Catering Inspiration List by FFM&B
Includes: Appetizers & Hors’ d’oeuvres 🥄 Salads 🥄 Quiche 🥄 Vegetarian Entrees 🥄 Meat Entrees 🥄 ‘Make your own’ Bars 🥄 Soups, Stews & Chilis 🥄 Side Dishes 🥄 Bread & Rolls 🥄 Condiments 🥄 Breakfast/Brunch 🥄 Desserts 🥄 Beverages
Appetizer & Hors’ d'oeuvres
Served cold
- Antipasto mini skewer with tomato, mozzarella, artichoke hearts, salami and olives
- Cheese & Salami Platter with local cheeses, cured salamis and assorted crackers
- Beef Tenderloin on toasted french baguette with horseradish cream sauce
- BLT on a skewer- cherry tomato with lettuce and bacon
- Shrimp & cocktail sauce
- Smoked Salmon triangles on pumpernickel with dill cream cheese
Served hot
- Asparagus wrapped in Nodine’s bacon
- Scallops wrapped in Nodine’s bacon
- Chicken Wings - choice of bbq, spicy buffalo, korean chili, garlic parmesan
- Puff pastry empanadas filled with chicken pot pie, mushroom onion, or spinach and feta
- Teriyaki Chicken Satay with: Asian or Mango & Apricot dipping sauces
- Coconut Shrimp - Oven baked shrimp dredged with southwestern seasonings, sweet milk and coconut
- Meatball Skewers served in tomato sauce
- Ham & Swiss Melted on a Mini Buttermilk Biscuit
- Pigs (mini hot dogs) in a Blanket of Puff Pastry
- Stuffed Mushroom with Andouille Sausage, Parmesan, Breadcrumbs Herbs
Vegetarian served cold
- Bread & Butter Display:
- Bread (French & Sourdough Baguettes) hummus, herb butter, honey butter, maple Butter / Olive Oil with Herbs
- Bruschetta: sliced baguette with fresh mozzarella & basil
- Corn Chips & Black Bean Salsa (Black beans, Corn, Tomato, Red Onion, Cilantro)
- Creamy Deviled Eggs
- Assorted Fruit Kabobs
- Tomato & Ciliegine Mozzarella Kabobs marinated in herb dressing
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Vegetable Cornucopia with a bread bowl of spinach dip: Cucumbers, colored peppers, mushrooms, carrots, broccoli, grape tomatoes, celery, cauliflower
Vegetarian served hot
- Stuffed Mushrooms with parmesan, breadcrumbs & herbs
- Mini Quiches - with your choice of seasonal roasted vegetables
- Artichoke and cheese dip with toasted baguette
Salads
Green salads
- Tossed salad with fresh greens, grated carrot, cucumber, radish and cherry tomatoes
- Romaine lettuce, cheese shreds and croutons with caesar dressing
- Mixed baby greens, tomatoes, carrots, cucumber
- Mixed baby greens, thin red onion, sliced pears, honey roasted walnuts, crumbled aged cheddar with a maple vinaigrette
- Brussel Sprout salad, shredded with cabbage, carrots, kale, dressed in a vinaigrette
Dressings: Balsamic, Honey Mustard, Italian, Ranch, Red Wine Vinaigrette
Pasta Salad with Sundried Tomato, Pine Nuts, Black Olives, Broccoli, Celery, Onion, and Carrots, seasonal vegetables. Option to dress with Pesto, Vinaigrette or Mayo
Vinaigrette-based salads
- Wild Rice with feta, roasted pecans, craisins, red & green peppers, dressed in a tarragon vinaigrette
- Orzo salad with sweet corn, tomato, red onion and basil
- Mango cabbage coleslaw
- Cucumber, tomato, radish & scallion with italian vinaigrette dressing
- Greek Quinoa (gluten free grain) served cold with kale, sautéed seasonal vegetables, crasins OR served warm with feta
Mayonnaise-based salads
- Potato salad with homemade bread n’ butter pickles, hard boiled egg, celery and onion
- Broccoli Cashew salad with craisins and sunflower seeds
- Coleslaw - shredded cabbage with carrots, pineapple and celery seed
- Tuna macaroni salad with celery and peas
Protein salads
- Curry chicken salad with craisins
