Alberta Fish & Game Banquet

This weekend I was invited to the Fish and Game banquet by my Huntress Friend miss Steph Roberts. This may not seem that exciting to most, but they happen to have a gourmet buffet of internationally themed wild game dishes. This made it very exciting for me!

I don't have any pictures from my camera but if I get my hands on any I will post them here. In lieu of this I will post the menu.

Strawberry Spinach Salad (U.S.A.)

Greek Salad (Greece)

Yaki Soba Game Bird Chow Mein (Japanese)

Pheasant & Partridge Cacciatore (Italy)

Mosse Roulade w Wild Mushroom Cream Sauce (Germany)

Venison Madras (Indian)

Crispy Gingered Elk (Thai)

Irish Whitetail Pot Pie (Ireland)

Mule Deer Enchiladas (Mexico)

Kentucky Backwoods Ribs (U.S.A.)

Spanish Rice (Spain)

Russian Roasted Red Potato (Russia)

Hot Buttered Mixed Vegetables (England)

Grade AAA Roast Beef (Canada)

On top of the great menu they had free wine and Desserts causing me to over eat. Needless to to say it was a pleasure and pain to eat all the food till it caught up with me.

I would do it all again next year!

Tapas Party!

As a kick off to this blog I am posting photos and the menu from my recent Tapas party. Over the last year, particularly while in South Africa and while trying to get a job in Spain I have developed an interest in Tapas. I bought a magazine and cook book of appetizer recipes and after reading through both and picking about 30 recipes I wanted to try. I then narrowed it down to a hefty 3 'appetizers', 2 soups, 5 'entrees', and 2 desserts to make. I then chose 5 close friends and recruited my lovely mother to help me cook all the food. After a whole lot of grocery shopping and finding a lot of wonderful crockery I pulled off a Tapas party.

MENU

Bruschetta w Feta Cheese and Balsamic Drizzle

Fiery Plantain Chips w Mango Cream Dip

Salty-Sweet Tostadas

Coconut Chile Soup

Mango Gazpacho

Meatballs w Spicy Peanut Butter Curry Sauce

Calabrese Bites

Coconut Shrimp Tostadas w Pineapple Salsa & Guacamole

Thai Chicken on Lemongrass Skewers

Mushroom Risotto Balls

Chocolate Dipped Grapes

Strawberry Mascarpone Trifles

Crisp Cinnamon Banana Boats

The food was definitely a success and looked great. If I have enough energy I will try to mount another with new recipes.

Mackenzie Putici