Tomorrow night my Mother and Sister In-Law are going to Paris. My SIL lives in Vancouver and will be here for the day tomorrow before they embark on their adventure. And since I have not been to Paris since I was a little girl, I thought it would be fun to serve a Paris style lunch. I thought of serving Croque Monsieur and when searching for a recipe came across a funky recipe book called, “The Paris Café Cookbook” by Daniel Young.
I got a good idea of what to serve and wish it were Hubby and I going to Paris and not my In-Laws, but alas, our turn will come. On the menu for tomorrow:
Fruit and Cheese platter – grapes, strawberries and three cheeses all from France.
Croque Monsieur – with a side of mixed greens salad and French Vinigrette (both of which are from the Cookbook)
And Vanilla Pots de Crème (this too from the book) for dessert.
The only thing I forgot was what to serve to drink. Typically it would be wine, but since I won’t be having any and they are going to be flying I figure it’s best to stay away. And they will be getting authentic limonade while there, so I am stumped. I have some regular North American soda on hand or some juice, but somehow it seems like I am missing something. Hopefully I will figure it out before they get here.
Here’s to lunch in Paris, in Ottawa.
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What a wonderful idea! I was thinking when the kids get older of doing things like that, having themed dinners. Sounds so fun. 🙂
What a great idea – lunch in Paris! Enjoy.
That is a very sweet idea. I’m sure your mother and SIL will be very touched by this! Hope you all enjoy 🙂
Heidi
sparkling water? apple cider “Champagne”?
Sounds yummy!!
Sounds devine!
🙂
Orangina is big in France 🙂
Perrier?
love your new blog btw 🙂
That sounds nice. I am sure they will love it.
well, my heart skipped a beat this morning, when i received an email from my dear sister in law (whi lives in london with my brother) which had the subject line: PARIS and went on to say
Hey Kate
I was in Paris for a couple of meetings yesterday and today; staying very close to the tour eiffel. I took a photo of it in the dusk on my phone last night and tried to text it to you, but it wouldn’t go through! Paris will always and forever remind me of you dear sis, which has made it an even more special place to go.
how sweet is that???
you go girl on the parisian menu,
bonne chance, bon appétit!!!
mwah mwah mwah (on each cheek lol) X
Sounds good! What time is lunch?? 🙂
Oooohh! How mouthwatering!!