COLD APPETIZERS
The meals are nicely decorated on trays. Each meal is for 12 people.
Meat & Poultry
Assorted Meat Tray:
an assortment of European style hams,
homemade beef roast & chicken ballotine (roulade) w/pistachio
Mini Pastry Baskets:
filled with chicken, egg & country potato salad with greens
Chicken “Satcivi”:
Georgian style chicken strips in spicy walnut-cilantro dip; served with rustic
corn flat breads
Mini Ham Rolls in Aspic “Prague”:
served with hot horseradish sauce
Chicken Liver & Cognac Pate:
served with assorted mini toasts
Beef Liver, Sweet Onion & Carrot Pate:
served with assorted mini toasts
Seafood
Applewood House Smoked Trout :
4 fillets decoratively garnished with fresh greens & olives
Mixed Seafood Cocktail:
varity of prawns, scallops, calamari marinated with lime-cilantro & olive oil dressing;
in small cups or glasses
Salmon Salad Cocktail:
layers of farm fresh greens, boiled potatoes, hard-boiled eggs & home-made salmon
salad decoratively presented in glasses or small cups
Mini Pastry Baskets: filled with dungeness or Alaskan Crab & Country Potato Salad
Crepes with Smoked Salmon: crepe pinwheels with smoked salmon & cream cheese
Vegetables and Cheese
Mini Pastry Baskets filled:
with garlic cheese & egg, dill & cucumber salad
European Cheese Platter:
an assortment of hard & soft cheeses with crackers
Vegetable Platter:
with assorted aioli for dipping
Eggplant Rolls:
pan fried eggplant rolls stuffed with walnuts, cilantro & garlic
Baby Eggplants w/Sweet peppers: roasted baby eggplants topped with roasted peppers & feta
Marinated Baby Eggplants:
baked baby eggplants stuffed with walnuts, garlic & cilantro, vinaigrette dressing
Salads Italian Nicoise w/Seared Ahi**:
baby potatoes, haricots verts, hard-boiled eggs, organic Romaine hearts,
olives, pickled artichokes, mustard mayo–anchovy dressing & roasted fennel
Pear & Frisee w/Blue Cheese:
organic Romaine hearts, frisee, pears, candied walnuts, Poppy Seed vinaigrette, Blue cheese
Caesar: classic version with some colorful changes:
organic Romaine hearts, roast yellow & red beets, seasonal farm fresh veggies
Smoked Trout Caesar:
with house smoked trout fillets
Applewood Grilled Salmon Caesar:
with house smoked salmon fillets
Grilled Chicken Caesar:
with grilled chicken breast strips
Greek:
organic Romaine hearts, cucumbers, tomatoes, red onio, sweet peppers,
Kalamata olives, balsamic vinaigrette & Feta cheese
Prawns & Butter Lettuce:
prawns marinated with fresh herbs & olive oil, Butter lettuce, hard-boiled eggs,
fresh veggies, house vinaigrette
Caprese:
tomatoes, fresh Mozzarella, Balsamic vinaigrette & Basil
Red Bean & Walnut “Lobio”:
Georgian style -- kidney beans, fresh cilantro, walnuts, roasted onions & spices
tossed together
Country Potato Salad:
potatoes tossed with variety of fresh & cooked vegetables, fresh herbs & dill pickles,
mayo dressing
Moscow Beef “Olivier”:
Russian style potato salad tossed with dill pickles, cooked vegetables, fresh greens
& home cooked beef. It’s so popular that became an essential part of every
holiday meal in Russia
Chicken “Olivier”:
a chicken version of Russian potato salad above
Crab Salad “Stolichniy”:
potatoes, vegetables tossed with real crab meat to create a delicate potato salad
infused with crabs
Crab & Rice Salad:
dungeness or King Crab meat tossed with rice, cooked & fresh vegetables;
in light dill mayonnaise dressing
Crab Meat & Cucumber:
julienned cucumber, crab meat, lettuce, hard-boiled eggs & mayo dressing
Beet & Potato Vinaigrette:
cooked beets, potatoes, dill pickles, home-made sauerkraut, sweet onions,
tossed in sunflower & roasted peanut vinaigrette
Beets & Prunes:
finely grated cooked beets tossed with prunes, walnuts & garlic mayo
Carrots & Walnuts:
finely grated carrots, garlic mayo dressing, topped with walnuts
Roasted Sweet Peppers:
an assortment of roasted red & yellow peppers,carrots, roasted garlic & onions
Grilled Eggplant & Tomato:
grilled vegetables: eggplants, tomatoes & sweet peppers incorporated with red onions, cilantro and spices
Quinoa & Vegetables:
Quinoa, roasted vegetables, collard greens, cucumber & olive oil. A healthy living choice!
