Menu for the Dinner in Honor of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal
Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Welcoming Queen Elizabeth II

Spring Pea Soup with Fernleaf Lavender
Chive Pizzelle with American Caviar
Newton Chardonnay "Unfiltered" 2004

Dover Sole Almondine
Roasted Artichokes, Pequillo Peppers and Olives

Saddle of Spring Lamb
Chanterelle Sauce
Fricassee of Baby Vegetables
Peter Michael "Les Pavots" 2003

Arugula, Savannah Mustard
and Mint Romaine
Champagne Dressing and Trio of Farmhouse Cheeses
"Rose Blossoms"
Schramsberg Brut Rosé 2004
# # #

"Dimitri" > wrote in message
t...
> Menu for the Dinner in Honor of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His
> Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
>
> Welcoming Queen Elizabeth II
>
> Spring Pea Soup with Fernleaf Lavender
> Chive Pizzelle with American Caviar
> Newton Chardonnay "Unfiltered" 2004
>
> Dover Sole Almondine
> Roasted Artichokes, Pequillo Peppers and Olives
>
> Saddle of Spring Lamb
> Chanterelle Sauce
> Fricassee of Baby Vegetables
> Peter Michael "Les Pavots" 2003
>
> Arugula, Savannah Mustard
> and Mint Romaine
> Champagne Dressing and Trio of Farmhouse Cheeses
> "Rose Blossoms"
> Schramsberg Brut Rosé 2004
> # # #
>
I guess "Rose Blossoms" is the dessert. Wonder what that is. Can't imagine
actually eating all those courses, but I suppose they're much smaller than
what one would find at most pig-out restaurants in the US.

Diane M

Diane M

On May 7, 3:36 pm, " >
wrote:
> I guess "Rose Blossoms" is the dessert. Wonder what that is. Can't imagine
> actually eating all those courses, but I suppose they're much smaller than
> what one would find at most pig-out restaurants in the US.

Could it be sugared blossoming rose petals?

Karen

"Karen" > wrote:
> On May 7, 3:36 pm, " >
> wrote:
>> I guess "Rose Blossoms" is the dessert. Wonder what that is. Can't imagine
>> actually eating all those courses, but I suppose they're much smaller than
>> what one would find at most pig-out restaurants in the US.
>
> Could it be sugared blossoming rose petals?

I bet it's something like these (courtesy of http://www.dazzlemdesserts.com):

http://tinyurl.com/2p9kfl
http://tinyurl.com/2n6akv
http://tinyurl.com/3aa44t

A description of the "peachy" ones:
--
Rich chocolate cake, drizzled with a simple syrup enhanced with Chambord (French
raspberry liqueur) and Kahlua (Mexican coffee liqueur), then topped with a
Chambord enhanced buttercream icing rose blossom. Each blossom is decorated with
one French candy rose. Finally, each blossom shimmers from a dusting of
edible/Kosher glitter.
--

I've eaten large multi-course dinners, and each course is much smaller than the
mountains of food presented in American chain restaurants. You walk away
satisfied, not stuffed like you are going to explode.

--
wff_ng_7 (at) verizon (dot) net

On May 7, 6:42 pm, Karen > wrote:
> On May 7, 3:36 pm, " >
> wrote:
>
> > I guess "Rose Blossoms" is the dessert. Wonder what that is. Can't imagine
> > actually eating all those courses, but I suppose they're much smaller than
> > what one would find at most pig-out restaurants in the US.
>
> Could it be sugared blossoming rose petals?
>
> Karen

An article in the Washington Post describes Rose Blossoms as "an
elegant creation of meringue and spun sugar."

