Dinner ideas??

odusgolp

I'm having my family over for dinner since I have the day off to cook... Menu is:

Sirloin Tip Roast
Golden Yellow Taters
Carrots
Slow cooked w/ Portabella Mushroom Gravy

Spinach Salad w/ Bacon, Strawberry, Sweet onion & Hard Boiled Eggs

Whole Grain ho-made bread

Question is: I have these awesome tomatoes from the farm stand. Chocolate Tomatoes, Yellow cherry tomatoes, Yellow & Red Grape Tomatoes. Is there anything I can do with them with this meal??

Or, Desert ideas?

gr8grl68

With the tomatoes, make a caprese salad with fresh mozz, basil and the grape tomatoes, plus a dash of olive oil and sea salt. If you want to turn it into an appetizer, put them on little bamboo skewers and serve before. They'd look gorgeous serving all the different colors. . . . .

ZebraHead

appetizer:

http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/bruschetta_with_tomato_and_basil/

made this last night... YUMMO!!

Also you could offer a Caprese salad too:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/rachael-ray/caprese-salad-recipe/index.html

More Yumminess!!

odusgolp

ooh excellent ideas.

keola64

OMG when my family is over I tell I only eat healthy so they get what I normally eat at best some fish,salad,maybe some olive oil garlic pasta seasoned,and some nice bread/sourdough,rosemary basil whole weata sour dough,mussels on the pasta,of they aren't sea fox eaters then I weigh all of the portions to serving sizes if they aren't into health I eat stopper serving to set an example.Deserts are hard lol but I eat dreyers 1/2 the fat no sugar added icecream,sorry I'm not much help lol

odusgolp

*LOL* I, my dear, am not dieting I'm only here to annoy people - and cook for them :bigsmile:

ZebraHead

Desert?

Awesomeness:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/espresso-chocolate-mousse-with-orange-mascarpone-whipped-cream-recipe/index.html

or

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/angel-food-cake-with-lemon-honey-yogurt-sauce-recipe/index.html

Thinking about trying to make this:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/hazelnut-crunch-cake-with-mascarpone-and-chocolate-recipe/index.html

odusgolp

Oooh... the hazelnut crunch sounds fun! I'm not much for eating deserts, but that sounds delish!

ZebraHead

Oh these are for the 'guests' not for 'us'. :devil: