Feb 01 2008
Wonderful American Gourmet Foods
When most people think of gourmet foods, they think of the wonderful restaurants located in France. However, American chefs have come up with their own versions of American gourmet foods. Many of them can be made at home if you have some ability in the kitchen and a grocery store in the area that carries specialized food items.
Dinner Suggestions
Your dinner guests will be delighted when you serve them King salmon, seared in a pan accompanied with blood orange vinaigrette. The vinaigrette was chosen due to its acidity which offsets the salmon’s sweet flavor. The combination of colors will be quite pleasing to your guests. If you plan to serve fish at your dinner party you might want to consider a grilled fish accompanied by a nectarine mint sauce.
Chef Adam Perry Lang, located in New York, has come up with clever American style gourmet food consisting of barbecued pork shoulder and tasty grilled peaches. The flavor combination of the pork with the peaches is scrumptious and will leave you wanting more. There are numerous ingredients that are required, but the meal is worth the effort.
Cory Schreiber, a chef located in Portland Oregon has created wonderful American style gourmet food consisting of roasted Cornish hen with sautéed garlic and tasty fresh blueberries. It sounds fancy, but it is actually relatively easy to make.
If you would prefer to impress your guests with American gourmet food which has a southwestern flavor, you might want to try a raspberry and chile glazed chicken roulade. The dish looks classy and tastes wonderful.
Desserts
Delight your dinner guests with a wonderful strawberry baked Alaska. The recipe was created by Mindy Segal, located in Chicago, and although the recipe appears to be complicated she has broken it up into a series of easy to follw instructions.
If you are ambitious you might want to try and create a chocolate lava cake which is provided with a chery sauce as well as vanilla ice cream. The middle of the cake is filled with a liquidly chocolate which seeps out of the cake while you slice it.
If you want to serve a scrumptious cheesecake consider a pomegranate banana cheesecake that comes with a chocolate crust. The ingredients in this particular cheesecake combine to make a wonderful flavor. Next time you are having a dinner party and you want to impress your guests there are a variety of American gourmet food recipes that are available on the internet that will help you make a wonderful meal.
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Wacky Waikiki Shake
2 large ripe bananas, peeled and quartered
1 can frozen pineapple or pineapple-orange juice concentrate, thawed (6 oz)
1/2 cup milk
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I have to admit, I like spicy foods. Mind you, I don’t like to cry while dining, or break a sweat, but a good kick is always appreciated (I don’t think I’d ever survive eating in England!).
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Chiles [...]