FRENCH FRY BAR!!
We will have several food stations at our wedding, but the one I am looking forward to most of all is the French Fry Bar. We will have both Yukon gold and sweet potato fries (they are so good -- I took that photo at our tasting), plus all kinds of dippin' sauces: American ketchup, vinegar, fancy aiolis, and something else I cannot recall because my mouth is watering and making my brain not work.
Don't worry -- there will be "real" food there, as well. Would you like to hear about the menu? Of course you would!
Immediately following the ceremony, Bill and I run out for photos and you all get to enjoy passed hors d’oeuvres:
- Tiger Shrimp with cocktail sauce
- Caprese Skewers with tomato, mozzarella, and fresh basil
- Potato Skins with bacon, cheese, and chives (we requested potato skins and they sort of "reinvented" them -- they're gooood)
- Bacon wrapped scallops
- Roasted lamb chops (I love lamb chops -- I wish Americans ate more lamb)
Just look at this beautiful lamb chop:
Don't get too full on appetizers, because then we move on to the food stations...
Carving station
Certified Angus Beef sliced in front of you and served onto onion dinner rolls with condiments (caramelized onion aioli, horseradish, and prepared mustard) accompanied with mixed vegetable slaw.
Here's a photo of them before you pile a bunch of stuff on top:
Pasta Station
Spinach & ricotta cannelloni served with hearts of romaine salad with caesar horseradish dressing, focaccia croutons, and grated parmesan. Accompanied by assorted dinner rolls, whipped butter, and extra virgin olive oil. (Even though we are big carnivores, a few guests will be happy to know that these are vegetarian.)
I don't even like spinach and I thought this was delicious:
Tex-Mex: Build your own fajitas
Cajun chicken with sautéed mixed peppers and red onions cooked in front of you and served on soft flour tortillas, accompanied with condiments of guacamole, sour cream, black bean puree, shredded lettuce, and cheddar cheese. (This one is also vegetarian friendly, if you don't get the chicken.)
and, as I mentioned before...
French Fry Bar (!!!)
Yukon gold and sweet potato frites, served in small takeout boxes with assorted condiments: roasted red pepper mayo, basil aioli, rosemary aioli, American ketchup, and vinegar.
If can't find the bride, be sure to check the french fry bar!
-kelly
5 comments:
Oh. My. GODBECKY! My brain just exploded.
You truly are planning the BEST WEDDING EVER!
(Will the french fry bar have gravy and cheese curds? You are in Canada, after all! Also, what is the difference between "American Ketchup" and ketchup ketchup?) ;-)
OMG, I'm ready for this meal NOW! Yummmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!
Dawn -- I don't think we'll have gravy and cheese curds. With only 3 Canadians in attendance, it didn't seem like enough people would eat that.
Aaaannd... "American ketchup" is made with high fructose corn syrup (Of course it is! We're gross!) and Canadian ketchup is made with real sugar. While the Canadian version is better for us, most Americans are used to the taste that we all grew up with.
Perhaps we should have both and invite people to compare the two!
Like the Pepsi Taste Challenge only with ketchup?
I never knew our Heinz ketchup was different than your Heinz ketchup.
Maybe we make up for the lack of high fructose corn syrup with the added grease in poutine. (Do people in the US eat gravy with their fries? Or is that another Canadian thing?)
Cultural differences abound!
> Do people in the US eat gravy
> with their fries?
Nope. Not at all. Strictly Canadian. That's why I was saying I don't think we have enough Canadians in attendance to eat all of the gravy! ;)
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