My trip to Berkeley is coming up quick! Question about the weather -- I
notice from their wedding web page the current weather is cold (to me). I
know we talked about this, but it's in the 60s and 70s! Bbbbbbbbbbrrrr lol

Ok, so their menu looks a little fru fru to me.

The Menu
..Mixed Green Salad with Goat Cheese, Mixed Berries and Orange-Vanilla
Vinaigrette
..Tropical Orzo Pasta Salad
..Mediterranean Couscous
..Gypsy Recipe Vegetable Paella
..Roasted Potato Salad
..Chicken Breast with Mushroom Tarragon Cream Sauce
..Herb-Brushed Roasted Tenderloin with Tarragon Pinot Noir Sauce

The chef catering it is supposedly well known. No matter. I know we'll
have a great time.

On Jun 15, 9:14*pm, "Cheryl" > wrote:
> My trip to Berkeley is coming up quick! *Question about the weather -- I
> notice from their wedding web page the current weather is cold (to me). *I
> know we talked about this, but it's in the 60s and 70s! *Bbbbbbbbbbrrrr *lol
>
> Ok, so their menu looks a little fru fru to me.
>
> The Menu
> .Mixed Green Salad with Goat Cheese, Mixed Berries and Orange-Vanilla
> Vinaigrette
> .Tropical Orzo Pasta Salad
> .Mediterranean Couscous
> .Gypsy Recipe Vegetable Paella
> .Roasted Potato Salad
> .Chicken Breast with Mushroom Tarragon Cream Sauce
> .Herb-Brushed Roasted Tenderloin with Tarragon Pinot Noir Sauce
>
> The chef catering it is supposedly well known. * No matter. *I know we'll
> have a great time. *

You can't go to a wedding expecting to enjoy the food or drinks. Enjoy
the company and especially enjoy the folks who are enjoying the
drinks.

Cam
enjoys a drink on his deck.

Cheryl > wrote:

>My trip to Berkeley is coming up quick! Question about the weather -- I
>notice from their wedding web page the current weather is cold (to me). I
>know we talked about this, but it's in the 60s and 70s! Bbbbbbbbbbrrrr lol

Where you will be will not be as cool as it is in West Berkeley
(where I live), which is closer to the bay. It might cool off
after about 8:00 p.m., but the larger problem will probably be
mosquitoes if you're outside that late.

You can look on wunderground.com for a user weather station
that is close to your wedding location. Temperatures vary
alot.

Have fun --

Steve

"Steve Pope" > wrote in message
...

but the larger problem will probably be
> mosquitoes if you're outside that late.

I never even thought about that! I will pack my Avon SSS.

"Cam" > wrote in message
...
>
> You can't go to a wedding expecting to enjoy the food or drinks. Enjoy
> the company and especially enjoy the folks who are enjoying the
> drinks.

Oh, I know. But this is a food group. I will definitely enjoy the
company and looking forward to meeting my cousin's new wife. She has to be
special for him to pick her.

"Ranée at Arabian Knits" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "Cheryl" > wrote:
>
>> Ok, so their menu looks a little fru fru to me.
>
> Me, too.
>
>> The Menu
>> .Mixed Green Salad with Goat Cheese, Mixed Berries and Orange-Vanilla
>> Vinaigrette
>> .Tropical Orzo Pasta Salad
>
> What if people don't like fruity salads?
>
>> .Mediterranean Couscous
>> .Gypsy Recipe Vegetable Paella
>> .Roasted Potato Salad
>> .Chicken Breast with Mushroom Tarragon Cream Sauce
>> .Herb-Brushed Roasted Tenderloin with Tarragon Pinot Noir Sauce
>
> I find it odd that they are using such similar flavors in all the
> dishes. Tarragon is something that enough people don't like, I'd think,
> that I wouldn't want it in both meat dishes. That's just me, though.

I have a feeling I'll fill up on the liquid offerings. LOL But at least I
love to dance so that should burn off the booze.

