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3946.1 | Oysters are said to get the romantic juices going. | SUBURB::MCDONALDA | Shockwave Rider | Tue Jun 14 1994 05:38 | 1 |
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3946.2 | | PERLE::glantz | Mike, Paris Research Lab, 776-2836 | Tue Jun 14 1994 07:08 | 3 |
| My wife has a great fondness for mousse de foie gras from D'Artagnan
(1-800-DARTAGN) and good sauternes. As I don't earn Bob Palmer's
salary, I can tell you I don't get it too often.
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3946.3 | romantic fruit! | RUSAVD::HEALEY | M&ES, MRO4, 297-2426 | Tue Jun 14 1994 09:21 | 11 |
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How about fruit that you can feed one another... strawberries (you could
dip in chocolate) or grapes. Or perhaps a fruit fondue. I know there is
a recipe for fondue sauces for fruit in this conference somewhere.
I love brie cheese but that is best baked and served warm.
Shrimp cocktail... peel them prior to the picnic so that all you need
to do is dig in.
Karen
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3946.4 | | WAHOO::LEVESQUE | light, held together by water | Tue Jun 14 1994 09:56 | 7 |
| >My wife has a great fondness for mousse de foie gras from D'Artagnan
>(1-800-DARTAGN) and good sauternes.
Don't tell me: she prefers D'Yquem but Rieussec will do in a pinch. ;-)
D'Artagnan mousses and terrines are supposed to be of superior quality, but at
those prices, they oughtta be! :-)
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3946.5 | some things to think about | FMAJOR::WALTER | | Tue Jun 14 1994 10:14 | 20 |
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Providing for "off-site" probably rules out cheese fondue. Shrimp
Cocktail would be easy to store and elegant, although a bit too
commercial.
You probably want to stay away from anything that will be lead in your
stomach. Also, remember to keep those onions and garlic home! :)
If your in Mass, the heat wave will make things unusually difficult to
store for freshness.
Have you thought about purchasing a picnic basket? There is several
stores/deli's that have different themes, mentioned elsewhere in this
file.
A good loaf of french bread, a couple of select cheeses, fruits and a
bottle of wine would sound good to me.
cj
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3946.6 | | TOOK::DELBALSO | I (spade) my (dog face) | Tue Jun 14 1994 12:06 | 7 |
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> Also, remember to keep those onions and garlic home!
Au contraire! As long as both are partaking of it, there's no problem.
-Jack
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3946.7 | this is heavenly! | MROA::MAHONEY | | Wed Jun 15 1994 14:12 | 11 |
| For me there is nothing better than a few slices of "jamon serrano" and
a good bottle of sherry! in the U.S. the closest thing to "jamon" is
prosciutto ham and goes extremely well with french bread and "San
Patricio" sherry.
Another good hit is thinly sliced salmon, served with minced onions and
capers over toast... and with sherry! if unavailble I would consider a
good white wine but only if sherry could not be found. (salmon would
need some preparation but not the ham.
cheers, Ana
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3946.8 | DIR/TITLE= is your best NOTES friend... | CUPMK::BONDE | | Wed Jun 15 1994 14:49 | 24 |
| Anonymous or not, the author of .0 should have done a DIR/TITLE=app.
Had she done so, she would have found the following topics, a few of
which I'm sure must have recipes for what she'd consider "romantic"
appetizers.
DIR/TITLE=app
125 PEN::KALLIS 20-MAY-1985 2 APPETIZER: Mini-Kabobs
188 GLORY::YOUNG 8-NOV-1985 5 APPETIZERS
390 TIGEMS::KEROUAC 27-OCT-1986 7 APPETIZERS: Cocktail Meatballs
674 BAGELS::MEEGAN 4-AUG-1987 5 Appetizer
959 ENGINE::CASEY 28-JAN-1988 26 Appetizer ideas??
1044 OCTAVE::VIGNEAULT 9-MAR-1988 1 APPETIZER; Stuffed Jalapeno
1250 PARITY::MCBRIDE 6-JUL-1988 9 Appetizers
1694 JACKAL::CARROLL 30-MAR-1989 4 APPETIZER: Olives De Seville
1752 HAMPS::CORFIELD_M 8-MAY-1989 10 APPETIZER: French Appetizers
1823 JACKAL::CARROLL 15-JUN-1989 1 Thai appetizer
2320 SOLKIM::MARIA 22-MAR-1990 0 Appetizer
2655 FDCV07::PROUTY 5-OCT-1990 10 APPETIZER: Broccoli Balls
2714 FDCV14::WHALEN 6-NOV-1990 13 APPETIZERS
2815 ESIS::DAVIS 19-DEC-1990 11 APPETIZERS: Christmas Hors d'Oe
2868 CSSE::MANDERSON 22-JAN-1991 39 APPETIZERS
3280 MSDOA::GUY 24-OCT-1991 3 APPETIZER: Birthday Party Idea
3515 BSS::K_LAFFIN 16-APR-1992 11 APPETIZERS
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3946.9 | picnic! | COMET::KENT | Onward, Through the Fog! | Wed Jun 15 1994 20:52 | 9 |
| I agree with the "feed each other" idea. What did it for me was always:
Summer Sausage (presliced), a "smoky" cheese (my favorite was Gouda), a
normal cheese (cheddar or similar), sliced and cored apples,
grapes/strawberries/whatever nibble fruit was in season, a small can of
mixed nuts, port wine cheese and Ritz crackers, smoked oysters, and a
bottle or two of your favorite Rose, well chilled. Sit/lay/cuddle there
and feed each other 'til Nature takes its course! Enjoy!
Steve
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3946.10 | Polish Roses | ABACUS::ALBERT | | Tue Aug 02 1994 08:41 | 3 |
| here is a great appetizer, take thin pieces of ham and layer a small
amount of cream cheese on it and wrap around scallions...they are
great.....
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3946.11 | | DFSAXP::JP | Telling tales of Parrotheads and Parties | Tue Aug 02 1994 09:30 | 2 |
| I've had the a similar one, but wrapped around steamed asparagus spears. I
don't think scallion breath would be all that romantic...
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3946.12 | | COMET::HAYESJ | Sits With Remote | Tue Aug 02 1994 09:33 | 5 |
| re: .11
If both have scallion breath, neither will notice. :-)
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