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Here's some examples of what past clients have enjoyed making. Please call for a complimentary culinary consultation, and let The Wooden Spoon create a menu for you.

AUTUMN IN UNION SQUARE
  • Butternut-Apple Soup with Chive Oil, Roasted Pepitas
  • Seared Duck with a Sour Cherry Reduction
  • Grilled Mushrooms and Radicchio
  • Braised Kale
  • Pecan Pie

AUTUMN UPSTATE
  • Farmers Market Salad: Seared Scallops, Candied Pecans, Cheddar, Cider-Shallot Vinaigrette
  • Pork Loin with Mustard Calvados Cream Sauce
  • Herbed Risotto
  • Pumpkin Pie or Apple Cobbler

AUTUMN ENTERTAINING
  • Gruyere Souffle
  • Classic Rack of Lamb with Persillade
  • Maple-Sweet Potato Puree
  • Sauteed Garlicy Rainbow Chard
  • Crème Caramel

AMERICAN SOUTH
  • Fried Chicken
  • Grits & Collards
  • Creamy Slaw
  • Buttermilk Biscuits
  • Stone Fruit Pandowdy or Key Lime Pie

INTERNATIONAL: JAPANESE
  • Sushi Rolls: Salmon, Cucumber, Avocado, Salmon, Hamachi
  • Seaweed Salad or Classic Restaurant Salad with Ginger Dressing
  • Miso Glazed Sea Bass
  • Sesame Soba Noodles with Grilled Scallions Mixed Berry Crumble

FRANCE UN
  • Torte with Caramelized Leeks & Goat Cheese
  • Coq au Vin or Beef Bourguignon
  • Celery Root Puree
  • Haricot Verts
  • Creme Brulee

FRANCE DEUX
  • Vichyssoise
  • Rack of Lamb with an Herbed Fresh Breadcrumb Crust
  • Lentils, Swiss Chard
  • Profiteroles

FRANCE TROIS
  • Moules a la Mariniere
  • Steak Au Poivre
  • Artichoke-potato gratin
  • Tarte Tatin

FRANCE QUATRE
  • Frisee aux Lardons with Poached Egg
  • Roast Chicken for Two with Mirepoix Side
  • Melting Mashed Potatoes
  • Pavlova

GREECE
  • Avegolemono (Greek egg and lemon soup)
  • Roasted Chicken with Olives, Oregano and Tomatoes
  • Orzo with Feta and Tomatoes
  • Baklava

MOROCCAN
  • Harira (Lentil Soup with Chickpeas)
  • Chicken Tagine with Apricots and Green Olives
  • Harissa (Spicy condiment)
  • Seven Vegetable Couscous
  • Mint Tea and Fresh Fruit

SPRING
SKILLS: Sauteeing: Vegetables and Protein, Spring Vegetable Identification, Simple Sauce Making, Grain Salads, Piemaking, Baking

  • Sauteed Ramps and Fiddleheads
  • Cornmeal Crusted Soft Shelled Crab with Browned Butter Sauce
  • Warm Farro Salad with Peas, Asparagus and Feta
  • Strawberry Rhubarb Galette

SPRING 2
  • Spring Pea Salad with Morels
  • Roast Leg of Lamb with Pan Jus
  • Herbed Couscous with Baby Artichokes
  • Ginger Snap Ice Cream Sandwiches

EARLY SUMMER
  • Shaved Fennel Salad with Seared Tuna
  • Seared Halibut with Tat Soi and Chiles
  • Herbed Risotto
  • Apricot Tart Tatin
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