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Laughing Duck Gardens & Cookery

Summer Menus

 

When summer arrives, the variety of fresh fruit and vegetable that one can find locally just explodes: rainbow of tomatoes, crisp cucumbers, robust Swiss Chard, sweet-oh-sweet sweet corn, fragrant peaches, berries bursting with sunshine, herbs redolent with fragrance, baby zucchini. Good summer cooking takes advantage of this bounty.

Below are examples of summer menus we can cook for you.

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THREE COURSE SUMMER MENUS

 

Summer 3-I

Summer Salad with Herb Dressing

 

Golden Pork Chops 

Braised Swiss Chard

Rosemary Crispy Potatoes

 

Cantaloupe & Blueberry Fool with Honey Mint Drizzle

Coffee

 

Summer 3-II

Fresh Tomato, Corn & Basil Salad

 

Five-Spice Baby Spare Ribs

Green Fragrant Rice

 

Watermelon Sorbet

 

Summer 3-III

Chilled Cucumber Soup

 

Grilled Chili Chicken Breast with Peach Salsa

Rainbow of Tomatoes with Basil Vinaigrette

 

Vanilla Honey Custard & Fresh Berries

Coffee

 

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FIVE COURSE SUMMER MENUS

 

Summer 5-I

(Vegetarian)

Summer Crudités

with Aioli Dressing & Tapenade

 

Heirloom Tomato Gazpacho

and its many garnishes

 

Pissaladière

(Provencal Onion & Olive Tart)

Summer Mesclun Salad with Mustard Dressing

 

Cheese & Fruit Platter

Homemade Bread

 

Lemon-Verbena Poached Peaches

with Home-made Vanilla Ice Cream & Raspberry Coulis

Coffee

 

 

Summer 5-II

Smoked Salmon & Cucumber Bites

 

Melon Salad with Virginia Ham

 

Organic Roasted Lemon Rosemary Chicken

Grilled Summer Vegetables with Pesto Dressing

 

Summer Field Salad with Toasted Pecans &

Goat Cheese

 

Cherry Cobbler

with Fresh Whipped Cream

Coffee

 

Summer 5-III

Cold Marinated Grilled Shrimps

 

Lemon Thyme Lamb Kebab

Ratatouille

(Provençal Summer Vegetable Stew)

 

Field Salad with Lemon Mustard Vinaigrette

 

Cheese Plate

Homemade Bread

 

Upside Down Plum Cake

with Crème Chantilly

Coffee

 

Summer 5-IV

Roasted Peppers Salad with Herbal Dressing

Roasted Garlic Croutes

 

Braised Rabbit in Tomato Sauce

Fettucine

Grilled Eggplants

 

Summer Mesclun Salad

 

Cheese Platter

Homemade Bread

 

Blackberry Sundae

Coffee

 

Summer 5-V

Sage Leaves Tempura

 

Chilled Yellow Gazpacho

and its many garnishes

 

Spicy Honeyed Lamb Chops

Lemon & Parsley Couscous

Grilled Summer Vegetables with Warm Pesto Dressing

 

Lemon Granite

 

Peach Cobbler &

Whipped Vanilla Cream

Coffee

 

Those are only samples from our extensive offering. Contact us to discuss your needs and wants.