Swank Recipes

[NirvanaMan]

In-N-Out

[cirquelover]

I want to go to NA's for that spread!

Lets see, I'd have to drag out the fondue pots and do something like my mom used to.

Little smokies in special sauce in one pot

Swiss cheese fondue

Another cheese fondue

Meatballs in another

Veggie trays and fruit trays

sliced baguettes and many cheeses

Peppermint fondue, chocolate fondue and some other flavor

And a whole lot of stuff for dipping!!

[UvaGirl]

Fairy Bread

[Prudence]

Visitors to Chez Prudence are likely to find themselves sampling from a variety of recipies recorded before 1650. So many tasty treats!
Egredouncye (a beef stew spiced up with vinegar and cinnamon - sweet and sour!),
Tart de bry (egg and brie pie!),
Frytours blaunched (ground up almonds and spices fried in pastry, served with honey/wine reduction -- also called "wonder crunchies"),
Yrchouns (also called "hedgehogs" -- little meatballs decorated to look like hedgehogs with currants for eyes and almonds for spines),
Raviolis (filled with white cheese and slathered in butter),
Sallets for fish daies (chopped carrot topped with salad shrimp and oil/vinegar),
Tart for an embre day (onion tart that tastes so sweet and mellow with no onion bite),
Fustaqiya (shredded chicken with ground pistachios),
Tarte of strawberyes (shortbread crust with crushed strawberry filling),
and all topped off with a refreshing glass of sekanjabin (refreshing minty beverage -- medieval Kool-Aid!)
No one leaves hungry.

[€uroMeinke]

I am just delighted by wonder crunchies

[wendybeth]

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

I am just delighted by wonder crunchies

I like Captain Crunch- but it has to have the crunchberries.

Actually, those wonder crunchies don't sound half-bad....

[Prudence]

Wonder crunchies totally rock.

Take almaundes blaunched, and grynde hem al to doust withouten eny lycour. Do thereto powder of gyngeuer, sugur and alt, do this in a thynne foile. Close it therinne fast, and frye it in oile, clarifie hony with wyne, and bake it therwith.

32 wonton wrappers
1 ½ cup blanched almonds
½ cup sugar
½ tsp salt
1 tsp ginger

Grind almonds in food processor to as fine a dust as possible, taking care not to make almond butter. Mix with sugar, salt and ginger.

Place a tablespoon of almond mixture on a wrapper and form into ravioli envelope (seal well with warm water.) Place in hot olive oil and fry until golden brown and slightly puffed, being sure oil is deep enough to cover. Drain on paper towels.

Sauce:
2 cups red wine
½ cup honey

Place in saucepan and reduce by half to less than 1 cup.

[wendybeth]

They had won tons back then?

(I may actually try that one, Prudence- I thank thee!)

[Prudence]

Originally Posted by wendybeth

They had won tons back then?

(I may actually try that one, Prudence- I thank thee!)

Well, you could make your own flour/water dough, roll it out nice and thin and even, and cut it into shape -- or you could buy a package of pre-formed wonton wrappers. The choice is yours.

By the way -- they also make a good substitute for homemade raviolis and other filled pasta. They're made from basically the same ingredients as any other pasta dough. Fill with your desired filling, seal, boil briefly, and presto! Homemade filled pasta. Impress your dinner guests and retain your sanity!

[Mousey Girl]

Hehehe
My "parties" tend to feature tri-tip that has been marinated overnight in my wonderful kitchen sink concoction, garlic bread featuring my special garlic butter and then whatever else I feel like doing. The appetizer is usually linguisa and hotwings.

I know, not very swank, but it is very tastey!!