An Evening Among Friends

The Event: Do you need an excuse to have a group of friends over for dinner? The hosts are looking for a fancy evening to show off the renovations to their house. Being dessert aficionados, they were excited to add an extra dessert course of small bites to extend their evening together.

The Menu:

• Wild Mushroom Couscous with Butter Seared Diver Scallops
• Asparagus Leek Soup with Curried Sour Cream
• Spinach Salad with Balsamic-Glazed Strawberries, Toasted Spiced Pecans, Fried Goat Cheese Medallions, Lemon Basil Vinaigrette
• Lemon-Pistachio Crusted Pork Tenderloin, Sugar-Seared Broccoli Spears, Forbidden Rice with Water Chestnuts
• New York Style Cheesecake and Chocolate Decadence with Muddled Blood Orange-Berry Salad and Salted Caramel
• Gold-Dusted Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake Balls, Key Lime Bar Bites, Berries with Vanilla Creme Anglais