- Tuna salad with mayonnaise, onions and celery
- Egg salad
Vegetarian Entrees
- Eggplant Parmesan (Breaded & Oven Baked)
- Greek Cheese Pie "Spanakopita" puff pastry crust filled with feta & spinach
- Vegetable Stir-fry
- Pasta PrimaVera: (creamy tomato parmesan sauce w/ broccoli, red pepper, carrot, sugar snap peas, asparagus, mushrooms, onion)
- Tikka Masala (roasted veggies and potatoes)
Meat Entrees
Beef
- Beef Tenderloin
- Prime Rib Carving Station
- Roast Beef Carving Station w/ Mushroom & Onion Gravy
- Shepherd’s Pie - ground beef with peas and carrots and topped with mashed potatoes
- Bourguignon
Pork
- Kielbasa or Spicy Sausage with Peppers & Onions
- Roasted Rosemary Pork Loin Cider & Molasses
- Marinated "Country Style" Pork Ribs
- Roast Pork served with plum gumbo and/or apple sauce
- Nodines Roasted Ham - Sliced, served with glaze and/or apple sauce
Poultry
- Chicken Pot Pie - chicken, celery, carrot, peas in cream base with biscuit or pastry top (GF available)
- Boneless Chicken Breast with options of:
- Molasses BBQ Sauce, Creamy Brandy & Artichoke Hearts, Orange Glaze, Strawberry Salsa, Teriyaki pineapple glaze, Marsala (mushrooms & sherry wine sauce), Tikka masala spices.
- Chicken Parmesan (Breaded & Oven Baked)
- Oven Roasted Chicken with Tang & Lawry’s seasoning
- Roasted Turkey with chestnut bread stuffing (Butter, celery, onion, carrot, chestnuts) and gravy
- Roasted Turkey Breast - Roasted and Sliced
Fish
- Broiled Halibut with Horseradish & Panko Breadcrumb
- Oven Roasted Salmon with a side of Mango Avocado Salsa
- Oven Roasted Pecan Encrusted Tilapia
Make your Own Bars
- Baked Potato Bar with assorted toppings - cheese, sour cream, bacon, chives, broccoli
- Fajita Bar with shredded chicken & accompanied by chopped tomato salsa, shredded lettuce, sour cream, chopped onion, tortillas
- Taco Bar with shredded beef & accompanied by chopped tomato salsa, shredded lettuce, sour cream, chopped onion, taco sauce, tortilla wrap or hard shell taco
Soups, Stews & Chilis
- Creamy Butternut Squash
- Traditional Chicken Noodle
- Beef Chili with Ground Beef, Tomatoes, Peppers & Onions
- Classic Beef Stew with Carrots, Potatoes, Peas
- Vegetarian Chili with Seasonal Vegetables, Beans & Tomato
- Corn Chowder (made with or without bacon)
- Clam Chowder
- Lemon Asparagus Parmesan
- Broccoli Cheddar
- Gazpacho Fresh Diced Tomato, Onions, Celery & Cucumber Served Cold (seasonal)
- Traditional Ham & Pea
- Hungarian Mushroom
- Beef Minestrone with Seasonal Vegetables
- Matzoh Ball & Chicken (seasonal)
Side Dishes
All about the Potato
- Mashed Yukon Gold Potatoes
- Potatoes Au gratin or "Scalloped" Potatoes
- Roasted Baby Potatoes with Rosemary
Veg me up
- Roasted Asparagus
- Roasted Root Vegetables with garlic & herbs (Parsnip, beets, turnip, rutabaga, carrot)
- Roasted Eggplant
- Green & Yellow Beans, carrot & mushroom sautéed with garlic & thyme
Comfort sides
- Baked Beans with molasses, maple syrup & bacon
- Chestnut Stuffing - butter, celery, onion, carrots, homegrown chestnuts *seasonal
- Wild Rice with Mushroom & Carrots
- Winter squash w/ maple syrup & butter
Pasta sides
- Mac n’ cheese - elbow pasta with milk, butter and Cabot cheddar cheese
- Lasagna - pasta layered between marinara and ricotta herb and mozzarella spread topped with mozzarella cheese (available with meat or vegetarian)
- Noodle Kugel - egg noodles with sweet custard & pineapple, with a corn flake crumble
- Classic Baked Ziti with Tomato & Mozzarella
Bread/Rolls
- Buttermilk Biscuits