"Dimitri" > wrote in message
t...
> Menu for the Dinner in Honor of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His
Royal
> Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
>
> Welcoming Queen Elizabeth II
>
> Spring Pea Soup with Fernleaf Lavender
> Chive Pizzelle with American Caviar
> Newton Chardonnay "Unfiltered" 2004
>
> Dover Sole Almondine
> Roasted Artichokes, Pequillo Peppers and Olives
>
> Saddle of Spring Lamb
> Chanterelle Sauce
> Fricassee of Baby Vegetables
> Peter Michael "Les Pavots" 2003
>
> Arugula, Savannah Mustard
> and Mint Romaine
> Champagne Dressing and Trio of Farmhouse Cheeses
> "Rose Blossoms"
> Schramsberg Brut Rosé 2004
> # # #
>

Well it ain't shrimp pizza. Which is on my menu.

Paul

On May 7, 4:14 pm, "Dimitri" > wrote:
> Menu for the Dinner in Honor of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal
> Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
>
> Welcoming Queen Elizabeth II
>
> Spring Pea Soup with Fernleaf Lavender
> Chive Pizzelle with American Caviar
> Newton Chardonnay "Unfiltered" 2004
>
> Dover Sole Almondine
> Roasted Artichokes, Pequillo Peppers and Olives
>
> Saddle of Spring Lamb
> Chanterelle Sauce
> Fricassee of Baby Vegetables
> Peter Michael "Les Pavots" 2003
>
> Arugula, Savannah Mustard
> and Mint Romaine
> Champagne Dressing and Trio of Farmhouse Cheeses
> "Rose Blossoms"
> Schramsberg Brut Rosé 2004
> # # #

I hope that the president vomits on the queen.

--Bryan

"Food Snob" > wrote:
On May 7, 4:14 pm, "Dimitri" > wrote:
>> Menu for the Dinner in Honor of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal
>> Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
>>
>> Welcoming Queen Elizabeth II
>>
>> Spring Pea Soup with Fernleaf Lavender

....

>> Schramsberg Brut Rosé 2004
>> # # #
>
>I hope that the president vomits on the queen.
>
>--Bryan

That's funny, I'm hoping one of the Queen's corgis vomits on Dubya!

I admire Queen Elizabeth II, she has been the model of graciousness, propriety
and discretion for over half a century. It's amazing a person could be on their
best behavior for so long. She'd have to be quite a person to manage so long.
At the opposite extreme is Paris Hilton, who is probably closer to Dubya's kind
of people than the Queen.

--
wff_ng_7 (at) verizon (dot) net

"wff_ng_7" > wrote in message
newsZP%h.7597$iY3.5968@trnddc08...
>>I hope that the president vomits on the queen.
>>
>>--Bryan
>
> That's funny, I'm hoping one of the Queen's corgis vomits on Dubya!
>
> I admire Queen Elizabeth II, she has been the model of graciousness,
> propriety and discretion for over half a century. It's amazing a person
> could be on their best behavior for so long. She'd have to be quite a
> person to manage so long. At the opposite extreme is Paris Hilton, who is
> probably closer to Dubya's kind of people than the Queen.


Dubya eats like royalty while all over the world others suffer deeply from
his misadventures. Others pay the dinner tab: some in money, some in
blood. With all that's going on in the world, and all the scandal of this
president's administration, I find it particularly insensitive that the
white house flaunts this kind of dinner menu. Marie Antoinette redux.

"anon" > wrote:
> "wff_ng_7" > wrote in message
> newsZP%h.7597$iY3.5968@trnddc08...
>>>I hope that the president vomits on the queen.
>>>
>>>--Bryan
>>
>> That's funny, I'm hoping one of the Queen's corgis vomits on Dubya!
>>
>> I admire Queen Elizabeth II, she has been the model of graciousness,
>> propriety and discretion for over half a century. It's amazing a person could
>> be on their best behavior for so long. She'd have to be quite a person to
>> manage so long. At the opposite extreme is Paris Hilton, who is probably
>> closer to Dubya's kind of people than the Queen.
>
>
> Dubya eats like royalty while all over the world others suffer deeply from his
> misadventures. Others pay the dinner tab: some in money, some in blood. With
> all that's going on in the world, and all the scandal of this president's
> administration, I find it particularly insensitive that the white house
> flaunts this kind of dinner menu. Marie Antoinette redux.

