Thank You Lunch

This past month Mark and I decided to make a little late lunch/early dinner for the girls that helped serve at the two weddings that we catered.  It was nice to have a fair few of them up at the villa so I could cook them a little something.  I was excited to show them a bit more about the kind of food I like to cook, and not just the bulk wedding food that they saw.

We decided to do a nice little 3 course meal: soup, main dish, and dessert.  I like to think that they turned out pretty well.  Luckily, the girls brought their cameras to take some pics so y'all can see.  Here we go:

Pumpkin Soup:  This is my own recipe.  Slow cooked veggies, pumpkin, stock, and spices.  Served with cream and garlic croutons.  Also served with fresh apple cider.

 Rubbed Pork:  Pork chops rubbed with chipotle brown sugar and smoked paprika served atop a bed of apple florentine greens.  Served with white rice, shitake gravy, sri racha, and pesto.

Spice Cake:  Spice cake topped with cream cheese frosting, a caramel homegrown pear and sugar tuilles.