This year's ladies weekend at Maison du Free (our house) was just lovely. I had seven good friends for the weekend; we indulged in food, wine, spa girly stuff, watched a great girl movie, enchanted April, and got thoroughly toasted. It was a weekend of gastronomic dueling, as everyone pitched in on the cooking, each person taking a course for the main meals, sharing personal favorites in cheese, bonbons and liquor...
The weekend begins:
11:30 Champagne welcome
Two cheapo cali sparklers - Barefoot Bubbly and Andre Extra Dry
12:30 Lunch by Masion du Free
Croissants
Fresh spinach salad with grilled chicken, walnuts, cranberries, feta and a raspberry vinaigrette
Chilled Vichyssoise with chives
Iced Raspberry and Green Teas
1:30 Shopping
We headed off to the Farmers Market to procure any missing ingredients for supper
3:30 Cocktails and Relaxation
We indulged in fresh strawberries, grapes, Lindor Truffles and various other munchies while some did a little prep work for dinner later. A nice selection of iced Guinness, Bass, and a Red Hook combo of Sun Rye, IPA, ESB and Blonde Ales, and a refreshing Monkey Bay New Zealand 2006 Sauvingon Blanc joined us outside for natural ingredient facials and scrubs followed by a silly romp in the sprinkler. Otto the pitbull joined us.
6:30 Popcorn and a Movie
Popcorn, and a large quantity of water (and some naps)made the perfect combination for a viewing of the beautiful period piece, Enchanted April.
9:00 The Feasting Begins
First Course
Cambazola, Vin Derby and an Organic Red pepper cheese
Second Course
Fresh Mozzarella, tomato, basil and basalmic salad
Third Course
Chilled Asparagus soup with Avocado, Crab and Caviar timbales
Fourth Course
Seared Scallops with Grapefruit and Honey
Main Course
Grilled Steak stuffed with feta and spinach
Soy Vey marinated shrimp
Rosemary Roasted potatoes
Grilled sesame asparagus and portabella mushrooms
Wine selections:
Schink Haus Kabinett 2005 German Riesling (perfect with scallops!)
Barefoot Cali Sauvingon Blanc
Masciarelli Montelpucino d'Abruzzo 2003 Italian Red
McManis 2003 Cali Cabernet Sauvingnon
LoTengo 2006 Argentinian Malbec
1:00a Nightcaps, Dessert and Good Nights
Several ladies retired following the main course. The rest of us sat under the stars finishing our wines and patting our bellies. The evening closed with a selection of pastries from Alon's Bakery and a surprising accompaniment of a coffee tequila from Patron.
7:00a Coffee in the garden
Three of us were awake early and met in the garden for coffee, strawberries and grapes.
10:30a Breakfast by Maison du Free
Oj, tomato juice and coffee
Pain au chocolat
Eggs francaise with chives
Turkey sausage
Fruit with marscapone
Croissants
12:00 noon Get the @#!# out
The weekend begins:
11:30 Champagne welcome
Two cheapo cali sparklers - Barefoot Bubbly and Andre Extra Dry
12:30 Lunch by Masion du Free
Croissants
Fresh spinach salad with grilled chicken, walnuts, cranberries, feta and a raspberry vinaigrette
Chilled Vichyssoise with chives
Iced Raspberry and Green Teas
1:30 Shopping
We headed off to the Farmers Market to procure any missing ingredients for supper
3:30 Cocktails and Relaxation
We indulged in fresh strawberries, grapes, Lindor Truffles and various other munchies while some did a little prep work for dinner later. A nice selection of iced Guinness, Bass, and a Red Hook combo of Sun Rye, IPA, ESB and Blonde Ales, and a refreshing Monkey Bay New Zealand 2006 Sauvingon Blanc joined us outside for natural ingredient facials and scrubs followed by a silly romp in the sprinkler. Otto the pitbull joined us.
6:30 Popcorn and a Movie
Popcorn, and a large quantity of water (and some naps)made the perfect combination for a viewing of the beautiful period piece, Enchanted April.
9:00 The Feasting Begins
First Course
Cambazola, Vin Derby and an Organic Red pepper cheese
Second Course
Fresh Mozzarella, tomato, basil and basalmic salad
Third Course
Chilled Asparagus soup with Avocado, Crab and Caviar timbales
Fourth Course
Seared Scallops with Grapefruit and Honey
Main Course
Grilled Steak stuffed with feta and spinach
Soy Vey marinated shrimp
Rosemary Roasted potatoes
Grilled sesame asparagus and portabella mushrooms
Wine selections:
Schink Haus Kabinett 2005 German Riesling (perfect with scallops!)
Barefoot Cali Sauvingon Blanc
Masciarelli Montelpucino d'Abruzzo 2003 Italian Red
McManis 2003 Cali Cabernet Sauvingnon
LoTengo 2006 Argentinian Malbec
1:00a Nightcaps, Dessert and Good Nights
Several ladies retired following the main course. The rest of us sat under the stars finishing our wines and patting our bellies. The evening closed with a selection of pastries from Alon's Bakery and a surprising accompaniment of a coffee tequila from Patron.
7:00a Coffee in the garden
Three of us were awake early and met in the garden for coffee, strawberries and grapes.
10:30a Breakfast by Maison du Free
Oj, tomato juice and coffee
Pain au chocolat
Eggs francaise with chives
Turkey sausage
Fruit with marscapone
Croissants
12:00 noon Get the @#!# out
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