Dubya eats like royalty because he thinks he's a king. He has no problem
suspending parts of the Constitution to suit his needs. I call him King George
I. He thinks he's a king because of all his loyal subjects who bow down to him
constantly. At least that's they way he sees it, because when he is out giving
speeches, it is always to a completely friendly crowd. Dare to so much as wear a
t-shirt with a non-supportive message, and the Secret Service will haul you
away. Dubya claims he is listening to the generals now, only problem is that he
appointed yes men, so they tell him what he wants to hear.

--
wff_ng_7 (at) verizon (dot) net

Loyalty Over Competence.

"wff_ng_7" > wrote in message
news:vvS%h.1162$LJ3.852@trnddc02...
> "anon" > wrote:
>> "wff_ng_7" > wrote in message
>> newsZP%h.7597$iY3.5968@trnddc08...
>>>>I hope that the president vomits on the queen.
>>>>
>>>>--Bryan
>>>
>>> That's funny, I'm hoping one of the Queen's corgis vomits on Dubya!
>>>
>>> I admire Queen Elizabeth II, she has been the model of graciousness,
>>> propriety and discretion for over half a century. It's amazing a person
>>> could be on their best behavior for so long. She'd have to be quite a
>>> person to manage so long. At the opposite extreme is Paris Hilton, who
>>> is probably closer to Dubya's kind of people than the Queen.
>>
>>
>> Dubya eats like royalty while all over the world others suffer deeply
>> from his misadventures. Others pay the dinner tab: some in money, some
>> in blood. With all that's going on in the world, and all the scandal of
>> this president's administration, I find it particularly insensitive that
>> the white house flaunts this kind of dinner menu. Marie Antoinette
>> redux.
>
> Dubya eats like royalty because he thinks he's a king. He has no problem
> suspending parts of the Constitution to suit his needs. I call him King
> George I. He thinks he's a king because of all his loyal subjects who bow
> down to him constantly. At least that's they way he sees it, because when
> he is out giving speeches, it is always to a completely friendly crowd.
> Dare to so much as wear a t-shirt with a non-supportive message, and the
> Secret Service will haul you away. Dubya claims he is listening to the
> generals now, only problem is that he appointed yes men, so they tell him
> what he wants to hear.
>
> --
> wff_ng_7 (at) verizon (dot) net

One of the news channels quoted Laura as hoping he doesn't mess up at
dinner. So do you think he will eat with his elbow on the table, wipe his
mouth with his sleeve and belch at the Queen. I think that would be more
offensive than hurling on her, as puking sometimes cannot be helped, but
ignorance knows no boundries with this bunghole.
-ginny

>

"anon" > wrote in message
> Dubya eats like royalty while all over the world others suffer deeply from
> his misadventures. Others pay the dinner tab: some in money, some in
> blood. With all that's going on in the world, and all the scandal of this
> president's administration, I find it particularly insensitive that the
> white house flaunts this kind of dinner menu. Marie Antoinette redux.


So what? Every President has done the same. Both political parties, in
good times and bad have had fancy state dinners.

Dimitri > wrote:

> Dover Sole Almondine

Indeed, I have checked and that is how it appears on the White House Web
site, too. Is there no one on the White House staff to correct this,
considering this is a white-tie dinner in honour of the Queen of
England?

Victor

On 2007-05-08, Victor Sack > wrote:
> Dimitri > wrote:
>
>> Dover Sole Almondine
>
> Indeed, I have checked and that is how it appears on the White House Web
> site, too. Is there no one on the White House staff to correct...

Correct what? What's the problem?

nb

notbob wrote:
> On 2007-05-08, Victor Sack > wrote:
>> Dimitri > wrote:
>>
>>> Dover Sole Almondine
>> Indeed, I have checked and that is how it appears on the White House Web
>> site, too. Is there no one on the White House staff to correct...
>
> Correct what? What's the problem?
>
> nb

Can't spell? If you use a French term, you ought to check that you can
spell it. Or say it in English, which HRM knows.

