Summer Picnic Sides

Caprese & Greens Salad • shredded romaine, cigliene mozzerella balls, roasted grape tomatoes and basil chiffonade in a white balsamic vinaigrette

Chicken Salad • a classic-style chicken salad with grapes, celery, and pecans, plus a kick of green apple

Cole Slaw • organic, of course, with red, green and Napa cabbages, carrots, and scallions in not-too-sweet dressing, topped with sunflower seeds

Couscous Salad with Spinach, Roasted Grapes, and Red Onion • with chevre, pinenuts, and fresh parsley

Grilled Vegetable Skewers • red pepper, red onion, summer squash, with saffron aioli

Heirloom Tomato Tart • ricotta, pecorino, and organic home-grown tomatoes in a buttery shell with fresh basil. Or as appetizer-sized tartlets

Organic Potato Salad • classic, with red potatoes, diced celery and scallions, sour cream, mayo, dijon and a touch of cider vinegar

Orzo with Roasted Tomatoes & Spinach, • a great pasta salad, with feta, black olives, tossed in a light lemon-yogurt aioli

Spring Pea & Mint Puree • in a shotglass, cold, with a drop of lemon creme fraiche

Succotash Salad • fresh corn sauteed in local butter with scallions, diced red pepper, and red onion, served warm or room temp--so summery!

Tabouleh • with heirloom tomatoes, organic quinoa, and lots of fresh mint

Retro Fare: Classic Treats Made New

Corned-Beef Pickle Dogs • Baby dills wrapped in peppered cream cheese and kosher corned beef

Fish Fry • beer-battered tilapia, house-made remoulade, and the best hushpuppies you ever had!

Mushroom Pate • A rich and flavorful spread of chantrelle, portabella, and white mushrooms, white wine, and a touch of organic butter, garnished with crispy fried mushrooms and fresh thyme, served with our garlic crostini

Real French Onion Dip • Made from scratch in our kitchen with carmelized onions, sour cream, and fresh herbs, served with fancy potato chips

Rumaki • Bacon-wrapped water chestnuts & dates coated in a tangy barbecue chili sauce. Served sizzling hot

Swedish Meatballs • Cocktail-sized meatballs in classic Swedish gravy

Teeny Pot Pies • A rich two-bite version of everyone's favorite comfort food -- chicken or vegetarian, baked and served hot

Upscale Pigs-in-A-Blanket • A classic with baby sausages, kraut and spicy mustard in puff pastry, baked and served hot

 

Finger Foods

Antipasto Rolls • Italian cheese, roasted red peppers & artichoke hearts creatively rolled in Prosciutto and pepperoni

Arancini • Sicilian rice balls of golden risotto, filled with melty mozzarella. Served with a fire-roasted tomato sauce (Vegetarian or Italian sausage)

Baby Polenta-Cakes • Crisp and buttery polenta rounds topped with wild mushrooms, roasted grape tomato, manchego cheese, and fried sage View photo

Bahn-Mi • Vietnamese sandwiches of seasoned roast pork, pickled daikon, cucumber, and carrot, and a spicy sambal-oleek aioli on baguette, sliced for serving. Also available vegetarian, with crispy tofu

Bastilla with Chicken & Apricot • local organic chicken, toasted almonds, and dried apricots in a crisp phyllo triangle

Benedictine Finger Sandwiches • a wonderful spread of cucumber and cream cheese between slices of raisin bread

Blue Corn Pancakes with Lox • a bite-sized blue corn pancake topped with lox, grilled red onion, and a dollop of creme fraiche and a sliver of lemon zest

Chinese Chicken Dumplings • ground local & organic chicken with shitake, morels, porcini, and white mushrooms, scallion and a sweet-gingered black vinegar

Coconut Shrimp • Jumbo shrimp, battered and tossed in grated coconut, fried crispy and served with fresh pineapple-jalapeno salsa

Crab Cakes • Mini crab cakes with red pepper & scallions, served with our own Remoulade for dipping

Curried Chicken Baby Croissants • Chicken salad with curry, almonds & fresh mango, served on tiny buttery rolls. Also available in endive leaf • View photo

Duck & Orange Firecracker Rolls • Napa cabbage, leeks, fresh parsley and duck breast in a house-made won-ton wrapper, fried and served with orange-harissa yogurt

Falafel Platter • Tiny balls of garbanzo goodness with tzatziki for dipping, plus olives and fresh cucumber

Four-Cheese Polenta Spoons • Big Woods Blue, Manchego, local chevre, and Dubliner cheddar cheese melted in creamy polenta and served in a one-bite ceramic spoon

Gourmet Sausage Kabobs • Grilled kabob of specialty chicken sausage with fresh portabella mushroom, red onion, and red pepper

