During the 2nd Symposium of Greek Gastronomy, taking place 20-21 July 2013 in Amari, Rethminon, Crete, I will speak about the relationship between "Greek Cuisine, Greek Identity and the Economic Crisis". For the next few days, I'll give you some ideas as to what my contribution may contain.
About a year ago, a newly-wed couple invited us to their home for dinner. It was the first formal dinner party that they were having in their new home, as a married couple. They wanted to cook everything themselves, much as, I suppose, their parents did whenever they were holding dinner parties at their house. They served the food as courses, rather than the usual free-for-all that is more commonly associated with the Greek style of eating, where all the food comes out together: some heat'n'eat tiropitakia for hors d'oeuvres, oven carbonara and pre-prepared chicken wings for mains, served with 'fancy' salad (salad greens with pomegranate and balsamic vinegar), and one of those tourta ice-cream cakes for dessert that you buy from the zaharoplasteio.
What would you serve/did you serve at your first formal dinner party in your own home?
If you feel so inclined, feel free to answer as a comment, or on my facebook page.)
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Well, we would probably serve some mezedes (Greek and Portuguese). For food we would go for something very Portuguese that can be prepared early in the afternoon and put in the oven as guests arriva: codfish with cream - fabulous dish made with salted cod, onions, boiled potato, and a cream-bechamel type of sauce. Sprinkled with cheese from Azores and that's it. If you want to try it, I can send you the recipe :)
ReplyDeleteFor dessert, I would serve my flourless chocolate cake or a no-bake lime cheesecake with raspberries :)
We had many dinners for friends and so far we have cooked many different things. The important is that the main course is something that you can leave in the oven. Cooking when guests are around can be a bit stressful and you cannot cook properly and cannot entertain guests...