<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by John Griffin:
It'll be semi-formal, sit down/ buffet. No theme, just good eats!! </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
The last dinner like this I put together was Italian - easy to set up buffet style.
>Simple appetizers like pepperoni and cheese, artichoke dip, etc...
>Antipasto Salad
>Ceaser Salad - I just use Romaine, grape tomatoes, red onion, croutons and dressing
>Olive and feta salad:
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>Polenta with roasted peppers, fresh mozzarella, sausage and garlic:
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>A crock pot full of meatballs and sausage
>Lasagna with hot or mild sausage instead of ground beef
>Roasted veg - asparagus, zucchini, yellow squash, roma tomatoes, green onions, etc..., garlic and olive oil
>Of course some good bread - either garlic bread or crusty bread with some dipping oil.
>For dessert, you can always pick up some creampuffs, canolis, rugellah, etc... or you could get nuts and do a kasata - a cake made from sliced pound cake in a spring form pan filled with sweetened ricotta, mini chocolate chips, brushed with rum and dusted with powdered sugar.
Come to think of it, that was a lot of work, but man did we eat good that week!
