Posts Tagged ‘local’

spring fling

Planning a spring party?
 
Savour the season with a fresh, local menu.  We’ve been daydreaming of farm-fresh asparagus, peas, and herbs since the first cherry blossom appeared.   We imagine serving this menu along with local wines at a table adorned with white tulips, curly fiddleheads and delicate lilly of the valley…
 
to begin
roasted local asparagus, fennel, tomatoes, onion [...]


Earth Day edibles

What are we eating for our Earth Day dinner?  An all-green menu, naturally.
 
We plan to set the table with reusable hemp linens, natural beeswax candles, and spring tulips in curvy recycled glass vases.   As guests arrive, we’ll pour an Ontario sparkling rosé,  and nibble on antipasto presented on a reclaimed wood platter.
 
to begin…
house-cured duck proscuitto with [...]