Category Archives: Canapés

Feb 18
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Cooked to the Door encore

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Cooked to the Door is back! I’ve put together a few ideas for you to treat yourselves to, some a bit different and others that are just a ‘warm hug’. With us nearing the end of the winter I’ve tried to balance the winter warmer selection with the lighter flavours of spring.

Canapés for a treat

Something indulgent for the weekend or maybe a special occasion. A selection of 1 bite canapés. I would suggest that you order 5-6 items per person as a pre-dinner nibble or 10-12 if you are replacing dinner to graze throughout the evening. All canapés are priced at £2.00 per item. (Trays will be collected at the earliest convenience).

  • Smoked salmon and cream cheese blini
  • Ham hock and artichoke croquette
  • Spiced crab doughnuts
  • Duck confit, sesame and beansprout spring rolls
  • Saffron and ginger battered prawns
  • Beetroot and goats cheese tostada
  • Roquefort peach and cured ham crostini
  • Haddock and salmon fish cakes
  • Prawn and lobster sesame toasts
  • Sundried tomato and basil cheesecake
  • BBQ beef and slow roast onion pizza
  • Lobster salad mini brioche
  • Chorizo and red pepper scotch quail eggs
  • Lamb and mint bon bon
  • Onion and nigella seed bahji
  • Asparagus, spinach and ricotta arancini
  • Lemon and pistachio tart
  • Bannoffi pie

Treat menus for your ‘bubbles’

Celebrating at home with your bubbles, for a reason or for no reason at all, Cooked is offering you something a bit different. For a minimum of 5 people these menus are designed to be comfort food; warming, full of flavour and simple to re-heat where required.

 Alpine treat night

Classic dishes from the mountains to stir memories of winter holidays past and remind you of what to look forward to:

  • Tartiflette
  • Cured meat platter
  • Creamy winey fondue sauce
  • Rustic crusty bread and new potatoes
  • Green salad

£27 per person

 Classic French winter warmer

Warm and comforting rustic French classics ideal for the last weeks of winter:

  •  Beef bourguignon or coq au vin
  • Chive mashed potatoes
  • Smoked Toulouse sausage cassoulet
  • Apple tart tatin

£27 per person

 Sri Lankan curry night

Just cook your own rice and try something a bit different:

  • Lentil and chickpea dahl
  • Sri Lankan chicken curry
  • Beef baduma (stir fried beef dish)
  • Cashew and sweet potato curry

£29 per person

Austrian classic

Dishes that my first head chef taught me when doing my apprenticeship. Gherkins aplenty here!

  • Austrian style potato salad
  • Beef stroganoff or beef goulash with creamy mashed potato
  • Käsespätzle (mac and cheese)
  • Appfelstrudel

£25 per person

Florentine flavours

Mix of deep and light flavours as we approach the end of winter. Historical dishes and more modern favourites from the best city I’ve been to:

  • Pepso (beef and red wine stew)
  • Slow cooked duck sauce and pappardelle
  • Spinach and ricotta arancini
  • Panzanella (tomato and bread salad)

£29

Breakfast in bed

Weekends only at £26pp

Treat someone to a little luxury; all you have to do is put the kettle on. Disposable cutlery and crockery will be supplied.

  • Freshly baked croissants with jam and butter
  • Pain au chocolat
  • Mini pastry selection
  • Selection of fresh fruit
  • Cured meats
  • Sliced cheese
  • Breakfast tea

 

  • All orders to be emailed 48 hours in advance, to [email protected] or call Cooked HQ on 736455.
  • When ordering please leave your address with instructions of how to find your house. Drivers delivering in your area are generally resident to that parish and will know there way around but directions would be appreciated.
  • Deliveries will made on the requested day between 2pm and 5pm.
  • Standard delivery is £5 island-wide.
  • Payment should be transferred to the Cooked to the Door account with your name and delivery date as reference.
  • Please make payment after the delivery has been made and on the day of delivery.
  • Payment via bank transfer to NatWest account number 74623370, sort code 60-09-20.
  • Cooked remains ever vigilant to the threat of Covid-19 and as such the kitchen is closed to all but Cooked staff. We are maintaining our usual high standard of hygiene. Vans have sanitiser and antibacterial spray, and drivers and kitchen staff are wearing gloves and masks at all times as well as complying with all government legislation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feb 18
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Classy Mountain Mayhem

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Après, a mountain style party at Cooked at St James, for all of us who can’t get our mountain holiday this season. Our recent lockdown has resulted in a change of date, with the probability that it will become an ‘end of season’ party in April.

I’m a keen snowboarder and love the snow, and the ski resorts this season have taken a hit; Après is intended to support the mountain community from afar by advertising resorts via social media and providing resort marketing material at the events. It will also raise money for local charities: Guernsey Down Syndrome Group and Bridge2.

The event will showcase classic dishes from the Alps served throughout the evening with DJs, visuals and décor to make you feel you’re at your favourite après bar. A level of class will be delivered – but what après evening isn’t complete without a few shots! (even included in the ticket price!)

But for now, why not organise a Zoom/Houseparty get-together with friends and check out my Facebook page for recipes, music and film recommendations to have a virtual après night.

If you have purchased tickets for the original dates they will be valid for the new ones. If a refund is required please contact [email protected] and if you haven’t got a ticket get a ticket…once we’re out of lockdown get ready to party. It’s a mountain we’ve been climbing recently so I think we’re all ready to get over the other side and have a night out!

Jul 09
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Bowl Food

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Our new bowl food menu as substantial canapés or to add to your cocktail party!

