Annual Holiday party at the ranch

[big brother smoke]

Annually, I do a personal chef gig/tree trimming party at my friend's ranch in Santa Ynez Vally. It actully is the second estate/ranch after Neverland Ranch:shock: (few miles up the mountain). Last year we did a more elegant theme with filet mignon, lobster tails, salmon crab cakes and lord only knows what else;
It was a sitdown affair!

This year they are requesting a more buffet style casual setting just to keep it interesting. We are thinking thus far more salmon/crab cakes, skewers with shrimp, lobster and jumbo scallops. We also spoke of doing a couple Boness Leg o Lambs.

Looking for more main course suggestions and side dish suggestions. It is for about 20 -30 ppl and money tends to not be an issue:twisted:.

Here is a link to the ranch http://www.figueroamountainfarmhouse.com/

 

[txschutte]

Why not a nice prime rib?

 

[Bigmista]

Chateaubriand

http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23096&highlight=chateaubriand

 

[lazybonesmoke1]

lemon-rosemary lamb tenderloin, grilled pork belly, turducken, how about making different sausages one beef, one pork and one chicken? buffalo steaks of somekind, how about something totally different like veal cheeks or hog maws?

 

[chinesebob]

It all sounds good. Seafood always seems like so much work compared to a good steak. Mista's looked awesome. Cut them up just nice....
There is nothing like fresh pink meat to bite into.

 

[Norcoredneck]

I know it is not an expensive meal but those filleted(Sp?) stuffed loin looks festive.

 

[Norcoredneck]

Don't know if you can adapt this to cook on your trailer but when I worked at an Elks Lodge Beef Wellington was always a hit around the holidays.

 

[Brian in So Cal]

Annually, I do a personal chef gig/tree trimming party at my friend's ranch in Santa Ynez Vally. It actully is the second estate/ranch after Neverland Ranch:shock: (few miles up the mountain). Last year we did a more elegant theme with filet mignon, lobster tails, salmon crab cakes and lord only knows what else;
It was a sitdown affair!

This year they are requesting a more buffet style casual setting just to keep it interesting. We are thinking thus far more salmon/crab cakes, skewers with shrimp, lobster and jumbo scallops. We also spoke of doing a couple Boness Leg o Lambs.

Looking for more main course suggestions and side dish suggestions. It is for about 20 -30 ppl and money tends to not be an issue:twisted:.

Here is a link to the ranch http://www.figueroamountainfarmhouse.com/

Do you need help serving. I will work for food.:-D

I know it is not an expensive meal but those filleted(Sp?) stuffed loin looks festive.

Okay Pat, I need the recipe. That looks so good.

 

[Meat Burner]

WHAT EVER YOU DECIDE WILL BE AWSOME!!!!!!! Good luck!

 

[Sledneck]

That place looks cool!!! Since its a buffet why not go with a menu and theme that fit the place. Cowboy food

 

[Puppyboy]

Why not a nice prime rib?

That's what I was thinking and it will go great with the seafood skewers.

 

[Jorge]

That place looks cool!!! Since its a buffet why not go with a menu and theme that fit the place. Cowboy food

Shoot me a PM and tell me what Cowboy food is, please

 

[big brother smoke]

Why not a nice prime rib?

Yea, we are prime ribbed out:shock:! Had a lot of prime rib this year:biggrin:

 

[big brother smoke]

Shoot me a PM and tell me what Cowboy food is, please

Ditto

 

[big brother smoke]

Do you need help serving. I will work for food.:-D


It is a over night gig and I think my buddy who could not go to Hawthorne due to his root canal is coming:biggrin:

 

[Markbb]

Soup

I think a nice steaming hot baked potatoe soup smoke some on the smoker for alittle of that hint of smoke garnish with fried bacon bits and chives, put it in a mug with a handle, or a cold cucumber soup.....if your having shrimp tomatoe cocktail soup with alittle horseradish for that back in the throught kick...

 

[big brother smoke]

I think a nice steaming hot baked potatoe soup smoke some on the smoker for alittle of that hint of smoke garnish with fried bacon bits and chives, put it in a mug with a handle, or a cold cucumber soup.....if your having shrimp tomatoe cocktail soup with alittle horseradish for that back in the throught kick...

I am liking your suggestions!