Last Saturday night we hosted our Gourmet group and the theme was “France”. We met our guests at the door with iced Pernod with soda and orange juice. We did our bonjours and assante in style. We gathered in the living room around the coffee table laden with a fine assortment of French cheeses and pate with a fresh baguette. The music was the newfrench cd from the LCBO. The center piece theme was Pisces and so I had large glass vases of goldfish on every table. With a few quick preparations still to do in the kitchen our evening around the dining table was off to a fantastic start. We accompanied the meal with various french wines to everyones delight. I surprised my guests at the end of the night with a vase of gold fish as a take home gift along with a gift bag from La Senza complete with a pair of french lace pantie

The menu for the evening was:
appetizer: Assortment of French Cheeses and Pate served on a fresh sliced baguette.
starter: Champagne Melon with Smoked Trout, endive, capers and red onion.
cleanser: lime sorbet.
entre: baked Orange Roughy with zest of lemon and chopped chives served on a bed of Cardamon Tomato Chutney.
side dishes: spinach and mushrooms in a cream sauce and sliced potatoes, apples and pear bake.
salad: baby greens surrounding a caramelized apple slice.
dessert: creme brule
coffee and tea
apperatifs: Cognac and Grand Marnier