Dinner party menu

[Sparkly]

What do you think to this?

*trout with almond and herb crust (small pieces of trout fillet with with a crust made from crackers, fresh thyme, ground almonds and black pepper served with toasted almonds and lemon)

*steak and ale pie (braised brisket in ale in a short crust pie, with mashed potatoes and steamed veg)

*rhubarb charlotte with vanilla ice cream

Any suggestions for improvements or alterations? What veg? (not much ready on the plot bar rhubarb!)

[Sparkly]

[valmarg]

First course might be better with a sauce.  Seems a bit dry.  A nice hollandaise sauce would probably help.

Apart from that, happily await the invitations ;D

valmrg

[betula]

I like mushrooms with Pie :)

[Sparkly]

First course might be better with a sauce.  Seems a bit dry.  A nice hollandaise sauce would probably help.

Apart from that, happily await the invitations ;D

valmrg

great idea, thanks!

[GrannieAnnie]

Maybe something green. A salad?  The meat pie sounds intriguing, never had one.

[star]

You have never had meat pie? Oh sweetheart you need to eat one..........they are totally lovely mmmmmm ;D

[ninnyscrops]

Brisket sounds good but shin of beef has soooooo much flavour imho  :P

[Doris_Pinks]

For the steamed veggies I would do carrots and tenderstem broccolli, the colours together on a plate against the pie would look great! ;D

[GrannieAnnie]

For the steamed veggies I would do carrots and tenderstem broccolli, the colours together on a plate against the pie would look great! ;D

Good to have on board a food ar-teest! ;D