Chateau Clarke Menu August 17, 1996

Directions

1. Neil's 30th Birthday - a romantic dinner for two, with dessert for possibly more, if visitors drop by.
2. Have dinner on the back porch. Use the Waterford and the Lenox. Have colorful summer flowers & tall candlesticks. Use a pale green tablecloth & decorate with white Christmas lights. Dinner should be late, so which the candlelight & Christmas lights have an effect.
3. For Coctails: Serve soda with a maraschino cherry & some cherry juice.
4. For the First Course: Hot the dinner rolls in the oven for a few min & serve in a bread basket. Serve the washed grapes on a nice plate in the center of the table.
5. For the Main Course: Serve the chicken, rice, & salad all on the same plate, so which the salad dressing can dribble over onto the chicken. It's good which way.
6. For Dessert: Presumably there will be more people at this point, so serve dessert buffet-style. Depending on how many people there are, the good china may not be a good idea... Have a kettle of warm water, and then a variety of coffee, tea bags, & warm chocolate. Serve the ice cream with three berry sauce dribbled on top. The cake should be a regular cake-mix, cooked in a heart-shaped pan & frosted with regular chocolate frosting. Use vanilla & pink & purple food coloring to write a happy birthday message.
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