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  HOT APPETIZERS or FIRST COURSES  
     
 
Culinary Affair Signature Artichoke Dip
Baked delicious hot artichoke dip - hearty, comfort food – any time of the year
Mini Crab Cakes with Herbed Sour Cream (Our Signature Dish)
Our absolutely delicious – to die for- appetizer, using the finest quality lump crab meat
Boulettes de Viande Burgundy - Cocktail Mini -Meatballs
French version of the popular cocktail meat balls: either with Pinot Noir or Burgundy sauce. Waterchestnut bits deliver a suprizing texture.
Served warm, speared on toothpicks.
Crab Meat Toast Points
A popular finger food item. Crab meat spread is baked on toasts, cut up into triangles and garnished with fresh dill.
Elegant Wild Mushroom Tartlets (Austria)
Individual, crispy tartlets brimming with Duxelles of wild mushrooms, Boursine, white wine and spinach filling. Spinach filling without mushrooms also available.
Baked Stuffed Mushrooms
Succulent Mushroom caps filled with choice of Spinach or Crabmeat Filing
Chipotle Albondigas - Cocktail Mini-Meat balls
An outstanding alternative on the party classis for spicier food lovers – medium to hi “heat” - adjusted to your liking.
Served warm on toothpicks.
Baked or Grilled Tomatoes Emilia Romana
Elegant and tasty appetizer or first course, these tomatoes, are filled with grated Parmigiano cheese, bread crumbs, parsley, sun-dried tomatoes, garlic and capers.
Polpette Italiane: Cocktail-Sized Meatballs
A favorite classic in appetizers. Choice of Marinara or Tomato-Basil Sauce.
Polenta - “Florentine”
Topped with Wild Mushroom, Spinach & Boursine cheese or plain, pan sautéed with butter - as a snack as is, or topped with tomatoes, or just as a side dish
Baked Hors d’ Oeuvres Assortment
Baked in Phyllo pastry these are always party favorites. Examples include “Pigs-in-a Blanket”, Spinach Puffs, Sausage-Pepper Turnovers and Beef Teriyaki Pockets, served with assorted dipping sauces. Stuffed Mushrooms Florentine or Crab Meat stuffed mushrooms also available.
Chicken Teriyaki Skewers
Please the palate with balanced flavors of ginger and teriyaki
Sea Scallops Scampi
Pan seared scallops tossed with fresh tomatoes, basil, and garlic in a beurre blanc sauce sprinkled with fresh parsley.
Asparagus Oreganata
Crunchy, delectable Asparagus spears baked, topped with herbed cheese crumbs and plated in a light broth. Simply delicioso!
Pan Seared Rack of Lamb (baby chops)
A treat for Lamb chops lovers! Delectable Baby chops with smooth Midora mint-basil condiment sauce
Penne À la Vodka
in our special home-made creamy vodka sauce with shallots and sun-dried tomatoes. Available also as hors d’ oeuvre or a side dish
Cavatelli with Broccoli Rabe
Sundried tomatoes and pine nuts tossed in garlic oil. Available also as hors d’ oeuvre or a side dish
Tortelini in Garden Pesto
With olives, slivers of red and yellow peppers and grape tomatoes (served warm or at room temperature) or on skewers as an appetizer.
Spicy Grilled Shrimp
On pineapple triangles. Sensational flavor balance of the sweet and spicy pineapple with the succulent shrimp.
Saint Tropez Canapés aux Roquefort et Pommes
Superbly tasting toast tips with blue cheese-apple topping, seasoned with Herbs d’ Provence. Specialty of my sister Annette.
Tuscan Crostini
Sundried tomatoes-broccoli topping on country bread crostini enhanced with fresh rosemary. Molto delicioso!
Polenta-Mushroom Crostini
Cepes boletus, the king of mushroom, give these polenta crostini a special flavor and aroma. Incredibly delicious!
Franks en Croûte
The ever popular mini franks (also known as "pigs-in-a-blanket") are wrapped in puff pastry, served with Chef Blažena's special touch of home-made Creamed Horseradish and Dijon-White Wine-Cracked Pepper condiment Sauces.
Casse-croûtes aux Pyrenees
These French-Spanish hearty “bites to eat” come from the region of Pyrenees Mountains and are based on my memories of our ski trips to the Pyrenees! Delicious combination of French flavors (goat cheese mousse) with Spanish influence (olive tapenade) will be your favorite munchies as an outstanding complement to a glass of wine - red, rosé or white!
Can be prepared sandwich-sized and enjoyed as a satisfying snack.
Caramelized Onion, Feta and Sun-Dried Tomato in Filo - Organic & Vegetarian
Delectable Mediterranean flavors of sweet caramelized onions, premium feta cheese and choice sun-dried tomatoes, seasoned with parsley and basil, enrobed into Fillo and baked to crunchy bites. Yeast-free.
Brie Tartlets with Apricot or Raspberry-Hot Pepper Confitüre or Fig Preserves
Delectable, elegant and super popular appetizer worth the accolades at any party.
The fig-preserves version also suitable as unique dessert morsels.
Scallops in Tangy Maple-Cream Sauce
Succulent, bacon wrapped scallops, drizzled with maple-cream sauce are absolutely fantastic, elegant appetizer or a first course.
Pork (or Vegeratian or Shrimp) Pot Stickers with Citrus Ponzu sauce
Traditional Pot Stickers filled with ground pork, cabbage, green onion, ginger, soy sauce, sesame seed oil, garlic and spices. Steamed or pan-fried to deliver firmer texture. Drizzled with light citrus-ponzu dipping sauce with a hint of scallions. No MSG except for that naturally occurring in soy sauce.
Mushroom and Leek Purses - Organic & Vegetarian
A mélange of mushrooms, sautéed with leeks, seasoned with garlic, wrapped in phylo in a shape of purses. Delicious savory morsels. Yeast-free.
Spinach & Feta Mini Triangles - Organic & Vegetarian
Delicious blend of garden fresh spinach, feta cheese, Neufchatel & cottage cheeses and onions, seasoned with lemon juice, garlic, dill, parsley and black pepper, wrapped in Fillo-dough in a shape of triangles. Yeast free.
Phyllo Rolls with Roasted Vegetables - Organic & Vegetarian
Succulent combination of roasted garden fresh vegetables, seasoned with basil, garlic and spices, wrapped in Fillo dough in a shape of mini egg rolls. Yeast-free.
Albondigas in Tangy Lime-Orange Tequila Sauce
This impossibly delish ‘retro’ cocktail meatballs are a crowd pleaser!
Our secreat meat combination is “spiced up” with the flavors of orange, lime, hot pepper jelly and, of course, tequila.
Dijon-White Wine Glazed Kielbasi Bites
Beef or Polish Style Sliced Smoked Kielbasi braised in a special Dijon-White Wine glaze.
Popular party item - real snack for real people!
 
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