gear up for fall catering
Moistness: wet + dry
Size: big + little
Spiciness: spicy hot + bland cool
Soup with croutons
Steak with fingerling potatoes
Wasabi on tuna sushi
Temperature: hot + cold
Texture: crispy + soft
Hot apple pie with vanilla ice cream
Grilled cheese sandwich
DISTINCTIVE INGREDIENTS
When determining your menu, consider at least one key ingredient
that makes the dish more distinctive. This means that careful planning
is involved in your catering menus. Put thought behind each and every
recipe and understand the nuances of fall ingredients to help inspire
you to create dishes that stand out from the crowd.
Classic fall ingredients include mushrooms, pears and cranberries.
Mushrooms offer enormous potential to create menu items that offer
a unique culinary experience. Portabella mushrooms are moving into
the mainstream, and yet you can take your dishes a bit farther – and
impress your customers in the process.
Consider a Tuscan menu that features a dish like Chianti balsamic
chicken with porcini mushrooms. Porcini mushrooms are distinguished by their popularity in Italian cuisine.
Specialty ingredient suppliers like Marky’s (www.markys.com) offer a
variety of convenient options to purchase porcini mushrooms: dried,
previously frozen, jarred or even in powder form.
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