Dinner Parties
Since moving to the suburbs, I have become a serious dinner-party chef, by which I mean dinner parties have become passion projects and I have started to master the art of prepping early, reheating gently, choosing make-ahead menus, and getting creative with cuisines and cookbooks. Here are details from some of these parties…
May 11, 2024: All Veg/Farmer’s Market Inspired
Crudite, pickled veggies, and cucumber-yogurt dip
Galette: cornmeal-black pepper crust with a ramp, spinach, and feta filling with oven-roasted tomatoes
Mushroom Bourguignon over cacio pepe polenta, with poached egg
Steamed asparagus with a lemon, herb, cheese and nut relish
New Year’s Eve 2024: Oysters and Bouilliabase
Christmas Eve 2024: Apps and Sides for a Smoked Brisket
BBQ Dinner Party, October 1, 2023
Smoked ribs, charred cabbage with kimchi dressing, tomato tart, cornbread, elote dip
Labor Day, 2024
Grain salad with pickled onions, tomato tart, poached salmon
Dinner Party at the Diamonds, August 26, 2023
Deviled eggs with pickled onions, shrimp, herbs; poached salmon; farro and corn salad