Roasted Aubergine Yogurt Dip
A light, earth rich yogurt dip with roasted aubergines, cilantro, and sumac. Perfect for the Grand Prix in Baku!
Formation Lap
Appetizers & Starters
Lamb & Rice Dolmas
The perfect snack food for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Persian style grape leaf wraps filled with lamb, rice, and herbs.
Fresh Oysters with Mignonette
Freshly shucked west & east coast oysters, served with a red wine mignonette.
Caviar with Buckwheat Blinis
Petite savoury buckwheat blinis with Acadian Gold Sturgeon Caviar, served with Clotted Cream and Chives.
Pan con Tomate
A must for any tapas table. Fresh tomatoes, garlic, and toasted bread. Simply perfection.
Brulée Goat Cheese & Fig Tapas
Spanish goat cheese, sprinkled with fine sugar and brûléed. Topped with a little garnish of fig jam and fresh thyme.
Mackerel Tapas with Shallots
Tangy, garlic bites of mackerel goodness. Best served warm with a glass of Portuguese white wine.
Portuguese Salt Cod Fritters
Crispy Salt Cod Fritters with Perinaise Sauce Soaking the salt cod While researching Portuguese recipes I was excited to see so much salted cod! As a Newfoundland transplant, the dish salt cod fish n’ brewis has a special place in my heart and is a rarity in my house (since Greg finds it “revolting”…hmm…). Salted […]
Bucatini Amatriciana
Bucatini Amatriciana: Simple, Red, Perfect Pasta Persuasion For the 2021 Pirelli Gran Premio del Made in Italy e dell’Emilia Romagna (and yes I had to copypasta that from Wikipedia), I originally planned a completely different menu that included fresh made pasta using my handy-dandy KitchenAid pasta rolling attachment. All of that went out the window when I visited […]
Bahrain Breakfast
Traditional Bahrain Breakfast: Balaleet, Foule, Nikhee (Chickpeas), Tomato Eggs, and Salad