FunnyJohn Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 Here's what will be served at the various festivities the White House will sponsor in connection with the Holiday Season: THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the First Lady FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 30, 2005 2005 CHRISTMAS RECEPTION MENU Christmas Buffet Reception Artisanal Domestic and French Cheeses served with Rustic Breads and Seasoned Fruits Brown Sugar Baked Ham served with Horseradish-Mustard Sauce (served with Hot Sweet Potato Biscuits) Spinach Gnocchi with Winter Greens, Pancetta Bacon, Baby Vegetables and Brown Butter Farfalle Pasta with Maine Lobster, Asparagus and Lemon-Vanilla Sauce Smoked Salmon Display with Yukon Potato Crepes, Chive Crème Fraiche, and Red Onion Marmalade Maryland Crab Cakes with Lime-Ancho Remoulade Thai Peanut Chicken Skewers with Cilantro Dipping Sauce Christmas Buffet Suppers Hot Tomato Bouillon Holiday Waldorf Salad with Kiwi, Pineapple, and Lemon Yogurt Hickory Smoked Bourbon Turkey with Cranberry-Orange Relish Crown Roast of Lamb with Spiced Pecan Apples Honeyed Sweet Potato Soufflé Glazed Beans with Bacon, Sugar and Shallots Christmas Reception Desserts Cookies: Peppermint-Chocolate Meringue Kisses Chocolate Cracklin' Barney Bush Miss Beazley Snowflakes Ginger-Orange-Cherry Molasses Other Specialities: Warm Apple Oatmeal Crisp with Vanilla Sauce Warm Grand Marnier Savarin with Cherry Sauce and Whipped Cream Spicy Pumpkin Custard Buche Noel Cake Trifle Truffle Tree Dark Chocolate and Milk Chocolate Roasted Whole Almonds Glace Fruits Fondant Gift Petit Fours Hope the items referred to as "Barney Bush" and "Miss Beazley" are doggie cookies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shogun Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 Nothing from The Bush Family Cookbook, ne? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiral Stairs Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 ...Christmas Buffet Reception ... Christmas Buffet Suppers ... Buffet? As in get-up-and-serve-your-own-damn-self buffet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunnyJohn Posted November 30, 2005 Author Share Posted November 30, 2005 (edited) Buffet? As in get-up-and-serve-your-own-damn-self buffet? There are actually several occasions where buffet style dining occurs at the WH instead of sit-down formal dinners. E.G. receptions for the press, for staffers, etc. Edited November 30, 2005 by FunnyJohn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertyy Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 Say what you will about them, but I've been fairly impressed by some of their menus, which seem to artfully encapsulate the answer to the question, "So what is American food anyway?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparrott Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 French cheeses? This must be a hoax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunnyJohn Posted November 30, 2005 Author Share Posted November 30, 2005 (edited) French cheeses? This must be a hoax. Well it's the season to be charitable -- even to the French. And we are a self-confident people who fear not that our domestic fromage will stand up in comparison! Edited November 30, 2005 by FunnyJohn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripewriter Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Clearly, FLOTUS didn't get DR's memo about triple spacing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mame11 Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 " Barney Bush and Miss Beazley" are being served... someone alert the ASPCA and PETA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrescentFresh Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Well it's the season to be charitable -- even to the French. And we are a self-confident people who fear not that our domestic fromage will stand up in comparison! If it's raw milk cheese, I'm calling the fucking FDA on the bastards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genericeric Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 (edited) I had the buffet supper last night, and it was delish. Everything was good, but the crown roast of lamb was incredible, and the Warm Grand Marnier Savarin was holding its own. Edited December 9, 2005 by genericeric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Slater Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 I had the buffet supper last night, and it was delish. Everything was good, but the crown roast of lamb was incredible, and the Warm Grand Marnier Savarin was holding its own. Was Miss Beazley eaten? IMWTK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 "Hickory Smoked Bourbon Turkey with Cranberry-Orange Relish" I presume that this is a heritage Bourbon Red turkey, not one that has been injected with Rebel Yell or Wild Turkey 104 proof. Although, come to think of it, that could be quite interesting. Fade In: It's midnight, after the buffet. Laura comes down to the White House kitchen and finds W sillouetted in the light of the open refrigerator, sucking on the turkey carcass. He has that "deer in the headlights look" we know so well, as he meets her disapproving gaze. Laura: Oh, George. Not again. You promised me. W: This isn't what you think it is. I'm workin' on my "Clean Plate Initiative." It's hard work, but it's work that's worth workin' on. You made me wear that dang cumbersome under my tuxedo, and it cramped my style. A strong leader like me oughta examplify the values of the youth of Amur-ca, and the nucular family, and eatin' when you've got a lot on your plate is the right thing to do. Laura: We need to call your sponsor, George. W: Which one-- ol' Fake-Ticker Cheney or the new guy at Halliburton? Ol' whatsisname... Laura: Just put down the drumstick, George. It's over. Fade out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 "Hickory Smoked Bourbon Turkey with Cranberry-Orange Relish"I presume that this is a heritage Bourbon Red turkey, not one that has been injected with Rebel Yell or Wild Turkey 104 proof. Although, come to think of it, that could be quite interesting. I read one of those turkey preparation horror stories where someone once heard of a turkey recipe that involved cognac. So the guy thought it would be a good idea to soak a turkey in cognac overnight before roasting it. Next day, the bird is put in the oven. When it reached the critical temp, the gases ignited and it blew the door clean off its hinges. Come to think of it, the cook's initials might well have been G...... nevermind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Slater Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 I guess this is the place to post this: CHRISTMAS COOKIE RECIPE 1 cup of water 1 tsp baking soda 1 cup of sugar 1 tsp salt 1 cup of brown sugar lemon juice 4 large eggs 1 cup nuts 2 cups of dried fruit 1 bottle Crown Royal Reserve Sample the Crown to check quality. Take a large bowl, check the Crown again, to be sure it is of the highest quality, pour one level cup and drink. Turn on the electric mixer...Beat one cup of butter in a large fluffy bowl. Add one teaspoon of sugar...Beat again. At this point it's best to make sure the Crown is still OK, try another cup.. just in case. Turn off the mixer thingy. Break 2 leggs and add to the bowl and chuck in the cup of dried fruit Pick the frigging fruit off floor... Mix on the turner. If the fried druit gets stuck in the beaterers just pry it loose with a dewscriver. Sample the Crown to check for tonsisticity. Next, sift two cups of salt, or something. Who giveshz a sheet. Check the Crown Royal. Now shift the lemon juice and strain your nuts. Add one table. Add a spoon of ar, or somefink. Whatever you can find. Greash the oven. Turn the cake tin 360 degrees and try not to fall over. Don't forget to beat off the turner. Finally, throw the bowl through the window, Finish the bottle of Crown Royal Make sure to put the stove in the dishwasher. CHERRY MISTMAS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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