Pre xmas dinner for 8 girlfriends any ideas??!
Answers: We are all busy mothers and finding a date that we all can meet has been a nightmare, we have finally booked a date for the end of November and I need ideas for a starter, a main, and a yummy desert pref choc or berry would be most appreciated.... thanks in advance....
Ok for a stater something simple like a pumpkin soup. My favourite recipe is:
1oz Butter
1/4 cup Finely chopped Onion
1 tbls Flour
2 1/2 cups Chicken Stock
1 kg cooked Pumpkin
1 tbl Brown Sugar
1 tsp morrocan Seasoning
1 cup milk
Saute onion in melted butter, Blend in flour. Slowly stir in stock til mixture thickens. Add mashed pumpkin, sugar and spice. Blend til smooth. Add milk and heat gently.
Can Be made earlier in the day and add milk and heat just before serving
Main:
Baked Morroccan Chicken and Rice (for 4 so double)
1/4 cup Apricot Jam
1 1/2 tbl Moroccan Seasoning
1 Garlic clove, crushed
1 tbl oil
500 gm Chicken Fillets, cubed
2 cup Rice
1 Onion, sliced
1 large Tomato Chopped
1/2 cup frozen peas
2 1/2 cups Chicken stock
1 lemon
Green Beans to serve.
Preheat oven to Hot.
Mix jam, garlic and oil, Add chicken.
Place rice in baking dish. Top with onion, tomato and peas. pour over stock and lemon juince. Add Chicken. Bake in oven 30to 35 minutes, til chicken is cooked and rice tender.
I know its lots of ingredients but it goes together quickly so it shouldnt be to difficult.
Dessert:
Chocolate mousse with berries
400g milk chocolate
1 cup cream
3 tbls water
2 egg white
Beat egg whites til stiff. Beat cream til stiff. Melt chocolate with water. Combine cream and egg whitets, fold in chocolate. Spoon into glasses. refidgerate til set, Serve topped with Berries.
This can also be made in advance, the day before.
i hope this helps
a dessert its a family dessert its a chocolate banana pie
here is a easy version
1 box chocolate pudding(the one u have 2 cook)
1 bought pie shell
1-2 bananas
whip cream
bake the crust-follow box instructions
you can do the choc pudding mix in the microwave takes 7-8 mins. once it cools slice the bananas and layer on the bottom of the cooked crust then add the choc pudding put in fridge to set 1-2 hours then add whip cream and there ya go its good! hope u try it