Last year we had about a dozen freshman high school kids over to the house for Homecoming dinner. Nora's friend Amy and I though it would be cool if we had a menu that appeared to be kids food, but each dish was actually a gourmet twist on a kid-sounding item.
Several of the recipes were inspired by Grant Achatz at Alinea in Chicago. Others were my own creations. It was a blast, as we had about eight parents in the kitchen all working for me to do final plating and serving.
Somehow, I was too busy to take pictures of the food - a mistake that won't happen again in 2010. Note: I'm publishing this on What Tom Cooked now, because it was originally published on my old web site http://www.recipereview.biz/, which will be retired in October. So I'd like to capture it here. I hope you enjoy this. The 2010 menu was just created and will be served this weekend.
Kids Menu
Chips and Dip
Pretzels
PB&J Sandwiches
Salad
Hamburgers
Chili Cheese Fries
Ice Cream Sandwiches
For each of these menu items, the actual dish was far more complicated, with restaurant style presentation. We handed out a menu that had "Kids Menu" on one side, and "Young Adult Menu" on the other, with these descriptions:
Young Adult Menu
Chips and Dip
Homemade French Onion Dip and Kettle Chips
Pretzels
Homemade Pretzels Filled with Aged White Cheddar Cheese and Italian Country Ham, served with Jalapeno Honey Mustard
PB&J Sandwiches
Gigantic Ruby Grapes wrapped in Toasted Brioche with Peanut Butter and Almond Dust
Salad
Baby Spinach and Arugula with Frozen Balsamic and Thyme Viniagrette, accompanied by Figs and fresh Buffalo Mozzarella
Hamburgers
A Deconstructed Hamburger served over homemade Garlic Toast, topped with an Oven-dried Tomato slice
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Homemade Tarragon Pickles
Celery and Apple Slaw
Tomato Compote
Roasted Garlic Mayonnaise
Raspberry Wasabi Mustard
Chili Cheese Fries
Constructed Tower of Yukon Gold
Ice Cream Sandwiches
Lemon-infused Blue Bell Ice Cream with Blueberry Swirl, topped with Brown Sugar Crumble
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