--
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Giusi wrote:
> notbob wrote:
>> On 2007-05-08, Victor Sack > wrote:
>>> Dimitri > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dover Sole Almondine
>>> Indeed, I have checked and that is how it appears on the White House Web
>>> site, too. Is there no one on the White House staff to correct...
>>
>> Correct what? What's the problem?
>>
>> nb
>
> Can't spell? If you use a French term, you ought to check that you can
> spell it. Or say it in English, which HRM knows.
>
Well... HRM knows French too. But in American English the spelling is
Almondine and that too is correct.

Goomba38 wrote:
> Giusi wrote:
>> notbob wrote:
>>> On 2007-05-08, Victor Sack > wrote:
>>>> Dimitri > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Dover Sole Almondine
>>>> Indeed, I have checked and that is how it appears on the White House
>>>> Web
>>>> site, too. Is there no one on the White House staff to correct...
>>>
>>> Correct what? What's the problem?
>>>
>>> nb
>>
>> Can't spell? If you use a French term, you ought to check that you
>> can spell it. Or say it in English, which HRM knows.
>>
> Well... HRM knows French too. But in American English the spelling is
> Almondine and that too is correct.

Perhaps you are correct and they have invented a term, but I felt sure
that almandine was correct and in English it would be said with almonds.
Almondine doesn't mean a thing to me, it is a ******* word based on a
traditional French cookery term.

--
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Goomba38 wrote:
>
>
> > Can't spell? If you use a French term, you ought to check that you can
> > spell it. Or say it in English, which HRM knows.
> >
> Well... HRM knows French too. But in American English the spelling is
> Almondine and that too is correct.

Almondine is not correct. It is a moronic attempt to spell a French word.
The English translation of Sole Amandine is Sole Garnished with Almonds. If
they can't spell a French word properly they should not even try.


BTW... Almondine appears as an error in my spell checker.

On May 9, 5:56 am, Goomba38 > wrote:
> Giusi wrote:
> > notbob wrote:
> >> On 2007-05-08, Victor Sack > wrote:
> >>> Dimitri > wrote:
>
> >>>> Dover Sole Almondine
> >>> Indeed, I have checked and that is how it appears on the White House Web
> >>> site, too. Is there no one on the White House staff to correct...
>
> >> Correct what? What's the problem?
>
> >> nb
>
> > Can't spell? If you use a French term, you ought to check that you can
> > spell it. Or say it in English, which HRM knows.
>
> Well... HRM knows French too. But in American English the spelling is
> Almondine and that too is correct.

You deserve a complimentary order of Freedom Fries!

--Bryan

Giusi wrote:
>
> notbob wrote:
> > On 2007-05-08, Victor Sack > wrote:
> >> Dimitri > wrote:
> >>
> >>> Dover Sole Almondine
> >> Indeed, I have checked and that is how it appears on the White House Web
> >> site, too. Is there no one on the White House staff to correct...
> >
> > Correct what? What's the problem?
> >
> > nb
>
> Can't spell? If you use a French term, you ought to check that you can
> spell it. Or say it in English, which HRM knows.
>

What do you expect in a country where they don't know how to spell colour
or neighbour or that the last letter of the English alphabet is "zed"?
:-)

notbob > wrote:

> Victor Sack > wrote:
> > Dimitri > wrote:
> >
> >> Dover Sole Almondine
> >
> > Indeed, I have checked and that is how it appears on the White House Web
> > site, too. Is there no one on the White House staff to correct...
>
> Correct what? What's the problem?

No such thing as anything "almondine". The word is "amandine". In the
context of this kind of menu and occasion, this is about the worst faux
pas, of a hillbilly-putting-on-airs kind. Personally, I find
"almondine" kind of cute and a very apt adaptation of the term, though.

