brunch menus

1/1/2019  - tim and debra, frank and pam, abdul and Delphine, linda and tom yau, and brendon for a little while

spiced nuts
try other starter - try hummus recipe from Cookie and Kate with cooking chickpeas with baking soda

frittata with arugula, red and yellow peppers, red onion and mozzarella.  Topped with basil.
      sautéed veggies in one pan, olive oil in frittata pan, poured in ROOM TEMP eggs and cheese, added sautéed veggies.  Cook til edges are white -> into oven, cook until center barely jiggles when shaken.  See recipe in cookie and kate  https://cookieandkate.com/2018/best-frittata-recipe/

flank steak
wheat berry salad

black lentil salad with tomatoes - from Nutrition Action - needs work - added vinegar the next day and it was much better.  Other black lentil recipes suggest red wine vinegar, I tried white balsamic.
Need to learn how to keep black lentils black and round - they sort of turn grey and flatter.  Wonder if we need to specify black beluga lentils?  Other recipe with OJ is much better.

roasted carrots with thyme - excellent - roasted about 30 minutes before, then wrapped in foil from         pan until ready to serve.  Can top with sprigs of thyme. Very good next day as well.

chocolate granita.

Guests brought:
salad
potatoes
fruit salad, orange almond cake with chocolate frosting, powdered milk and spelt flour balls in syrup
orange infused vodka
hot pepper sauce

Could have made a potato dish, left out black lentil salad.  Would be good to use an easier recipe for grain salad.
Plan to try other veggies in frittata, although this was a good combination.

SNOW-IN BRUNCH 1/13/19 -  Lisa Stark, Rosses, Robinsons
Salmon with screaming ginger salsa - from Nourish by Canyon Ranch; very moist and the salsa was great

Cauliflower cake with red onion topping - added TJ soy cheese instead of parmesan; need to reheat better.  Tried at 220 and mostly still wrapped in foil, but it was barely warm

Roasted carrots with thyme
Couscous with apricot preserves vinaigrette
Ghiradelli brownies

guests brought:
arugula salad - Paula - https://www.onceuponachef.com/recipes/arugula-salad-with-shaved-parmesan-lemon-olive-oil.html;     fruit salad; pumpkin cake (that Lori bought at a benefit).