If I served you this at a dinner party - UPDATE in OP

[underwaterrhymes]

Cheese tray
Crab quiche
Butternut squash risotto
Caesar salad
Fresh rosemary bread
Apple tart
Trader Joe's Milk Chocolate Salted Caramel Butter cookies

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UPDATE -

Okay. Revised menu. Big thanks to everyone for the input, and especially to pagas and stpete for the awesome additions to the menu.

- French bread & cheese tray (although I am going to make those cranberry crostinis for Thanksgiving)
- Romaine hearts with fennel, shaved parm and vinaigrette
- Maple pecan crusted salmon (going to make the scallops when it's fewer people. We have 8 coming.)
- Butternut squash risotto
- Roasted Brussels sprouts
- Pear Tart

Read more: pandce.proboards.com/thread/242014/served-dinner-party-happy?page=3&scrollTo=4403772#ixzz2iAlEPryk

[fuckyourcouch]

What time should I come over?

[demelza]

yup!

[Bonita]

I would be okay with it, it wouldn't be my fave but I wouldn't turn it down either.

[thelongroad]

It's a little fancy for my simple tastes. The only thing I would not at least try is the crab quiche.

[cbwm1]

I don't do anything that lived in the water, but I'd eat the rest of it!

[underwaterrhymes]

Oct 18, 2013 20:23:19 GMT -5 Bonita said:

I would be okay with it, it wouldn't be my fave but I wouldn't turn it down either.

What would you add / change? 

[eb777888]

Fuck yes!! Is this a trick question? lol

[underwaterrhymes]

I could do butternut squash lasagne instead and leave off the quiche. (I just thought with the risotto I could give some to K.)

[hisno1girl]

It sounds delish but I'd only eat the cheese and salad, but I might try the bisque quiche

[underwaterrhymes]

Oct 18, 2013 20:24:44 GMT -5 thelongroad said:

It's a little fancy for my simple tastes. The only thing I would not at least try is the crab quiche.

These are fancy people. They run the in arts circle. I always feel such pressure!

[Deleted]

Under no circumstances should you omit the quiche.

It is the heartiest thing on the menu.

It's got oomph.

[underwaterrhymes]

Oct 18, 2013 20:28:53 GMT -5 pagas said:

Oct 18, 2013 20:26:32 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

I could do butternut squash lasagne instead and leave off the quiche. (I just thought with the risotto I could give some to K.)

I love butternut squash lasagna!  I am serving it at my next dinner party.  I would omit the quiche.  

What recipe do you use?

[underwaterrhymes]

Oct 18, 2013 20:29:21 GMT -5 @misoangry said:

Under no circumstances should you omit the quiche.

It is the heartiest thing on the menu.

It's got oomph.

I've made it before for this group and it was a big hit. My cousin had four pieces. LOL.

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Oct 18, 2013 20:30:08 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

Oct 18, 2013 20:29:21 GMT -5 @misoangry said:

Under no circumstances should you omit the quiche.

It is the heartiest thing on the menu.

It's got oomph.

I've made it before for this group and it was a big hit. My cousin had four pieces. LOL.

It would be my favorite thing on this list, I'm sure.

Everything else is for rabbits.  LOL. 

[underwaterrhymes]

omg, pagas, that sounds amazing. I might have to switch gears.

[rupertpenny]

That looks good, especially the risotto, but I don't eat eggs so I would be missing some protein.

However, I would also recognize that my prejudice against eggs is my own issue.

[papie]

I would love everything but tbh I would wonder "where is the meat? Are the vegetarian?".

[underwaterrhymes]

papie - I'm pescetarian and they know it, but I don't want people leaving feeling hungry or lacking. I won't cook meat, but H would and does. I'm thinking of adding something that would please meat eaters.

@tambcat - Yeah, I was thinking that too.

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Oct 18, 2013 20:35:30 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

papie - I'm pescetarian and they know it, but I don't want people leaving feeling hungry or lacking. I won't cook meat, but H would and does. I'm thinking of adding something that would please meat eaters.

@tambcat - Yeah, I was thinking that too.

If your husband will do the honors, meat eaters will be most thankful.

[papie]

I would try to add little skewers or something. I don't eat meat every day at all, but dinner party sounds less fun without meat, lol

[Bonita]

Oct 18, 2013 20:25:21 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

Oct 18, 2013 20:23:19 GMT -5 Bonita said:

I would be okay with it, it wouldn't be my fave but I wouldn't turn it down either.

What would you add / change? 

I personally would get rid of the quiche - if you wanted to keep the crab, you could maybe do mini crab cakes or something? I also like bacon-wrapped scallops for another seafood option.

Also, I would replace the Caesar salad with a harvest salad or something different...My favorite salad is one that I found a recipe for online, it's supposed to be similar to Outback's Bleu Cheese Chopped Salad I guess.

I think I'd possibly want more of a meat option as well...maybe like filet medallions, or something else?  Skewers would be good like what was said previously

The other things look pretty good though

[thelongroad]

Oct 18, 2013 20:28:05 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

Oct 18, 2013 20:24:44 GMT -5 thelongroad said:

It's a little fancy for my simple tastes. The only thing I would not at least try is the crab quiche.

These are fancy people. They run the in arts circle. I always feel such pressure!

Oooh, then I would feel a lot of pressure also!

This seems like it would fit the bill for fancies

[margotmacomber]

I'm down.  

[iamgrace]

I don't think the Caesar salad "goes" with the rest, but yes, I would eat that food.

[blanca]

Yum.

[pittsmcgee]

Absolutely!

[underwaterrhymes]

Okay, I'm going to tweak it a bit.

I'm a good cook, but i always struggle a bit with the menu planning. Thanks guys!

[underwaterrhymes]

Oct 18, 2013 20:52:19 GMT -5 @booby said:

What is fancy about salad, cheese, bread, squash flavored rice and egg in a tart shell?

Really.

I think it sounds good. I don't even eat crab so I would pass on the quiche if I were a guest. But the rest of the options would suit me fine.

And I would not miss meat. I don't think you have to have meat. (papie - you just fulfilled that Greek stereotype..."no meat? whatcho mean no meat?")

This made me laugh.

They are name droppers and enjoy $300 bottles of wine. Luckily they're also really nice people and enjoy bottles of wine from trader joes, otherwise we'd be screwed.

[underwaterrhymes]

Oct 18, 2013 20:57:06 GMT -5 Que? said:

Oct 18, 2013 20:54:20 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

Okay, I'm going to tweak it a bit.

I'm a good cook, but i always struggle a bit with the menu planning. Thanks guys!

You know your friends, if you don't think they care about meat, this is a solid menu.

I think they care about meat pretty deeply but love me enough to not admit it.