Grapes with Chevre • Red grapes stuffed with goat cheese & chopped pistachios

Maytag-Apricot Turnovers • Iowa Maytag cheese with spiced pecans and dried apricots, baked into a crisp filo triangleView photo

Mini Popovers • Buttery golden puffs flavored with herbs or bleu cheese

Mini Quiche • Bite-sized pastries stuffed with cheese, seasonal herbs & vegetables
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Mixed Nut & Olive Tray • A selection of imported French, Greek, and Italian olives, plus glazed, spiced and candied nuts including Ginger-Scented Pecans, Curried Macadamias with Coconut, and Rosemary-Shallot Almonds

Pesto & Shrimp Cups • Crostade cups filled with basil pesto and topped with a pesto-marinated shrimp. Full of flavor and elegance

PLT • Prosciutto, field greens, and tomatoes on mini-croissants with fresh tarragon aioli

Prosciutto Bread Sticks • Thinly-sliced prosciutto wrapped around crisp garlic and sesame seed breadsticks

Puff Pastry, Three Ways • onion jam & chevre / Italian cheese & fresh herbs / local blue cheese, marcona almonds & local honey

Roquefort Grapes • Sweet grapes contrast with a rich, creamy, pungent cheese coating. Rolled in chopped nuts for additional texture

Samosas • Savory Indian pastry filled with potatoes and peas. Cocktail-sized, served with chutney and raita (cucumber - yogurt sauce)

Sesame-Peapod Shrimp Skewers • Large shrimp, marinated, grilled, and skewered with fresh peapod--sprinkled with black sesame seeds and lightly drizzled with a sesame-grapefruit vinaigrette View photo

Spanikopita • Spinach, feta, pine nuts and a touch of lemon in a crispy triangle, baked and served hot with our own tzatziki sauce View photo

Shrimp & Mango Handroll • grilled shrimp, fresh mango, grilled red onion and black bean in a bright soy-wrap cone

 

Vegetarian Antipasto Platter • Grilled artichokes, grilled asparagus, roasted red pepper tapenade, assorted olives, rosemary-spiced almonds, carmelized onion jam, Italian cheeses, flatbread

Vichysoisse Shots • French potato & leek soup at its best--served cold as an elegant shot

Wasabi Crab Cakes • Bite-sized crabcakes with sesame seeds, garnished with a sliver of pickled ginger and a drizzle of wasabi aoli

Wild Mushroom & Leek Springrolls • Wontons filled with portabella, shitake, and oyster mushrooms, fried crispy and served with an aioli of sambal-oleek & dijon

Dips & Spreads

Artichoke, Black Olive, & Red Pepper Tapenades • Zesty artichoke heart & lemon puree, a complementary olive dip spiced with thyme, and roasted red pepper and parmesan pesto, served with water crackers or pita chips

Fig & Roasted Shallot Tapenade Plate • Wonderful preserves of dried fig and roasted shallot, Boursin goat cheese, spiced nuts, and crostini View photo

Guacamole & Pineapple Salsa Platter • Best-you-ever-had guac paired with a tangy and bright salsa. A fresh and colorful party-pleaser, served with organic blue corn chips

Hot Crab Gratin • With Monterey Jack cheese & roasted green chile, served with crostini or tortilla chips View photo

Hummus, Skordalia, & Tzatziki Platter • Garlicky Greek potato puree and Greek-spiced yogurt, sour cream, and cucumber sauce. Served with pita

Indian Relish Tray • Mint, Date-Tamarind, and Major Grey chutneys served with raita (yogurt-cucumber sauce) and papadam chips

Red Lentil Spread with Roasted Beets • a vegan Morrocan bean spread served with crispbread and roasted diced beets

Salmon Dill Spread • Grilled salmon, lemon, and fresh dill, served chilled with mini bagels, baguette, or raw vegetables

Spinach-Goat Cheese Gratin • A tangier version of everyone’s favorite warm appetizer, served with sliced baguette

Sun-Dried Tomato Spread • Cream cheese, marinated sun-dried tomatoes & scallions, served cold with crudités and water crackers

Tuna Tartare • Sushi-grade tuna chopped and marinated in lime juice, with avocado and a touch of jalepeno. Served with rice crackers

Cheese

Big Woods Blue & Honey • an excellent blue cheese from Minnesota's own Sheperd's Way farm, served with house-made crostini and local honey

Cheese Plate • Local or imported cheeses based on your palate and your budget, plattered with beautiful dried fruit and served wtih artisan breads & crackers • View photo

Chocolate Bread, Cherries & Cheese • Our own served with mascarpone, brie and our own savory cherry marmelade. A unique and satisfying combination of flavors

