Dinner menu: Parmesan- encrusted Broiled Tilapia

This works wells with a side of mashed potatoes and some Caesar salad. The parmesan cheese browns to a very flavorful crunchy topping, without using any oil.

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Menu: Tuna Melt on Homemade Focaccia Bread

A quick and filling snack option

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Dinner Menu: Ostrich Steak with Feta & Caramelized Onion

Entree: Grilled ostrich steak with feta cheese and caramelized onions
Sides: Mashed potatoes and salad

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Dinner Menu: Thai Chicken with Coconut Curry

Entree: Coconut curry chicken served over steamed rice (Thai)

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Brunch Menu: Meat Vol au Vent

Vol au vents are typically smaller in size when served as an appetizer. You can make these slightly bigger (double the size) for brunch or light lunch. Serve with salad (preferably with a vinaigrette dressing).

 
Filling: sauteed beef, carrots, peas, cabbage, spring onions, salt, pepper
Crust: puff pastry

Bon appetit!

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Menu: Chicken Stir fry with Spring-rolls

Appetizer: Spring rolls (or egg rolls)
Entree: Chicken stir-fry
Side: Steamed rice
 

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Dinner Menu: Pan fried halibut, purslane mashed potatoes and hibiscus sparkler

Entree: Pan fried halibut with lemon-butter drizzle
Side: Purslane mashed potatoes
Drink: Hibiscus sparkler

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Menu: Jalapeno Veggie Chowder and Potato Patties

This is a quick and easy casual meal and quite filling. Chowders tend to be heavy and puff pastry is buttery- yummy

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Dinner menu

We recently had a sit down dinner at home. The menu was the following:

Appetizer:

Welsh Leek and Celery soup with dinner rolls and roasted garlic butter

Entree:

Whole ginger fish with pasta, carrots, peas, corn and hush-puppies

Marinated quail on a bed of sauteed zucchini

Caesar salad

Dessert:

Bread pudding

Fruit: rambutans and custard apples

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menu 3

I forgot, two weeks ago we had invited a few families over for “high tea”. We decided at 2pm that we should invite them at 5:30pm! We got groceries SUPER QUICK and got everything ready (on time) for 11 ppl.
The menu was:

mango smoothies
potato patties
chicken sandwiches
shami kebab
our guests brought a variety of cakes which we also [...]

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menu 4

We had a few of hubby’s colleagues over for dinner last night. I managed to get everything done on time It was a nice and relaxed evening. We actually all squished together at the table (8 pple at a table for 6) which made it easier for conversation.
The menu was:

chicken patties (appetizer)
baby chickens [...]

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menu 2

we’re having 3 couples over for dinner tommorow. the menu is:

chicken biryani
chicken karahi
shami kebab
aloo ki bhujia

we havent figured out dessert yet- maybe apple crisp?

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ack…

turns out only 2 people are coming as the rest are out of town. The revised menu is:

baked chicken tikka- marinade: yogurt, lemon juice, tikka masala, cumin, ginger, garlic)
italian marinated hammour (grouper) – marinade: vinegar, oil, red onions, garlic, green bell pepper, orange juice, hot sauce
roasted garlic and dill mashed potatoes- fresh roasted garlic, [...]

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menu

we’ve invited a few of hubby’s colleagues over for dinner. it’s panic time cause my kitchen is quite understocked in terms of basic utensils (no baking pans etc). AND, we have no plates…
the menu will be:

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