Table d'hôte #6

For a hot summer day, cool meals are king. But to make the flatbread, a separate or summer kitchen is best because it bakes hot and for a long time.

Starter - Coleslaw with Vinaigrette

Main - Onion Flatbread

Side - Wheat Berry Salad

Dessert -  

Table d'hôte #5

The bartha and oatcakes combination rarely fails to surprise. The oatcakes are meant to be used like injera bread when eating Ethiopian curries. The coleslaw brings in the brightness and crunch.

LHSS Score 9.2 / 10

Starter - Coleslaw with Vinaigrette

Main - Split Pea and Greens Bartha

Side - Staffordshire Oatcakes

Dessert -  

Table d'hôte #4

This makes for a warming cold weather plate, seasonally appropriate from autumn into winter.

LHSS Score incl. 8.2/10

LHSS Score without cake 9.1/10

Starter - Coleslaw with Vinaigrette

Main - Split Pea Soup

Side - Yogurt Commons Bread

Dessert - Oat Spiced Apple Cake 

Table d'hôte #3

I found this by accident, with no idea I had ever saved it. I made this when Ben and I were first together, living in the West End, and I'd invited Barry over for dinner. The star of the meal was the Rotoli. The original recipe link I had saved was on a laptop that had been stolen when our apartment was robbed, and some 16 years later I am almost positive I managed to find the same recipe I'd used, after years of wondering and intermittent searching.

Starter - Cream of Cilantro Soup

Main - Chicken Parmesan

Side - Rotoli-di-pasta

Dessert - Berry Fool (look at Experimental)

Table d'hôte #1

Susan and Diyan came for dinner last Thursday and the menu I'd planned, well, in a rush, worked out really well. So well that I think it's reasonable to make this my first complete Table d'hôte.

Starter - A Summery Salad

Main - Herbed Chicken Saute with Tarragon and Parsley)

Side - Sauteed Asparagus

Dessert - Chocolate Pavement with Candied Ginger with Lavender Meringues

The combination was a success! I don't have the proper wine pairing for these, which will be coming at some point. See my entry on Working in Wine Country