Cheryl wrote:

> Ok, so their menu looks a little fru fru to me.
>
> The Menu
> .Mixed Green Salad with Goat Cheese, Mixed Berries and Orange-Vanilla
> Vinaigrette
> .Tropical Orzo Pasta Salad
> .Mediterranean Couscous
> .Gypsy Recipe Vegetable Paella
> .Roasted Potato Salad
> .Chicken Breast with Mushroom Tarragon Cream Sauce
> .Herb-Brushed Roasted Tenderloin with Tarragon Pinot Noir Sauce
>
> The chef catering it is supposedly well known. No matter. I know
> we'll have a great time.
>
Sounds like a great menu to me! Not "fru fru" at all. If you're lucky
you'll be able to have a little of everything instead of set meals (beef
or chicken or vegetarian with only a particular side)
I'd want to try it all!

Ranée at Arabian Knits wrote:

>> .Mixed Green Salad with Goat Cheese, Mixed Berries and Orange-Vanilla
>> Vinaigrette
>> .Tropical Orzo Pasta Salad
>
> What if people don't like fruity salads?

It isn't uncommon to have one basic salad at a function. No one *has* to
eat it. They can't always please everyone exactly but the selections are
usually tried and true and popular with the most folks.
>
>> .Mediterranean Couscous
>> .Gypsy Recipe Vegetable Paella
>> .Roasted Potato Salad
>> .Chicken Breast with Mushroom Tarragon Cream Sauce
>> .Herb-Brushed Roasted Tenderloin with Tarragon Pinot Noir Sauce
>
> I find it odd that they are using such similar flavors in all the
> dishes. Tarragon is something that enough people don't like, I'd think,
> that I wouldn't want it in both meat dishes. That's just me, though.

I suspect that those choosing the Vegetable Paella get the Couscous, and
the beef or chicken breast diners get the potato salad. These are
typical catered function type meals which hold their own when made and
held in ready for large seated meal gatherings. Have you ever received
a invitation where the RSVP card asked for you to tic off your meal
choice selection (beef, chicken or vegetarian)?

Cheryl wrote:

> The Menu
> .Mixed Green Salad with Goat Cheese, Mixed Berries and Orange-Vanilla
> Vinaigrette
> .Tropical Orzo Pasta Salad
> .Mediterranean Couscous
> .Gypsy Recipe Vegetable Paella
> .Roasted Potato Salad
> .Chicken Breast with Mushroom Tarragon Cream Sauce
> .Herb-Brushed Roasted Tenderloin with Tarragon Pinot Noir Sauce
>
> The chef catering it is supposedly well known. No matter. I know
> we'll have a great time.


Sounds good to me for wedding food.
gloria p

Ranée at Arabian Knits wrote:

>>>> .Mixed Green Salad with Goat Cheese, Mixed Berries and Orange-Vanilla
>>>> Vinaigrette
>>>> .Tropical Orzo Pasta Salad
>>> What if people don't like fruity salads?
But both of these seem fruity to me. That's what made me wonder.

But you'll probably only get one or the other which is predetermined
based on your entree.

Subject

Yea Gads.....................

What ever happened to Pigs_In_The_Blanket, Kielbassa and fried
chicken?

Lew

Lew Hodgett wrote:
> Subject
>
> Yea Gads.....................
>
> What ever happened to Pigs_In_The_Blanket, Kielbassa and fried
> chicken?
>
> Lew

at your next summer picnic!

On Jun 15, 9:27*pm, "Cheryl" > wrote:
> "Cam" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
>
>
> > You can't go to a wedding expecting to enjoy the food or drinks. Enjoy
> > the company and especially enjoy the folks who are enjoying the
> > drinks.
>
> Oh, I know. *But this is a food group. * *I will definitely enjoy the
> company and looking forward to meeting my cousin's new wife. *She has to be
> special for him to pick her.

Does she have malaria? I'd check. I got malaria in San Franciso in
the early '70's.
I've had 9 occurences since then. It shivers me timbers baby.

