Autumn Dinner Party Menu

Sit back and relax...Let Butler For Hire Catering do all the work for you!  Have us help you with your fall entertaining.  There are many dates available for the month of November.  Below is a Fall inspired menu to get your taste buds jumping for joy for the Autumn season!  Butler For Hire Catering in the San Francisco Bay Area....www.butlerforhire.com Good Food is Always in Style!

Autumn 2011 Sit Down Dinner Menu

Hor D'Ouevres

Sweet Potato & Smoked Sausage Skewer with Lemon Aioli

Butternut Squash, Caramelized Onion & Gruyere Cheese Tartlets

Shrimp & Roasted Corn Hushpuppies with Chipotle Aioli 

Soup

Granny Smith Apple & Cheddar Soup with Hard Cider

Salad

Roasted Pear Salad with Mixed Greens, Maytag Bleu Cheese & Candied walnuts 

with Shallot Dijon Vinaigrette

Entree

Phyllo wrapped Pork Tenderloin with Mushroom Duxelle & Roasted Grape Chutney

Fig & Radicchio Risotto made with Zinfandel and Parmigiano Reggiano

Pomegranate-Balsamic Glazed Carrots sprinkled with Pomegranate Seeds & Pistachios

Dessert

Pumpkin Pecan Bread Pudding with Dulce De Leche Sauce 

Autumn Outdoor Garden Party

Catered a wonderful outdoor garden party yesterday in Hillsborough, California.  The weather could not be more perfect, sunny and in the eighties.  The client was celebrating a newly remodeled front and back yard and it was beautiful, with a waterfall and various conversation areas.  Friends and family gathered to celebrate this in style with delicious finger foods made by me! http://www.butlerforhire.com/ fabulous catering in the San Francisco Bay Area!  My staff passed 3 wonderful appetizers and there were more finger foods on a buffet with two desserts.  Remember...Good Food is Always in Style!

 Fig and Raddichio Risotto...this turned out delicious and got rave reviews!!! I will make it again!

 Mini Guacamole and Shrimp Tostadas with Queso Fresca Cheese

 The ever popular Tuna Tartare with Edammame Wasabi Puree

 A beautiful fall themed buffet to temp any appetite!

 Paella Sliders, made with chicken, shrimp and chorizo with a sherry, pimento and carmelized onion spread with Saffron Aioli

 Chicken and Beef Empanadas

 Curry Coconut Satay Skewers with Peanut Sauce

 Cranberry Chutney and Pistachio baked Brie!!! This was a new recipe and it was a hit!

 Dijon Rosemary Lamb Chops with Honey Mint Sauce

 Thai Peanut Crunch Salad with Spicy Peanut Vinaigrette...Good and Good for you!

 This looks scrumptious...Pork Lumpia with Sweet and Sour Sauce

 Petite Chocolate Bread Pudding with whipped cream

 Mini Blueberry Creme Brulee

 The bartenders busy at work

 The new waterfall...looks so refreshing

 seating area with fire pit

This lower level had a lifesize chess board...so cool!

Sit Down Dinner in Menlo Park

I catered a marvelous sit down dinner last night.  Two events in one day! busy, busy....
Birthday celebrations are always fun and it's even more fun when you can celebrate by having a caterer come to your home and do the cooking for you!  Just have Butler For Hire Catering do it for you and you can be a guest at your own party! please visit my website: http://www.butlerforhire.com/ for catering in the San Francisco Bay Area!

 Passed Hor D'Ouevres of Roasted Golden Beet & Goat Cheese Tartlets with Fresh Dill

 Passed Hor D'Ouevres of Sesame Beer Battered Green Beans with Hot & Sweet Mustard...It's like a green french fry!!

 Seated Appetizer of Coquille St. Jacques with a wonderful panko and Gruyere Cheese crust

 Thai style Vegetable Soup with Coconut Milk....so good!

 Butter Lettuce Salad with Grapefruite, Goat Cheese, Spiced Walnuts, Red Onion & Champagne Vinaigrette

 Crab Stuffed Sole with Champagne Tarragon Cream Sauce with Rice Pilaf with Almonds, Peas and Mushrooms. Baby Carrots and Sauteed Baby Broccoli

Tres Leches Cupcakes for Dessert with fresh berries and figs!  YUM

Bridal Shower in Burlingame

Catered a bridal shower yesterday in Burlingame for a luncheon of three passed appetizers and a buffet lunch of small bites with a salad.  A bunch of ladies getting together to celebrate love!  The bride to be was glowing and very excited about her future and of course this luscious food!

 Passed Hor D'Ouevres of Vegetable Egg Rolls with Sweet Chili Sauce

 Passed Hor D'Ouevres of Fresh Fig Bruschetta with Goat Cheese, Balsamic Glaze & Pistachios

 Passed Hor D'Ouevres of Roasted Pear, Bleu Cheese & Walnut Tartlets

 Buffet Luncheon

 Chicken Salad "Sliders" with Dried Cranberries, Slivered Almonds & Arugula

 Chicken Sesame Satay Skewers with Peanut Sauce

 Mixed Baby Green Salad with Pears, Gorgonzola Cheese, Dried Cranberries & Spiced Pecans with Pear Champagne Vinaigrette

 Mini Cheeseburgers...always a favorite! and below...Apricot Baked Brie in Puff Pastry

A beautiful cake for a sweet ending of a beautiful day of celebration for a wonderful future for a young bride!

Friday Night Sit Down Dinner Party in Hillsborough

 Curried Crab & Corn Hushpuppies with Curry Honey Mustard Dip

 Wild Mushroom & Gruyere Cheese Tartlets

 Tuna Tartare on Wonton with Edammame Wasabi Puree

 Creamed Corn Soup with Crab and Creme Fraiche

 Baby Spinach Salad with Pomagranate Dressing, Curried Walnuts, Pears & Bleu Cheese

 Bacon wrapped Fillet with Bleu Cheese Crust on a pool of Wild Mushroom Cabernet Sauce with Buttermilk Mashed Red Skinned Potatoes
and a Medley of Squash with Balsamic Butter and Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Dessert Sampler Plate of Triple Chocolate Ganache Cake, Blueberry Creme Brulee and Key Lime Pie!

Ladies Garden Party

It was a pleasure to have catered a ladies garden party yesterday in Hillsborough, Ca., the weather was perfect!  My client wanted to celebrate her children going back to school with style, and why not.  She had invited many moms from the school her children go to.  I'm sure much relief to all mom's that school had started and what a perfect way to celebrate, by having a beautifully catered luncheon with small bites out by the garden and pool.  Butler for Hire Catering in the San Francisco Bay Area made it happen with panache.

Strawberry Topiary, how fashionable and chic....perfect for a garden party!

Ladies Garden Party Buffet, I love the triple waterfall in the background, looks so refreshing

Summer Vegetable Israeli Couscous Salad served in spoons

Mini Turkey, provolonne, pesto & dijon pannini

Couscous salad, chinese chicken salad in mini "take out" containers with chopsticks & lemon blueberry bars

Fruit Kabobs and Antipasto Skewers are sure to please

Chicken Apple sausage rolls with hot & sweet mustard

Strawberries...they almost look like they grew in this pot

Ladies that are captivated over this stunning buffet

Ladies mingling and nibbling

Lemon Blueberry Bars for the sweet ending of a beautiful day....until the next time.