Mary Killen

Victor Sack > wrote:

>No such thing as anything "almondine". The word is "amandine". In the
>context of this kind of menu and occasion, this is about the worst faux
>pas, of a hillbilly-putting-on-airs kind. Personally, I find
>"almondine" kind of cute and a very apt adaptation of the term, though.

Seems to me "Almondine" is a standard part of British menu English.
This is the Queen of England after all.

Steve

Steve Pope > wrote:

> Seems to me "Almondine" is a standard part of British menu English.

Certainly not. The misspelling is mostly American. If you make a
search for "almondine", you will find just seven occurrences of it on
..uk sites, but many thousands on .com, etc. The "word" is also not even
in any acceptable dictionary, which usually include widely used words
even if they are misspellings. It is not in the OED (1991 edition) and
not in Merriam-Webster.

Victor

Victor Sack wrote:
> notbob > wrote:
>
>> Victor Sack > wrote:
>>> Dimitri > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dover Sole Almondine
>>> Indeed, I have checked and that is how it appears on the White House Web
>>> site, too. Is there no one on the White House staff to correct...
>> Correct what? What's the problem?
>
> No such thing as anything "almondine". The word is "amandine". In the
> context of this kind of menu and occasion, this is about the worst faux
> pas, of a hillbilly-putting-on-airs kind. Personally, I find
> "almondine" kind of cute and a very apt adaptation of the term, though.
>
> Mary Killen

Nothing to do with food, but "Chaise Lounge" is a worse faux pas,
because it is used much more frequently.

margaret suran wrote:

> Nothing to do with food, but "Chaise Lounge" is a worse faux pas,
> because it is used much more frequently.

Is that like saying "lounger lounge" ??

ObFood: "shrimp scampi" annoys me for the same reason.

margaret suran > wrote:

> Nothing to do with food, but "Chaise Lounge" is a worse faux pas,
> because it is used much more frequently.

Chaise de salon? Oh, and I see that you are unhappy with Maureen Dowd.
The printed version of her last article was titled "Get Off the Chaise
Lounge", but someone must have complained (you?), because the NYT (but
not yet IHT) electronic version now shows "chaise longue".

ObDrink: Chaise Lounge (sic) recipe, from
<http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink8833.html>.

Chaise Lounge recipe

1 1/2 oz Bacardi® Limon rum
1 1/2 oz Malibu® coconut rum
1 1/2 oz creme de bananes
2 splashes cranberry juice
2 splashes orange juice
2 dashes pineapple juice

Pour the Bacardi Limon, Malibu rum, creme de bananes and juices into a
cocktail shaker half-filled with ice cubes. Shake well. Strain into a
highball glass half-filled with ice cubes, and serve.

Serve in:
Highball Glass

ObFood: at the the food hall of one of the local department stores they
are having "Tyrolean weeks" and are selling Brimsen and Liptauer, among
other things.

Bubba

"Dimitri" > wrote in
t:

> Menu for the Dinner in Honor of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His
> Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
>
> Welcoming Queen Elizabeth II
>
> Spring Pea Soup with Fernleaf Lavender
> Chive Pizzelle with American Caviar
> Newton Chardonnay "Unfiltered" 2004
>
> Dover Sole Almondine
> Roasted Artichokes, Pequillo Peppers and Olives
>
> Saddle of Spring Lamb
> Chanterelle Sauce
> Fricassee of Baby Vegetables
> Peter Michael "Les Pavots" 2003
>
> Arugula, Savannah Mustard
> and Mint Romaine
> Champagne Dressing and Trio of Farmhouse Cheeses
> "Rose Blossoms"
> Schramsberg Brut Rosé 2004
> # # #
>


OT Coincidence - The day after I read this post, the book I'm currently
reading had the following sentence:
"The food--clear soup, dover sole, saddle of lamb with garden peas,
strawberries and cream, and a fine Cheddar cheese--was superb."
(from The Affair of the Bloodstained Egg Cosy by James Anderson)

K