Claudina's Kitchen

Creating Delicious & Healthy Foods

Catering

  • Catering Services
  • Large-Party Dinners
  • Menus: Fall Dinners
  • Menus: Spring Dinners
  • Menus: Summer Dinners
  • Menus: Winter Dinners

Categories

  • Blog
  • Recipes-Appetizers
  • Recipes-Breakfast
  • Recipes-Desserts
  • Recipes-Entrées
  • Recipes-Salads
  • Recipes-Sides
  • Recipes-Snacks
  • Recipes-Soups
  • Recipes-TJ

About

Subscribe to this blog's feed

Large-Party Dinners

Chicken Skewers-artichoke pestoHarvest Fall Buffet

Appetizers

Grilled Shrimp Skewers with a Fresh Artichoke Rosemary-Basil Pesto

Grilled Chicken Skewers with a Roasted Pepper, Pepita & Chipotle Sauce

Lemon, Fig & Walnut Goat Cheese Tartlets

California Cheese Plate with Fruit and Nuts

Foie Gras on Country Bread Toasts


Salads

Arugula Salad with Grilled Nectarines, Strawberries, Pistachios, and Sheep’s Feta with a Black Fig-White Balsamic Vinaigrette

Local Heirloom Tomato and Grilled Veggies with Toasted Pine Nuts, Fresh, Hand-made Mozzarella and Purple Basil-Cilantro Pesto Drizzle

Quinoa with Chiogga Beets, Heirloom Cherry Tomatoes, Cipollini Onions, Pt. Reyes Blue, Toasted Almonds, and Aged Balsamic


Desserts

Plum & Apple Tart with Vanilla-Almond Filling and Caramel-Fig Swirl

Pumpkin Cheesecake Bites with a Pecan-Cookie Crust
and Cinnamon-Candied Pumpkin Seeds

Dark Chocolate-Espresso Fudge Bites with Cocoa Nibs


0508 Kebabs

 Theme: Celebration of Spring

Passed Appetizers
Fava Bean-Pistachio Spread on Toasted Pita
Ataulfo Mangos with Purple Basil wrapped in Proscuitto
Dungeness Crab on Jicama with a Citrus Chipotle Salsa
Sweet Pea & Mint Ricotta Spread on Sunflower Crostini


Chip & Dips

Muhamarra
Spring Pea Hummus
Pita Chips & Crudité


Salads

Strawberry, Kumquat & Arugula Salad with Pistachios & Sheep's Feta, tossed with an  Orange-Chive Vinaigrette
Red & Green Leaf lettuce with Grilled Red Spring Onions, Pine Nuts, Goat Cheese, and Sherry-Dijon vinaigrette


Entrées

Halibut and Lamb Kebabs with Lime-Orange Marinade
Grilled Asparagus, Spring Squash, and Red Spring Onions with Ginger-Cumin Yogurt sauce
Red Quinoa and Couscous with Almonds, Currants & Orange Zest
Fresh-baked Whole-Grain Wheat Stalks


Dessert

Farmer’s Market Strawberry-Rhubarb Cobbler
with Homemade Cinnamon-Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
Dark Chocolate & Pistachio Meringues


---------------------------------

Theme: Fabulous Holiday Feast

 

Persimmon-Proscuitto
Appetizers

Grilled Proscuitto and Persimmon Wraps

Mediterranean Rosemary-Olive Tapenade with Goat Cheese on Sunflower Bread
Chili-Ginger Gravlox on Fresh-baked Whole-Wheat Sourdough
Port-Poached Quince and Stilton Blue on Grilled Polenta
 

Soups

Roasted Chestnut & Lobster Soup with Thyme-infused Crème Fraiche
Tomato, Orange & Ginger Soup with a Cilantro-Garlic Drizzle

Salads
Pomegranate and Fig Salad with Spinach, Myzithra Cheese, Pistachios and a Fig-Balsamic Vinaigrette 
Fennel, Orange, Cranberries, Almonds, Sheep’s Feta with Arugula and a Meyer  Lemon-Shallot Vinaigrette
 
Entrées

Pistachio and Coriander-Crusted Butterfish with Lemon-Cumin Yogurt Sauce
Roasted Leg of Lamb Stuffed with Feta & Fennel, served with an Olive-Saffron Sauce
Mini-Squash filled with a Middle-Eastern Winter Vegetable Gratin
Red Quinoa and Couscous  with Almonds, Apricots & Orange Zest


Desserts

Trio of Chocolate Soufflé Cakes:
Mocha Soufflé with Espresso Liquor and Cocao Nibs
Mexican Dark Chocolate Soufflé with Cinnamon and Ancho Chili