HORS D’OUEVRES
Small bite size appetizers. Excellent for cocktail style parties where you don’t need utensils.
Shrimp Gougeres: cheese-flavoured small puffs filled with shrimp salad & fresh herbs
Crostinis: eggplant & roasted peppers tapenade, tomato, feta cheese & herbs
Smoke Salmon Crepe Pinwheels: dill cream cheese & lemon
Smoke Salmon Crepe Triangles: dill cream cheese & lemon
Chicken & Pistachios Ballotine: chicken roll stuffed with pistachios on grilled toast
Chicken, Egg & Dill Ballotine: chicken roll with omelet & herbs on grilled toast
Cheese Salad & Belgian Endive: Endive spears stuffed with zesty cheese, egg & dill salad
Stuffed Tomatoes: with cheese & egg salad, cucumbers & radishes
Goat Cheese & Roast Fig: on Belgian endive spears, caramelized pecans
Scallop & Mango Chips: yam tempura topped with seared scallop & mango cilantro chutney
Cognac Liver Pate: on crostini, topped with caramelized onion
Red Wine Herring Toasts: red wine marinated herring slices & scallions on rustic dark rye
Assorted Canapés: Smoked salmon Lox style & dill cream cheese
Sopressata salami & fresh herbs
Ham pinwheels w/horseradish butter
Red Salmon caviar, whipped butter & egg
Black Sturgeon caviar & whipped butter
Atlantic herring & scallions, rustic dark rye
Smoked tiny sardines, rustic dark rye bread & egg
Assorted Fresh Veggies: arranged in glasses with assorted colorful aioli for dipping
Wild Mushroom Squares: topped with assorted mushrooms & herbs
Gorgonzola on Rye Squares: slices of cheese on dark rye mini toasts
Smoked Salmon Mousse and fresh dill on toasts
HOT APPETIZERS
Puff pastry envelops with Spinach, Portabella & Mozzarella
Puff pastry envelops with Beef & Button Mushrooms, sprinkled with Cheese
Zucchini & Cheese Fritters
Beef Spring Rolls with Garlic & Cilantro Yogurt Dip
Coconut Crusted Prawns
Pacific NW Mussels in White wine & Herb Cream Sauce
Chicken & Prawn Skewers
Beef Tenderloin & Mushroom Skewers w/ smoked bacon
Spinach & Portabella Quesadillas, Fresh Mozzarella
Chicken & Mango Chutney Quesadillas, Mozzarella cheese
Tiny Beef & Egg Crepes
Tiny Roast Mushroom Crepes
Crispy Portabella Strips & Asian sauce
Crab & Brie Stuffed Mushrooms
Roast Mini Assorted Sweet Peppers with Beef & Rice Stuffing, Roast Tomatoes & Sour Cream
Grilled Eggplant & Zucchini Multi-Layered Mini Cakes, Red Peppers, Roast Tomatoes, Fresh Mozzarella Cheese
HOT ENTRÉES
Served in oven dish or on microwaveable tray with reheating instructions. Please specify your preference.
