished.
Round 2: Spicey Irish Stew (don't laugh it really works!), small portions cos second part of this is small bowls of lentil and chorizo soup.
Round three: Conejo al ajillio (I won't translate to spare the feelings of many people on this site)
Thyme, oregano & citrus roasted chicken,
grilled Aubergines with mint,
Slow roasted mediterranean veg with labneh & zhug.
Shirin Polo (sp? sweet Persian wedding rice dish)
Pan of rosemary and garlic roast potatoes (this turns out so much better since I watched Heston Blumenthals BBC series on the basics)
Dessert will be bought cos I don't have enough time to make something up but with the coffee I have some amazing homemade chocolate from Italy (90%) with cinnamon.
They'll bring the wines so it'll be pot luck but they know it's mostly strongly flavoured med & North african so I'll be interested to see what they come up with

I've managed to set up the laptop in the kitchen so if any of you have tips, tricks, suggestions let me know!
I'm just going to step out and buy the last few ingredients....

My first tip would stop posting here and get cooking! That does sound like an amazing menu and I feel now would be the time to remind you of a conversation you instigated at the meetup. I believe it contained the phrases "meetup in the summer", "I have a really big garden", "people could bring tents" and "whole weekend". Remember that?!
posted by TheDonF 24 February | 07:51
You are such a foodie! I forgot to mention the green leaves salad with rosewater vinagrette.
AND
I was thinking about that very conversation on my way to the supermarket. There's a guest bedroom downstairs and plenty of room in lots of other nooks and crannies in the house. I have no idea how many people will turn up eventually but I generally cook way too much.
Any of the Mefites I've met so far want to pop on by you know where my details are...
posted by Wilder 24 February | 09:27
I am so hungry after reading that.
posted by casarkos 24 February | 15:40
Any of the Mefites I've met so far want to pop on by you know where my details are...

Hey Wilder, do you know that your email address isn't in your profile? If you don't want to put your work address in there, you could always get a gmail address for Me(ta|ca) purposes. You can get gmail emails to be sent to your main account if you want.

If you want a hand, you've got my address(es). I hope the meal went well - it would have been cool to have been there.
posted by TheDonF 24 February | 19:16
+1 for the MeFi 'Wild' Weekender, kthx.
posted by chrismear 25 February | 03:45
Guys sorry, anyhow will alter this profile.
A few last minute changes to the menu, no Shirin Polo or greenleaf salad but a baby tomato salad with mint. (one of the guys who eats vast, I mean vast, quantities was ill so I cut back a bit!)
It went really well and people especially raved over one of the youghurt mezze.
Toasted and bashed almonds, greek youghurt, chopped raisins and coriander powder.
It seems to have been a dress rehearsal for next week as I was informed by my SO that he's invited people round! Nice to know, anyway, next week the whole thing happens again.
posted by Wilder 25 February | 15:30
Have you ever been "that guy"? || Happy birthday Fish.

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