Goat Cheese Quenelles • Morsels of creamy cheese and honey-glazed walnuts harmonize in an endive leaf

Grapes with Chevre • Red grapes stuffed with goat cheese & chopped pistachios

Gruyere Cheese Triangles • Puff pastry stuffed with fancy cheese & fresh herbs, baked golden brown

Herbed & Spiced Goat Cheese Balls • Bite-sized pieces of goat cheese rolled in nuts, herb, and spices. Elegant and impressive

Roquefort Grapes • Sweet grapes contrast with a rich, creamy, pungent cheese coating. Rolled in chopped nuts for additional texture

Warm Brie with Fruit • Smooth, ripe French cheese round served warm with fresh or dried fruits and crusty baguette

Salads & Vegetables

Bowtie Pasta with Pesto & Peas • A cool pasta salad with toasted pine nuts

Chopped Salad • An Italian salad of hearts of palm, artichoke hearts, celery, red onion & fresh fennel in a light lemon dressing

Curried Couscous • a great side or main dish with curry, scallions, orange zest, almonds, and currants

Grilled Chicken Salad • Grilled chicken, corsely chopped and tossed with curry mayo, scallions, toasted pecans & red grapes

Citrus & Greens • Crunchy jicama, slivered almonds and orange slices served on a bed of mixed greens with a honey-tarragon vinaigrette — with or without grilled chicken

Field Greens & Cherries • organic mixed greens, big dried cherries, chevre and our special spiced pecans, with balsamic vinaigrette

Greek Salad • Romaine with beets, feta, kalamata olives, tomatoes, cucumber & our own Greek dressing

Green Goddess • organic bibb lettuce, pumpernickel-garlic croutons, and our super-fresh classic herb dressing

Grilled Asian Vegetables with Sesame-Citrus Vinaigrette • Baby bok choy, Chinese eggplant, local organic carrots, pea pods, citrus-sesame-ginger vinaigrette

Grilled Vegetable Platter • Gorgeous grilled vegetables: carrots, fennel, beets, asparagus & other seasonal favorites. Served room temperature with Bleu Cheese Aioli, Saffron Aioli or Balsamic Reduction • View photo

Japanese Spinach & Shitake Salad • Sweet rice wine-marinated mushrooms & wilted greens topped with black sesame seeds

Mashed Potato Bar • Your guests add sauteed mushrooms, cheddar & bleu cheese, carmelized onions, sour cream, and fresh chives to our own garlic mashed potatoes

Niçoise Vegetable Platter • French green beans, Roma tomatoes, boiled egg and Niçoise olives, drizzled with Champagne Vinaigrette and sprinkled with parsley

Radicchio, Romaine, and Raisin • a great salad with bright radicchio, crisp green lettuce, golden raisins, homeade croutons, and our own Caesar dressing

Roasted Asparagus • With lemon and shaved Parmesan Reggiano, served hot or cold

Roasted Beets • Drizzled with a balsamic reduction or orange zest vinagrette on a bed of field greens or baby spinach

Romaine with Prosciutto Crisps • Simple salad with crisped proscuitto, shaved Pecorino Romano & balsamic dressing

Sesame Peanut Noodles • Curry, tahini, and peanut sauce tossed with tender Soba noodles, scallions, red peppers, and shitake mushrooms sprinkled with sesame seeds (shredded chicken optional)

Sweet Potato Salad • Red pepper, celery, and green onion with cubed sweet potatoes in a honey-mustard vinaigrette

Spinach & Baby Beets • Crispy baby spinach, roasted beets, goat cheese & an orange zest-white Balsamic vinaigrette

Spinach, Blue Cheese, and Apricots • baby spinach, Maytag blue cheese, dried apricot, our own rosemary-shallot almonds, and champagne vinaigrette

Meat & Seafood

Baby Burgers • Organic, grass-fed beef from MN’s Thousand Hills Farm, fried onions, and spicy mustard on a soft and tiny burger bun. Also available as a big burger!

Beef Skewers • Flank steak rubbed in fresh herbs, grilled, sliced & skewered, served wth Bearnaise sauce or tarragon aioli

Beef Tenderloin • Grass-fed organic beef from MN's Thousand Hills Farm, herb crusted and served with a classic Béarnaise sauce. Can also be served as a mini-croissant appetizer or skewered and grilled

Chicken Etoufee • Spicy and creamy New Orleans specialty stew. Black pepper and garlic give it a kick!

