Versatile Gourmet Caterers of Orange County, does it again with delicious food for the two day Conference held at a venue near St Josephs Hospital, for a 100 guests. The quick breakfast for the first day was Pastries, croissants and sweet breads more on the healthy side, assorted bagels with butter, jellies and cream cheese. Yogurt and granola and fresh fruit. Fresh fruit juices and coffee. Mid morning snack was Oatmeal cookies and beverages. First days lunch was assorted breads and rolls with herb butter. Fresh Watermelon Gazpacho soup, fresh fruit and cheese platter. They had a georgous selection of healthy salads for lunch: – a Thai chicken saladwith mango and pineapple, a penne pasta salad with spinach pesto and seared tuna. An Orzo salad with roasted red peppers, feta cheese and fresh herbs. A Three Bean Caprese salad with kidney, white and green beans, with mozzarella and tomato with a balsalmic vinagrette dressing. Marinated artichoke, asparagus, olives and mushroom salad with a lemon dill Vinaigrette. Spinach salad with sliced strawberries, baby corn, red onion and slivered almonds with a sun dried Tomato vinaigrette. Dessert was freshly made Lemon squares , peach iced tea , lemonnaide and water . Afternoon snack small tortilla rollups with olive cream cheese filling.Dinner was a hot buffet, with passed Appetizers of Brie cups with grape relish, and Spinach truffels. Main course was Rolls with butter, Pollo de Vargas- which is grilled marinated boneless breast with a peach and green chile Salsa. A herb and vegetable stuffed salmon which was Honey-soy broiled. Mixed salad with marinated diced red and yellow Beets, dried cherries and a Lime dressing-delicious. Tropical Couscous with diced Mangoes, and toasted Pine nuts. Grilled vegetables in a Chipotle Vinaigrette. Dessert was wonderful Carrot Cake with Creamy frosting.Breakfast day 2: Was bagels with Egg Salad, and cream cheese, pastries and muffins, fresh fruit and juices. Lunch was To-Go boxes. with a Jerk Chicken with a Calypso Rice Wrap OR a Roasted Vegetable Wrap. filled with all peppers, zucchini and roasted red pepper hummus. Fresh grapes and a tropicl Key Lime Macadamia Nut cookie, and sweet potato chips with a spicy dipping sauce. This was a delicious end to a successfull two day Conference.See pictures at http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/22372786
August 20, 2009
March 8, 2009
Gourmet Caterers does South Western/Mexican Foods
Gourmet Caterers did a Surprise Birthday party for 70 guests in a beautiful home in Villa Park. Appetizers was a huge part of this menu, they started off with a delicious Roast chicken-chipotle on Nachos with cilantro/Avocado cream was passed for guests , this was a huge hit. A carving station with Roast Beef with a horseradish cream sauce and assorted bread rolls. They also had tartlets filled with roasted red pepper with Asiago cheese and chives, as well as mini cups filled with Pesto artichokes, topped with Toasted Pine Nuts. Lastly for appetizers was crostini with brie and a grape relish. The kids has plain quesidillas. For Entrees they had tortillas as the starch, and a most delicious Pinata salad, which has lettuce, garbonzo beans, olives, tomatoes, celery, jicama and cheese, with a refreshing cilanto garlic dressing. They had Pollo de Vargas which is a Marinated and grilled chicken breast with Peach and Green Chile salsa, plain crumbed chicken legs for kids. We also did a Spicy Chopped Beef Brisket, this cooks slowly for aproximately 8 hours, until it falls apart, but has wonderful mole sauce, beer and onions. This was served with an acapulco baked rice with tomatoes and mushrooms- very delicious. Chipotle grilled vegetables. Dense brownies and a Happy Birthday cake.
