Bursting into the season is the first issue in “The Year of The Garden.” In this prosperous time, fruits and vegetables stir inspiration. Strolling through the garden collecting dinner, cooking feels light, relaxing, and beautiful. Recipes such as “Tomato Basil Burrata Salad,” “Fresh Bean Gremolata,” and “Sour Cherry Pie” showcase ingredients at their prime. Learn about “Hosting a Garden Party,” along with “Plants of The Season and How To Cook Them.” Read the story of a family who migrated from England and the garden that’s grown with them over the years. “How To Raise Butterflies” is a dreamy addition and a helping hand to the natural world. Find a spot, sink in, and enjoy the ease that is the season. Meals served al fresco, and lingering evenings spent strolling the beauty that is growth and relishing in the bounty of a summer day.

The complete package to successfully host a French-themed Fall Harvest dinner party.

All organizational elements have been pre-thought, written out, and tested so you can have fun making beautiful food to enjoy with your guests.

Pick from 2 options (or try both!):

1: Make the dinner yourself ahead of time and put on a full-service party.

2: Invite friends to help in the cooking of the feast and have a good time making your food together before sitting down to enjoy (we highly recommend this one!).

A guide to setting up small stations for each person/team to make a recipe is included.

Includes:

• 4-8 Course Printable Menu:

  • Thoughtfully designed in a digital download for printing & sharing with guests

  • Choose as few as 4 or as many as 8 courses for your dinner

• Recipes for all 6 courses:

  • -Le Hors-D’œuvre: 

    1. Gougerés with Champagne

    2. Chicken Liver Paté with Cornichon and Dijon

  • -Le Potage (Soup Course): Roasted Potimarron Soup with Beurre Noisette, Creme Fraiche, and Parsley 

    -Le Poisson (Fish Course): Sole with Burre 

    -L’entrée (Entrée): Margrete de Canard with Celery Root Puree and Chanterelles (duck with apples, shallots, maple syrup & chervil

    1. -La Salade (Salad): Warm Friseé Salad with Bacon, Shallots, and Poached Egg

    2. -Le Fromage (Cheese): Served with traditional sliced baguette

       -Le Dessert (Dessert): Chocolate Hazelnut Tart in a Pate Sucrée crust

• Autumn Palette

  • List of selected fall-flavored French foods of the Garden, Orchard, Forest & Pasture, as well as Flowers

• Master Timing List

  • So you can take the worry out and enjoy the process!

• Master Ingredients List

• Pots, Pans & Utensils List

• Stations & Tasks

• French Wine & Bubbly Pairing Guide

• How To Make a French Cheese Plate Guide

• Spotify French Supper Playlist

This is a dinner we have held with friends and family both cooking for, and cooking together with great success when it comes to enjoying our beautiful, seasonal food and spending time gathering together around the table. We hope you find the same around your own table and with loved ones and are always glad to get to be a part of what you do!

Immediate download from this purchase is the printable menu. A folder of all other files and documents listed above, as well as a link to the Spotify playlist, will be emailed to the email provided after purchase.