Fig Mascarpone Armagnac Torte

September 18, 2009
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I recently asked a frequent customer to describe our Fig Mascarpone Armagnac Torte: “It’s irresistible … it’s got one of those flavor combinations that I can’t stop eating! Quite stunning …” It is one of our most popular appetizer items; we usually serve it on our Artisan Cheese Display. Guests track me down, often with [...]

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French Lentil Salad

September 16, 2009
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This is a lovely main dish salad. The original recipe came from a Natures newsletter many years ago. Lentils du pays, often called “poor man’s caviar,” are small, dark green (almost black) lentils that hold their shape if not overcooked. They cook quickly and absorb the nutmeg-tarragon-rosemary scented vinaigrette. Sundried tomatoes, artichoke hearts, toasted walnuts [...]

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Grilling in the ETC outback

September 15, 2009
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In the Enchanted Table Catering outback, we’re lucky to have a big grill with hefty grates (great heat conduction and grill marks); we love to grill veggies for our Seasonal Grilled Vegetable Platter, our Antipasto Platter, Grilled Eggplant Caponata or Citrus Thyme Asparagus. We’re even luckier that it sits on a covered patio since we [...]

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Grilled Citrus Thyme Asparagus

September 14, 2009
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A quick blanch in salt water is the key to these beauties! We then cover them in a shallot, fresh thyme mustard and orange juice marinade. They get a quick trip on a hot grill to caramelize the shallots and VOILA!!! Spring Love! Thank you Caprial Pance!

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Spice Crusted Pork Loin w/Roasted Red Pepper and Hazelnut Sauce

September 12, 2009
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I’ve made friends with the Roasted Red Pepper and Hazelnut Sauce! Several years ago I brought it, along with some Gorgonzola Pears, to a potluck, a wanna-get-to-know-you type of event for Portland Symphonic Girlchoir. “Who made this? Who made this!?!” demanded the energetic Italian dynamo organizing the event and soon-to-become-my-good-friend, Jean Malnati (now the Executive [...]

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Julie & Julia: a foodie blogging on a movie about foodies and blogging

August 21, 2009
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I just got back from seeing Julie & Julia. What a fantastic movie for a foodie! In fact, the theater was packed; full of Portland foodies on a Friday afternoon, opening day for this movie here. I went with a posse of Portland foodies, organized by one of my fave foodies, Halle. Halle knows everyone. [...]

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