Catering.

Jacob and I had quite the busy weekend. We cooked a lot of food for a lot of people. Where to start?

We committed to catering a small wedding for an awesome couple who was coming from Northern Virginia to have a rustic mountain wedding in Banner Elk. Not only did we tell them we could cater the wedding, but we also offered to take care of the rehearsal dinner, and the brunch on the wedding morning. We planned, planned, shopped, planned, and shopped some more. Then, it was time for the festivities to begin. Warning - some of these pictures are iphone pictures, and some are "real" pictures.

Friday night rehearsal, we arrived at the mountain home (which was beautiful, by the way), to start preparing the rehearsal dinner. On the menu? Brie, bleu, and grilled bread to start.

Then - smoked local trout with avocado pesto, grilled sausages with sauerkraut, roasted beets with walnuts and bleu cheese, grilled vegetables, roasted rosemary potatoes, and much more.

Saturday morning we woke up bright an early to pack up and head back to the mountain house to cook a casual brunch. Jacob made eggs cooked to order and we had bacon, sourdough toast, fresh fruit, home made almond coconut granola, and greek yogurt. Oh, and lots of coffee for both us and the guests.

Dinner Saturday was the main event. There were to be around 40 guests, plated dinner (meaning, not a buffet), with appetizers, dessert, and cocktails to be served as well. Appetizers included a root vegetable platter, fresh fruit, and home made pimento cheese on crackers.

Dinner included grapefruit avocado salad, smoked pork tenderloin, grilled rosemary chicken, roasted beets (yes, again) with goat cheese and fresh herbs, brown rice salad, and seared brussel sprouts.

For dessert, we made dark chocolate cupcakes and avocado creme brulee. I made a small cake or the bride and groom to cut, and was very proud that I succeeded without any baking casualties! 

I wish I had taken more pictures, but to be honest - there was just not time. We have sore feet, tired backs, and lazy bodies today. Congrats to Brooke and Edgar - you guys were the PERFECT clients (not even joking). We couldn't have worked for a better group of people this past weekend!