Just a little over a week ago we prepared an elegant cocktail menu for some girls graduating from high school. We were a little skeptical that they would appreciate the menu but happily we were wrong and everything was munched down.

We made:

• our secret party pleaser jalapeno cheescake
• vegetable sushi
• Nori stacks with smoked salmon
• crudite with garlic feta dip
• caramelized brie
• Bean dip with sunflower seeds
• 4 cheese pizzas
• Pesto and wild mushroom pizza
• Satay chicken
• Prosciutto and gruyere puff pastry pinwheels
• Fontina Rissotto balls (deep fried)
  
• Steak au poivre crostini

I was very pleased with all of the food, it was very delicious and once our backs were turned the food just disappeared. This was a great menu and the highlight for me were the Fontina Rissotto balls. We were orginally asked to make deep fried macaroni and cheese but felt that the Rissotto was more ‘manageable’ and was it tasty. They also freeze beautifully.

Our next party will be all cold appetizers. We’ll keep you posted and hopefully have some photos.