Hazelnut Soufflé with Frangelico and Toasted Hazelnuts
---

Served with:
Apple-Cranberry Crisp Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
Brown Sugar Ice Cream with a Dulce de Leche-Fig Swirl

 

---------------------------------



Theme: Gourmet BBQ


Appetizers
Jicama guacamole with chips

Grilled shrimp with artichoke pesto
Veggies and papadum chips with lemon-yogurt sauce
White bean-artichoke dip with grilled pitas

Salads

Arugula with Grilled Apples, Grapes, Stilton Blue, and Pecans

Caesar with Homemade Croutons & Shaved Parmesan Reggiano

Entrées

Grass-Fed Angus Beef, Turkey, & Veggie Burgers
--

Burger Fixin's Bar with:
Spreads:  Mustard, Spicy Mustard, Lemon Aioli, Ketchup

Cheeses: Sharp Cheddar, Havarti, Gruyere, Gorgonzola
Toppings: Arugula, Carmelized Onions, Sautéed Mushrooms, Heirloom Tomatoes


Sides

Roasted Onions with Tarragon-Mustard Sauce

Grilled Asparagus and Trumpet Mushrooms with Parmesan, Lemon, & Thyme

Grilled Corn with Chipotle-Lime Butter


Desserts

S’mores with Dark Chocolate, Handmade Graham Crackers, and Homemade Marshmallows
Grilled Figs Stuffed with Stilton


---------------------------------


Theme: Winter Fest

Salads
Winter Greens salad with Pt. Reyes Blue, Candied Walnuts, Dried Cranberries and a blackberry balsamic vinaigrette
Caesar Salad with House-made Anchovy-yogurt Dressing, Rosemary-Whole Wheat Croutons and Parmesan Reggiano Shavings

Entrées
Roasted Prime Rib with a Dijon-Parmesan Crust
Gorgonzola, Walnut & Roasted Pepper Tagliatelle
Gingered Salmon and Winter Vegetable Papardelle


Chocolate 005
Desserts
Dark Chocolate Tiramisu made with Fresh-baked Ladyfingers and garnished with with White and Dark Valrhona Chocolate Shavings

Hand-made Truffles in combinations such as pistachio-cherry, almond-lemon thyme, candied pepita, and espresso-cocoa nib served with seasonal fruit

---------------------------------


Theme: Fall Mexican Fiesta

Appetizers
Jicama & Lemon Guacamole
Pomegranate & Pear Guacamole
Chipotle-Pepita Salsa
Grilled Tomatilla & Corn Salsa
Baked Goat Cheese w/Pine Nuts & Jalepeño Salsa
..
Dungeness Crab on Jícama Wedges
Kabocha Squash & Cotija Empanaditas with Ancho-Pasilla Mole
Chalupas de Huitlacoche

Entrées
Surf & Turf Fajitas
Grilled Skirt Steak & White Basa
Grilled Chayote Squash, Yams, Trumpet Mushrooms,
and Sweet Bell Peppers


Sides

Refried Black and Pinto Beans
Yuca Root with Garlic Mojo
Confetti Rice with White and Blue Posole
Grilled Mango & Raspberry Salsa
Heirloom Tomato Pico de Gallo
Home-made Blue Corn, Yellow Corn & Whole Wheat Tortillas

Desserts
Dulce de Leche White Chocolate Cheesecake Squares
Mexican Chocolate Ganache-Pepita Squares
Last-of-the Season Sweet Local Strawberries

 

Recent Posts

  • First Signs of Spring: Green Garlic!
  • Grilled Green Garlic, Spring Onion, Fennel, and Asparagus Frittata
  • Pea Green, Green Garlic, Red Spring Onion, and Orange Roughy Papardelle
  • Green Garlic, Celery Root, & Turnip Soup
  • Baby Arugula Salad with Blood Oranges, Kumquats, Toasted Almonds, Sheep’s Feta, and Blood Orange-Pomegranate Vinagrette
  • Tomato, Chickpea, Fennel and Kumquat Tagine
  • Kumquat, Sweet Pea and Ricotta Dip
  • Kumquats: Gems of the Citrus Family?
  • Grilled Fig, Nectarine & Arugula Salad with Toasted Pistachios, Sheep's Feta and Black Fig-White Balsamic Vinaigrette
  • Black Fig-White Balsamic Vinegar

Favorite Food Sites (and also employers!)

  • CHOW - Recipes, cooking tips, resources, and stories for people who love food
  • EatingWell - Where Good Taste Meets Good Health

Other Interesting Links

  • SharkJumping: Claudina's Kitchen Launches!
  • Kitchen Collaboration: my article in Inspired House Magazine