- Cheddar Cheese Buttermilk Biscuits
- Croissants - plain or multigrain
- Kaiser Rolls
- Parkerhouse Rolls
- Sweet Corn Bread with Homegrown Corn Sweet
- Sweet Corn Casserole (also known as Corn Pudding) served hot
Condiments
- Cranberry Orange Relish or Cranberry Sauce
- Apple Sauce
- Plum Gumbo
- Bread & Butter Pickles
- Honey Mustard Dressing
Life is Sweet - Desserts
- Fruit Salad: variety of seasonal fruits
- Apple Cider Donuts
- Cookies
- chocolate chip, peanut butter, peanut butter chocolate chip, M&M, molasses crinkle, chewy ginger, oatmeal raisin, oatmeal fruit medley, sugar (GF), maple walnut, chocolate crackle (GF) Coconut macaroons (plain or chocolate chip) (GF)
- Dessert bars
- chocolate fudge brownies (available GF), chocolate revel bar (with and w/o walnuts), walnut chocolate chip blondie, raspberry oat square (with or w/o chocolate chips)
- Whoopie Pies - chocolate or pumpkin
- Pies
- Apple, Apple Cranberry, Apple Raspberry, Caramel Apple Nut, Dutch Apple, Blueberry, Blueberry Krunch, Cherry, Cherry Krunch, Coconut Custard, Fruits of the Forest (apple, raspberry, blackberry, strawberry & rhubarb), Lemon Krunch, Peach, Peach Berry (peach, blueberry, cherry), Pumpkin, Pecan, Strawberry Rhubarb, Raspberry, Wildberry (cranberry, raspberry, blackberry & lemon essence crust)
- Special Requests for Mincemeat, Boston Creme, Banana Creme, Chocolate Creme, Key Lime, Cheesecake or other flavors can be accommodated when ordered ahead.
- Specialty Cakes & Cupcakes
- Cake Flavors: Chocolate, Yellow, White, Marble, Red Velvet, Lemon, Pumpkin, Carrot (plus raisins and/or walnuts), Yogurt/Creme Cake, Cheesecake
- Filling Choices: Frosting, Mousse Chocolate, Chocolate Ganache, Fruit (peach, raspberry, lemon, strawberry, blueberry)
- Frosting Options - Cream Cheese Frosting Flavors: vanilla, chocolate, maple, lemon, raspberry, Whipped Cream, Chocolate Ganache
- Decorated theme, message and other toppings are available.
- Cake Sizes:
- 6’’ Round 1 layer (feeds 4-6) 2 layer (feeds 10-12)
- 8’’ Round 2 layer (feeds up to 20)
- 10” Round 2 layer (feeds up to 30)
- ¼ sheet oblong 1 layer (feeds up to 16)
- ½ sheet oblong 1 layer (feeds up to 36) 2 layers (feeds up to 60)
- Full Sheet Cake 1 layer (feeds up to 90)
Breakfast/Brunch
Frittata
Egg asparagus bake - frittata style dish seasoned with mustard and layered with cheese and asparagus
Quiche
Egg and cream base with swiss and cheddar cheese in 10” pie shell
Your choice of vegetables and/or meat: asparagus, mushrooms, onion, tomato, scallions, spinach, broccoli, peppers, etc.
*popular combinations include: Bacon broccoli, Sundried tomato with feta and basil, Ham and leek, Mushroom and sausage
Pastry
- Cinnamon rolls with or without caramel and pecans
- Cinnamon puff twist
- Elephant ears - cinnamon or raspberry
- Turnovers-variety of fruit fillings (apricot, apple, blueberry, cherry, lemon, guava, strawberry, peach, raspberry)
- Scones- blueberry ginger is our most popular, other flavors available upon request
- Sour cream coffee cake - variety of fruit options including blueberry, peach, apple walnut, strawberry rhubarb, cherry and raspberry
- Sweet breads - Banana (plain, walnut, chocolate chip), Zucchini (plain, raisin, walnut), Blueberry, Lemon Poppy, Pumpkin (raisin, pecan)
- Muffins - banana, lemon poppy seed, zucchini with raisin and/or walnut, blueberry, pumpkin
Beverages
- Hot: Harney Tea, Coffee, Mulled Cider
- Cold: Bottled Teas, Seltzer, Soda, Cider (seasonal), Milk, Iced Tea (sweet or unsweet), Lemonade