In article
>,
Ranée at Arabian Knits > wrote:

> In article >,
> "Cheryl" > wrote:
>
> > Ok, so their menu looks a little fru fru to me.
>
> Me, too.
>
> > The Menu
> > .Mixed Green Salad with Goat Cheese, Mixed Berries and Orange-Vanilla
> > Vinaigrette
> > .Tropical Orzo Pasta Salad
>
> What if people don't like fruity salads?

Good grief! Horror of horrors. My best guess is that they won't put
it on their plate.
--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
On June 25, celebrating 65 years of annoying people.
Shop early and shop often. Good gin and cheap chocolate preferred.
Or cash. :-)

In article >,
"Cheryl" > wrote:
> Ok, so their menu looks a little fru fru to me.

What does that mean?
--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
On June 25, celebrating 65 years of annoying people.
Shop early and shop often. Good gin and cheap chocolate preferred.
Or cash. :-)

Goomba wrote:

>
>>> .Mixed Green Salad with Goat Cheese, Mixed Berries and Orange-Vanilla
>>> Vinaigrette
>>> .Tropical Orzo Pasta Salad
>>> .Mediterranean Couscous
>>> .Gypsy Recipe Vegetable Paella
>>> .Roasted Potato Salad
>>> .Chicken Breast with Mushroom Tarragon Cream Sauce
>>> .Herb-Brushed Roasted Tenderloin with Tarragon Pinot Noir Sauce
>>

> I suspect that those choosing the Vegetable Paella get the Couscous, and
> the beef or chicken breast diners get the potato salad. These are
> typical catered function type meals which hold their own when made and
> held in ready for large seated meal gatherings. Have you ever received a
> invitation where the RSVP card asked for you to tic off your meal choice
> selection (beef, chicken or vegetarian)?



And for today's weddings the couple often goes to a "tasting session"
sponsored by the caterer at which there are a wide variety of dishes to
try, and they select their menu from this tasting.

gloria p

"Cheryl" > wrote in message
...
> My trip to Berkeley is coming up quick! Question about the weather -- I
> notice from their wedding web page the current weather is cold (to me). I
> know we talked about this, but it's in the 60s and 70s! Bbbbbbbbbbrrrr
> lol
>
> Ok, so their menu looks a little fru fru to me.
>

Berkeley can be positively hot in the summer. Not unusual to have high 90s.
Usually the summer days are high 80s and the nights a very pleasant low 60s.
Being so close to the Bay you get pretty mild summers up there.

> The Menu
> .Mixed Green Salad with Goat Cheese, Mixed Berries and Orange-Vanilla
> Vinaigrette
> .Tropical Orzo Pasta Salad
> .Mediterranean Couscous
> .Gypsy Recipe Vegetable Paella
> .Roasted Potato Salad
> .Chicken Breast with Mushroom Tarragon Cream Sauce
> .Herb-Brushed Roasted Tenderloin with Tarragon Pinot Noir Sauce
>
> The chef catering it is supposedly well known. No matter. I know we'll
> have a great time.

Sounds like a good menu.

Paul

Christine Dabney > wrote:

>On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:55:48 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >

>>Berkeley can be positively hot in the summer. Not unusual to have high 90s.
>>Usually the summer days are high 80s and the nights a very pleasant low 60s.
>Uh, this isn't the Berkeley I know. Those temps that you describe are
>rare... You sure you are talking about the same place?

I agree with Christine.

September is the warmest month with an average high of 72 F.
Low-mid 90's is considered unusually hot, and there may be one or
two dozen days per year that get that high. High 90's is
positively unusual.

I see though that the record high is 106.

And it will be warmer up in the Berkeley Hills due to the inversion
layer. Weather statistics tend to be gathered at the post
office downtown.