Beef
Beef Medallions topped with caramelized onions, cheese & mushrooms
Mini Beef Meatloaves stuffed with mushrooms in mushroom béchamel sauce,
served best with potato garnish – please choose below
Beef Tenderloin whole roast with onion & smoked bacon "Festi"
Mini Beef Patties with sauteed mushrooms & onion
Mini Beef Meatloaves stuffed with cheese in creamy green pea sauce,
best with potato garnish – please choose be
Beef Meatballs with homemade cranberry sauce
Beef Stroganoff with mushrooms
Veal
Veal Chops with diced vegetables, fresh cranberries and creamy
béchamel sauce, served best with potato garnish – please choose below
Lamb
Lamb Shanks in red wine and vegetable reduction,
served w/mashed potatoes
Lamb rice pilaf with dried fruits and oriental spices
Lamb Rack roast
Grilled Lamb Chops with red wine reduction & cranberries
Armenian Dolma: grape leaves stuffed with lamb and beef meat & spices,
serves with zesty yogurt & cilantro sauce
Lula Kebab
Pork
Pork Baby Ribs with barbeque sauce
Pork Schnitzel with Mushroom Sauce, served with
red cabbage & apple solyanka
Pork Cordon Bleu with Swiss cheese & smoked ham
Hearty Pork and Cabbage stew with tomatoes and spices
Turkey
Whole Roast Turkey with homemade cranberry sauce
Roasted Turkey Quarters with homemade cranberry sauce
Chicken
Chicken Cordon Bleu: cheese and ham rolls with creamy béchamel sauce
Zesty Chicken: onion and tomato stew (traditionally served bone-in, skinless)
Chicken rice pilaf with dried fruits and spices
Country style Chicken, tomato& vegetables casserole
Chicken Cutlets "Pozharski": specially breaded, minced chicken patties spiced with garlic
Homemade Dumplings
Siberian Pelmeni: small homemade ravioli style dumplings,
please choose beef OR traditional three meat
Ukrainian Vareniki: small pirogi style dumplings stuffed with assorted
mushrooms,or potato & onion; served with caramelized onions & optional bacon -
Stuffed Vegetables
Green Peppers with beef & rice stuffing, roast tomato sauce & sour cream
Baby Potatoes Stuffed with beef, homemade tomato sauce
Beef and Rice Stuffed Zucchinis, roasted tomato sauce & sour cream
Cabbage Rolls with beef & rice stuffing, roasted tomato sauce & sour cream
Baked Stuffed Yellow Squash with chicken & cheese, decorated with prawn
Seafood
Sole Pinwheels Stuffed with Shrimp on a spinach bed,
served with mashed potatoes
Baked Stuffed Yellow Squash with shrimp & cheese
Grilled Pesto Salmon stuffed w/Scallops
Coconut Salmon Roulades with Prawn
Salmon Fillet Baked in Pastry with mushrooms, spinach & sherry sauce
Pacific NW Crab Cakes with mango chutney, 2 per portions
Vegetarian
Mushroom Stuffed Zucchinis, roasted tomato sauce & sour cream
Zucchini Pancakes with sour cream 3 pieces
Mushroom Blinis (crepes stuffed with assorted mushrooms),
served with sour cream 1 piece
Potato Patties with wild mushroom sauce
Homemade Pasta with Pesto Sauce and Pine Nuts
Vegetable Rice Pilaf with spices
Vegetable Quinoa Pilaf
Cabbage Fritters
Asparagus baked with feta cheese sauce
Eggplants baked with mozzarella & homemade tomato sauce
Roquefort Cheese Crepes 1 piece
SAVORY PIES. Best if served warm:
All piroshkies are $1.50
Traditional Moscow Style Baked Piroshkies with following stuffing:
Cabbage (with hard boiled egg & dill)
Ground Beef (with hard boiled egg & fresh herbs)
Cabbage & ground beef
Piroshkies traditionally baked “open faced” – Rasstegaii:
They are best if served with homemade soup:
Potato, caramelized onion & mushrooms
Salmon, caramelized onion & rice
Sturgeon, caramelized onion & rice
Golden fried - Ponchiki:
Moscow Ponchiki with beef, egg & fresh herbs
Pan fried – Grandma Style:
Potato & caramelized onion
Potato, caramelized onion & mushrooms
Puff Pastries $1.50
Puff pastry envelops with spinach, Portabella, Feta & Mozzarella Cheeses
Ethnic savory pastries, dumplings & breads:
Hachapuri 10"-11" $11.95
Georgian flat bread stuffed with cheese
Belyashi $2.50
Golden fried open faced dumplings with juicy beef or lamb stuffing.
Served hot with zesty yogurt dip.
SWEET PASTRIES
Multi-Layered Honey Cake 12'' $36.00
Baked Apples in Pastry $2.00
Birthday Cake 12'' $45.00
Small Decorated Cakes $1.50
Walnut Rolls $2.00
FOR KIDS
Chicken tenders with bowtie pasta
Homemade Beef ravioli (Pelmeni) with butter or sour cream
Homemade linguine pasta with homemade tomato sauce & cheese
Sweet Tvorozhniki (homemade cottage cheese patties) with jam or sour cream & sugar
Blinchiki (crepes) with jam & sour cream
Sweet Varenike – pirogi style dumplings with sweet cream cheese stuffing or sour cherries, served with sour cream & sugar
Please specify the accompaniment where applicable: mashed potatoes, red potatoes with dill & parsley, pan-fried potatoes with bacon; steamed rice; pasta (spaghetti, angel hair, linguini, penne, bow tie, fettuccini), stir-fried veggies, mushrooms and onions