Showing posts with label new menu. Show all posts
Showing posts with label new menu. Show all posts

Saturday, 30 July 2016

Evergreen Art Cafe - New Job, New Challenge



I arrived for my first day at Evergreen Art Café at 9am on June 1st.

Feels like such a long time ago now!

 
 
I was given a desk, a computer, a fresh new A4 pad, a pen and instructions to CREATE MAGIC!

During the following month I googled, scoured Pinterest, sought suppliers, visited food festivals, trialled food dishes, sampled 20 sausage flavours, picked equipment, bought equipment, observed staff and created my first menu!!!
 
 
 
 
 
Below is a selection of photos of Evergreen Art Café.  
 



















 
The new kitchen was finally completed and ready for action on July 14th  
 Friday 29th July was Evergreens 6th birthday so what an ideal date to bring in the new menu. My menu!!!

 
 



 
 
 



 The new menu can be viewed here at Evergreen Art Cafe. 
Excited, chuffed, nervous and proud to be continuing my food journey at Evergreen!
  
 

Monday, 4 November 2013

New Menu Launch

As the weather turns much colder, and the leaves fall from the trees, it is time to move on from our summer menu and create something new to take us through the winter at The Old Red Lion.
It takes a while to create something special for our customers.Many hours spent looking through cook books for ideas, googling ideas and thinking what accompaniments work well with each dish. Then, armed with ideas, ingredients are bought and we make each meal to ensure sure it looks and tastes nice.
After several weeks of ideas and trials, finally, on Friday evening, we officially launched our new menu.
The whole weekend went really well. Most main course dishes were ordered, though sadly, not many starters, and the feedback received was really positive.
Great news for us, and if you fancy having a peek at a few things we have on offer, scroll down the page and see if anything takes your fancy!

Sundried Tomato Hummus served on a bed of vegetables roasted in soy sauce with rosemary and basil and accompanied by handmade mini heart shaped pittas.

 
Courgette & Sweetcorn Pancake Stack filled with melted mozzarella and roasted peppers.


Tuna Steak served on a bed of lime & herb butter noodles and wilted spinach, topped with a tropical fruit salsa of mango and papaya.



Peppered Fillet Of Beef Steak serve on layers of potato rosti and roasted peppers and topped with a creamy peppercorn sauce.

 
Chicken, Choritzo & Prawn cooked in a tomato and basil cream sauce served on Fusilli Lunghi and accompanied with mini, handmade, heart shaped garlic bread.

 
Venison Steak cooked in blackberry sauce and served on dauphinoise potatoes with sprouting broccoli.

                                   
Halloumi Filo Parcel with zesty chilli middle, served on a bed of sweet potato & sesame mash with marinated olives.
Duck Breast cooked in a spiced red wine & redcurrant sauce served on garlic and parmesan mash and ribbons of vegetables.
 
So have I tempted your taste buds?
 Hope so!

Wednesday, 22 May 2013

Quiche Of The Day

As summer approaches (yes it is really coming!) it's time for salads and light meals. So the new menu at The Old Red Lion, Litchborough now contains "Quiche of the Day" which will always be a vegetarian choice, perfect for National Vegetarian Week.
Fresh from the oven here's todays choice - Tomato,Courgette,Basil and Mozzerella
Tomato, Courgette, Basil & Mozzerella Quiche
This is a photo of yesterdays choice - Broccoli, Pesto, Cashew & Goats Cheese
Broccoli, Pesto, Cashew & Goats Cheese Quiche
So what's your favourite flavour?
 Please feel free to share your favourites in the comments box below

Halloumi Burger Served In Homemade Pitta Bread

Still embracing National Vegetarian Week, todays suggestion would be ideal for entertaining your vegetarian guests at a summer bbq maybe? I am not a vegetarian but I  LOVE these burgers!
 We originally chose to serve them in a bun but, after feedback on the new menu launch night, had the brainwave of serving in homemade pittas so the taste wasn't so "claggy".
Already a success at The Old Red Lion and very easy to make, so go on, give them a try. Recipe below the picture.

Homemade Halloumi Burger served in Homemade Pitta with Skin on Chips, Coleslaw & Salad

Ingredients
2x400g chickpeas, drained
2Tsp Ground Cumin
1Tsp Ground Coriander
2Green Chillies
2Garlic Cloves
1/2 Bunch Spring Onions
1Tsp Salt
2Tbsp Flour
1Packet Halloumi, Diced

Method
Whizz all ingredients apart from the cheese in a processor then transfer to a bowl. Add the halloumi, mix, and form 6 burgers.
Either cook for a few minutes in a frying pan or under the grill.

I'm entering this recipe in a blog link party this week on a great blog I have discovered, Michelles Tasty Creations. Join me through this link to see what other creative recipes fellow bloggers have been trying this week.