Fish Fry • beer-battered tilapia fried light and crispy, served with secret recipe hushpuppies and organic coleslaw

Ginger & Honey Glazed Chicken •  Grilled chicken brushed with crystallized ginger-honey & soy sauce with a lemon finish

Grilled Chicken • Hormone-free chicken breasts and thighs, brined, grilled, and tossed with olive oil, fresh lemon juice, and garlic

Jambalaya • Spicy Cajun rice stew with chicken, sausage, and shrimp

Involtini • Breaded Sicilian meat rolls — pork or beef — stuffed with ham, cheese, bread and pistachios. Baked with the flavors of bay leaves and onions

Lamb Kebabs • leg of lamb, skewered, grilled medium-rare, and served with orange-harissa yogurt for dipping

Miso-Maple Glazed Salmon • salmon filet grilled to perfection, miso, soy, maple & ginger glaze, orange zest, fresh cilantro

Niçoise Tuna Platter • Sashimi-grade tuna, grilled and served with hard-boiled eggs, tomato, niçoise olives and watercress drizzled with champagne vinaigrette

Pepper Jelly Pork Loin • a southern-style jalepeno marmelade glaze over lean pork, grilled to perfection and sliced or skewered

Pork Tenderloin • Roasted or grilled to perfection, sliced thin, and served with dried cherry-sage marmalade. Can also be served as a crostini appetizer

Salad of Seven Seafoods • Bite-size pieces of calamari, clam, crab, lobster, octopus, scallop, and shrimp mingle in a secret Italian dressing

Salmon Filet • Grilled or roasted with lemon and fresh dill, plattered with fresh dill & lemon slivers

Satay • Thai-seasoned chicken or beef skewers served with cucumber salad & peanut sauce

Seared Scallops • large scallops seared crispy and topped with a preserved lemon buerre blanc and fresh chive

Shrimp Cocktail • Tail-on, served with assorted clever cocktail sauces

Shrimp Gumbo Skewers • Inspired by the traditional stew of Louisiana. Grilled shrimp & veggies served with Creole dipping sauce

Smoked Salmon Platter • Flaky, brown-sugar smoked from Everett's Fisheries in Wisconsin. Served with herbed cream cheese, cucumber, capers, hard-boiled egg and bread or mini bagels View Photo

Tandoori Chicken Platter • Chicken marinated in yogurt and Indian spices. Served with pita bread & cucumber - yogurt sauce

 

Desserts

Almond Meringue Cookies • Simple melt-in-your mouth recipe from Italy

Banana - Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding • Served warm with heavy cream

Blondie Bites • A butterscotch alternative to brownies

Brownie Bites • Double chocolate and bite-sized

Coconut Macaroons with Cherries • Moist coconut cookies loaded with chopped cherries

Coconut Chocolate Cups • Chocolate Ganache in a coconut pastry shell

Cupcakes • Pick your favorite or a mix of standard and featured flavors like Chocolate Gananche, Red Velvet Lemon-Coconut, and Carrot View photo

Italian Cream Cake • A family recipe with buttermilk, pecans, a touch of coconut, and the best cream cheese icing you ever tasted!

Lemon Bars • buttery, rich, and perfectly tart, dusted with powdered sugar

Mini Pies • Apple, Chocolate Ganache with Pistachio, Lemon Whipped Cream, Pumpkin-Pecan, Lime Curd, Chocolate Cheese Cake and other varieties--so cute! View Photo

Mojito Mini-Pies • pecan-meal tartlets filled with fresh lime curd and topped with a candied mint leaf

Organic Cookies • Huge! Chocolate Chip, Peanut Butter, or Oatmeal Chocolate Chip

Pear Custard • Elegant and light with a hint of warm spices

Pecan Tassies • Tiny pecan pies. A guaranteed crowd-pleaser

Petite Cream Puffs • Simple party pleasers — pate brisee filled with whipped cream

Pistachio Trifle • Angel food cake infused with pistachio pudding and layered with real whipped cream. Topped with Heath Bar bits

Drinks

Blood Orange Fizz • Italian blood orange soad, fresh squeezed orange juice, and a touch of lime, garnished with fresh lime & orange slices over ice

Cherry Fizz • Made with real cherry juice

Fresh Squeezed Lemonade • 100% organic, with mint simple syrup

Hibiscus, Apple, and Ginger Sparkler • Jamaican ginger beer and sparkling apple cider mingle with locally-produced hibiscus tea

Iced Tea • Fresh brewed. We make it the way you like it: Herbal & Fruity, Black & Strong, or Southern Sweet

Lemon-Cucumber Water • spring water with fresh cucumber and lemon slices

Pomegranate Punch • Fizzy or flat with fresh-squeezed lime juice

Spicy Hot Cocoa • Quality cocoa & organic milk get a kick from New Mexico chiles. This is the drink Juliette Binoche used to seduce Johnny Depp in the movie “Chocolat”