Steve

On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:14:07 -0400, "Cheryl" >
wrote:

> My trip to Berkeley is coming up quick! Question about the weather -- I
> notice from their wedding web page the current weather is cold (to me). I
> know we talked about this, but it's in the 60s and 70s! Bbbbbbbbbbrrrr lol
>
> Ok, so their menu looks a little fru fru to me.
>
> The Menu
> .Mixed Green Salad with Goat Cheese, Mixed Berries and Orange-Vanilla
> Vinaigrette
> .Tropical Orzo Pasta Salad
> .Mediterranean Couscous
> .Gypsy Recipe Vegetable Paella
> .Roasted Potato Salad
> .Chicken Breast with Mushroom Tarragon Cream Sauce
> .Herb-Brushed Roasted Tenderloin with Tarragon Pinot Noir Sauce
>
> The chef catering it is supposedly well known. No matter. I know we'll
> have a great time.
>
What did you order, or is this a buffet? The vegetable paella got my
attention so I looked it up. I don't know why they didn't make it
vegetarian and sub out the chicken stock with vegetable stock, but
here's a sample.

Roasted-Vegetable Paella
Southern Living, APRIL 2004
http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/re...pe_id=60 5958

Makes 4 to 6 servings

Serve with a tossed salad or gazpacho.


3 cups chicken broth
1 1/4 teaspoons saffron threads
1 large red bell pepper, cut into strips
1 large green bell pepper, cut into strips
1/2 pound zucchini, sliced
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 large onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, chopped
1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and chopped
3 plum tomatoes, chopped
1 1/2 cups uncooked Arborio rice
Lemon wedges (optional)

Bring chicken broth and saffron threads to a boil over medium-high
heat; reduce heat, and simmer mixture 20 minutes.

Toss together bell pepper strips, sliced zucchini, and 1 tablespoon
oil; place in an even layer in a 15- x 10-inch jellyroll pan.
Sprinkle evenly with oregano and thyme.

Bake at 400° for 25 to 30 minutes or until tender, stirring once.

Sauté onion, garlic, and jalapeño in remaining 1 tablespoon hot oil in
a large skillet over medium heat 20 to 25 minutes or until onion is
caramelized. Add tomatoes, and cook, stirring often, 3 to 5 minutes
or until liquid is absorbed.

Add uncooked rice and chicken broth mixture to skillet; bring to a
boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 to 30 minutes, stirring once
after 15 minutes. Stir in bell pepper and zucchini, and cook 5
minutes.

Serve with lemon wedges, if desired.







--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

"Christine Dabney" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:55:48 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
> wrote:
>
>>Berkeley can be positively hot in the summer. Not unusual to have high
>>90s.
>>Usually the summer days are high 80s and the nights a very pleasant low
>>60s.
>>Being so close to the Bay you get pretty mild summers up there.
>
> Uh, this isn't the Berkeley I know. Those temps that you describe are
> rare... You sure you are talking about the same place?
>

<groan>

Yes we are and no they aren't. Half my family lives there and has for 34
years now. My mother has lived there since 76. I spent a whole summer
there once and we had a whole week of 90+ weather interspersed with upper
80s and some low 100s. It can also be cold as a witch's elbow. Summer
evenings were always so pleasant.

> I lived near enough there to know that it can be positively cool there
> many days. Or maybe in the 70s... Nights go down into the 50s...

There are many, many microclimates in the Bay Area.

Paul

"Steve Pope" > wrote in message
...
> Christine Dabney > wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:55:48 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
>
>>>Berkeley can be positively hot in the summer. Not unusual to have high
>>>90s.
>>>Usually the summer days are high 80s and the nights a very pleasant low
>>>60s.
>>Uh, this isn't the Berkeley I know. Those temps that you describe are
>>rare... You sure you are talking about the same place?
>
> I agree with Christine.
>
> September is the warmest month with an average high of 72 F.
> Low-mid 90's is considered unusually hot, and there may be one or
> two dozen days per year that get that high. High 90's is
> positively unusual.
>
> I see though that the record high is 106.
>
> And it will be warmer up in the Berkeley Hills due to the inversion
> layer. Weather statistics tend to be gathered at the post
> office downtown.
>

My mother lives on Hillside Avenue above Cal Berkeley. That is where I have
spent most of my time there.

Paul

Cheryl > wrote:

>I have a feeling I'll fill up on the liquid offerings. LOL But at least I
>love to dance so that should burn off the booze.

And also, you won't notice the mosquitoes so much. Until
maybe later.

Steve

"Christine Dabney" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 23:10:53 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
> wrote:
>
>>I spent a whole summer
>>there once and we had a whole week of 90+ weather interspersed with upper
>>80s and some low 100s.
>
> As Steve and I both mentioned, that is not the norm. It is far from
> the norm. And it is not the whole summer...
>
> Most places in that area of the bay area don't have air conditioning
> because this is not the norm. Those days/weeks, we all suffer, cause
> of it.
>
> Get your facts straight, please. One week does not a whole summer
> make. As we said..this is not the usual.

Whatever, Chrisine. Whatever.

Paul

Paul M. Cook > wrote:

>"Steve Pope" > wrote in message

>> And it will be warmer up in the Berkeley Hills due to the inversion
>> layer. Weather statistics tend to be gathered at the post
>> office downtown.

>My mother lives on Hillside Avenue above Cal Berkeley. That is where I have
>spent most of my time there.

Sure, it could be 5 or more degrees warmer up there, on average.

Steve

On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:41:37 -0400, Cheryl wrote:

> "Ranée at Arabian Knits" > wrote in message
> ...
>> In article >,
>> "Cheryl" > wrote:
>>
>>> Ok, so their menu looks a little fru fru to me.
>>
>> Me, too.
>>
>>> The Menu
>>> .Mixed Green Salad with Goat Cheese, Mixed Berries and Orange-Vanilla
>>> Vinaigrette
>>> .Tropical Orzo Pasta Salad
>>
>> What if people don't like fruity salads?
>>
>>> .Mediterranean Couscous
>>> .Gypsy Recipe Vegetable Paella
>>> .Roasted Potato Salad
>>> .Chicken Breast with Mushroom Tarragon Cream Sauce
>>> .Herb-Brushed Roasted Tenderloin with Tarragon Pinot Noir Sauce
>>
>> I find it odd that they are using such similar flavors in all the
>> dishes. Tarragon is something that enough people don't like, I'd think,
>> that I wouldn't want it in both meat dishes. That's just me, though.
>
> I have a feeling I'll fill up on the liquid offerings. LOL But at least I
> love to dance so that should burn off the booze.

knock 'em dead, honey. no goosing of the wedding party members, though.

your pal,
blake

"A Moose In Love" > wrote in message
...
>
> Does she have malaria? I'd check. I got malaria in San Franciso in
> the early '70's.
> I've had 9 occurences since then. It shivers me timbers baby.

Malaria? Seriously?

"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "Cheryl" > wrote:
>> Ok, so their menu looks a little fru fru to me.
>
> What does that mean?

Fru fru. A little fancier than my usual taste. I'm sure it will be good
but most of the flavor combinations don't appeal to me. *shrug*

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:14:07 -0400, "Cheryl" >
>>
> What did you order, or is this a buffet?

I never saw an option to order, and I don't know if it's buffet. Probably
not.

The vegetable paella got my
> attention so I looked it up. I don't know why they didn't make it
> vegetarian and sub out the chicken stock with vegetable stock, but
> here's a sample.
>
> Roasted-Vegetable Paella
> Southern Living, APRIL 2004
> http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/re...pe_id=60 5958
>

Thanks for the "taste". Looks just ok to me.

"Steve Pope" > wrote in message
...
> Cheryl > wrote:
>
>>I have a feeling I'll fill up on the liquid offerings. LOL But at least
>>I
>>love to dance so that should burn off the booze.
>
> And also, you won't notice the mosquitoes so much. Until
> maybe later.
>

Moosie still has me wondering about the malaria. lol

Cheryl > wrote:

>"Steve Pope" > wrote in message

>> And also, you won't notice the mosquitoes so much. Until
>> maybe later.

>Moosie still has me wondering about the malaria. lol

West Nile is more likely.

Neither is more than a very remote possibility though.

Steve

In article >,
"Cheryl" > wrote:

> "Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article >,
> > "Cheryl" > wrote:
> >> Ok, so their menu looks a little fru fru to me.
> >
> > What does that mean?
>
> Fru fru. A little fancier than my usual taste. I'm sure it will be good
> but most of the flavor combinations don't appeal to me. *shrug*

OK, got it. :-) I was looking at the dictionary definition. Menu
too "fussy"? :-) I hope you'll report back on how it tasted to you.
Leetle bites of everything. :-) Have fun. We're going to another
wedding this weekend. Big family ‹ lots of grandnieces and grandnephews
coming of age.

froufrou |?fro??fro?| (also frou-frou)
noun
a rustling noise made by someone walking in a dress.
€ frills or other ornamentation, particularly of women's clothes : [as
adj. ] a little froufrou skirt.
--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
On June 25, celebrating 65 years of annoying people.
Shop early and shop often. Good gin and cheap chocolate preferred.
Or cash. :-)

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >,
> "Cheryl" > wrote:
>
>> "Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> In article >,
>>> "Cheryl" > wrote:
>>>> Ok, so their menu looks a little fru fru to me.
>>> What does that mean?
>> Fru fru. A little fancier than my usual taste. I'm sure it will be good
>> but most of the flavor combinations don't appeal to me. *shrug*
>
> OK, got it. :-) I was looking at the dictionary definition. Menu
> too "fussy"? :-) I hope you'll report back on how it tasted to you.
> Leetle bites of everything. :-) Have fun. We're going to another
> wedding this weekend. Big family ‹ lots of grandnieces and grandnephews
> coming of age.
>
> froufrou |?fro??fro?| (also frou-frou)
> noun
> a rustling noise made by someone walking in a dress.
> € frills or other ornamentation, particularly of women's clothes : [as
> adj. ] a little froufrou skirt.

I'm going up to Connecticut next weekend for a wedding and look forward
to reporting back. It will be a "mixed wedding" as the groom is half
Italian and raised Jewish, while the bride is WASP. Wonder what the food
will be. I'm kinda confident that there will be an open bar though.

"Steve Pope" > wrote in message
...
> Paul M. Cook > wrote:
>
>>"Steve Pope" > wrote in message
>
>>> And it will be warmer up in the Berkeley Hills due to the inversion
>>> layer. Weather statistics tend to be gathered at the post
>>> office downtown.
>
>>My mother lives on Hillside Avenue above Cal Berkeley. That is where I
>>have
>>spent most of my time there.
>
> Sure, it could be 5 or more degrees warmer up there, on average.
>

Alice Waters talked a lot abouit the many micro-climates up there and how it
made a big difference in the produce you could get.

Paul

Goomba wrote:

> I'm going up to Connecticut next weekend for a wedding and look forward to
> reporting back. It will be a "mixed wedding" as the groom is half Italian
> and raised Jewish, while the bride is WASP. Wonder what the food will be.

A sixteen-ounce steak. Remember the "pound of flesh" from Merchant of
Venice?

Bob

On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:29:31 -0400, "Cheryl" >
wrote:

> "Steve Pope" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Cheryl > wrote:
> >
> >>I have a feeling I'll fill up on the liquid offerings. LOL But at least
> >>I
> >>love to dance so that should burn off the booze.
> >
> > And also, you won't notice the mosquitoes so much. Until
> > maybe later.
> >
>
> Moosie still has me wondering about the malaria. lol
>
I think he is using "san francisco" loosely. We do get mosquitos if
people have standing water somewhere, but malaria is not something
anyone worries about.

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:26:41 -0400, "Cheryl" >
wrote:

> "Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article >,
> > "Cheryl" > wrote:
> >> Ok, so their menu looks a little fru fru to me.
> >
> > What does that mean?
>
> Fru fru. A little fancier than my usual taste. I'm sure it will be good
> but most of the flavor combinations don't appeal to me. *shrug*

FWIW - not my style either, but I won't turn it down when it's free.


--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.