• Nasi Goreng (Indonesian special fried rice dish)
• Beef Rendang and saffron rice
• Lamb tagine and spiced cous cous
• Thai green chicken curry and rice
• Thai red prawn curry and rice
• Pea and asparagus risotto and seared sea bass
• Pomegranate and coriander quinoa with sesame and citrus salmon
• Chicken skewer with mint yoghurt and cucumber and soya bean salad
• Confit duck with soy, ginger and spring onion rice and plum sauce
• Korean steak, kimchi and rice
• Potato, chorizo and chickpea stew
• Falafel and mixed grain salad and beetroot
• Mango, roast sweet potato and bean salad with jerk spiced chicken
• Warm new potato salad and cider belly pork
• Fish pie and peas
• Spanish meatballs
• Crab cake and chive and lemon dressing

From £4/£5 per bowl

May 18
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Cooked to the Door

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Cooked to the Door was initially launched in the wake of the Coronavirus as a way of helping people avoid the shops. The principle worked really well, and the uptake was fantastic. With restrictions lifted, I am delighted to be able to provide this service again.

Cooked to the Door offers the following menus on a delivery basis, providing different options for different occasion, making your life a bit easier…and providing the odd indulgence:

  • Canapés for a treat
  • Celebration menus for your bubbles
  • Salads for the summer (ideal to complement a BBQ)
  • Breakfast in bed

Canapés for a treat

 Something different for the weekend or maybe a special occasion. A selection of 1 bite canapés, I would suggest that you order 5-6 items per person as a pre-dinner nibble or 10-12 if you are replacing dinner to graze throughout the evening. All canapés are priced at £2 per item.

  • Smoked salmon and cream cheese blini
  • Ham hock and artichoke croquette
  • Spiced crab doughnuts
  • Duck confit, sesame and beansprout spring rolls
  • Saffron and ginger battered prawns
  • Beetroot and goats cheese tostada
  • Roquefort peach and cured ham crostini
  • Haddock and salmon fish cakes
  • Prawn and lobster sesame toasts
  • Sundried tomato and basil cheesecake
  • BBQ beef and slow roast onion pizza
  • Lobster salad mini brioche
  • Chorizo and red pepper scotch quail eggs
  • Lamb and mint bon bon
  • Onion and nigella seed bahji
  • Asparagus, spinach and ricotta arancini
  • Lemon and pistachio tart
  • Bannoffi pie#

(Trays will be collected at the earliest convenience).

Celebration menus for your bubbles

Celebrating at home with your bubbles, for a reason or for no reason at all, Cooked is offering you something a bit different. For a minimum of 5 people these menus are designed for the summer; light, full of flavour and simple to re-heat where required.

Indonesian flavours: £27 pp

  • Nasi Goreng
  • Gado Gado
  • Chicken satay
  • Beef Rendang and rice

Moroccan flavours £27 pp

  • Chicken lemon and olive tagine
  • Sweet potato, pepper and chickpea tagine
  • Traditional tabbouleh
  • Roasted vegetable and date cous cous
  • Flatbreads

Asian BBQ/salad £27 pp

  • Lemongrass and coriander chicken brochette
  • Beef satay brochette
  • Noodle and vegetable salad slow cooked duck, honey and sesame
  • Mango and chili slaw with toasted peanuts and pan-fried prawns

Salads for the summer (ideal to complement a BBQ)

Minimum of 5 people priced at £4.50 pp per salad

  • Honey roast sweet potato and butternut with chickpeas, red lentils and toasted pumpkin seeds
  • Fresh beetroot, cherry tomato and roast red onion with pomegranate, red pepper and radish
  • New potato, green bean, soya bean, fennel and pine nut with lemon and chive dressing
  • Date and apricot Moroccan spiced cous cous with roasted vegetables
  • Mango, chili and white radish Asian slaw with toasted peanuts
  • Mixed bean, kale and spinach quinoa with baby corn and pistachio
  • Indonesian Gado Gado. Potato, green bean, egg, cabbage, cucumber and beansprouts with a creamy peanut sauce

Breakfast in bed

Weekends only at £26 pp

Treat someone to a little luxury; all you have to do is put the kettle on.

  • Freshly baked croissants with jam and butter
  • Pain au chocolat
  • Mini pastry selection
  • Selection of fresh fruit
  • Cured meats
  • Sliced cheese
  • Yoghurt
  • Fruit juice
  • Breakfast tea

 Disposable cutlery and crockery will be supplied

(Trays will be collected at the earliest convenience)

Ordering, delivery and payment, and Covid-19 safety:

  • All orders to be emailed 48 hours in advance, to [email protected] or call Cooked HQ on 736455.
  • When ordering please leave your address with instructions of how to find your house. Drivers delivering in your area are generally resident to that parish and will know there way around but directions would be appreciated.
  • Deliveries will made on the requested day between 2pm and 5pm.
  • Standard delivery is £3 island wide.
  • Payment should be transferred to the Cooked to the Door account with your name and delivery date as reference.
  • Please make payment after the delivery has been made and on the day of delivery.
  • Payment via bank transfer to NatWest account number 74623370, sort code 60-09-20.
  • Cooked remains ever vigilant to the threat of Covid-19 and as such the kitchen is closed to all but Cooked staff. We are maintaining our usual high standard of hygiene. Vans have sanitiser and antibacterial spray, and drivers and kitchen staff are wearing gloves and masks at all times as well as complying with all Government legislation.

 

 

Nov 24
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The Queen of the Canapés

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We don’t mean a soggy vol-au-vent, a devilled egg, or a cheese and pineapple cocktail stick à la 1980. We mean a beautiful, elegant little work of art; a marvellous miniature bite, delicately assembled with love, and a steady hand. At Cooked, we just love the queen of the canapés; enter the magnificent Smoked Salmon Blini.

She’s queen for a reason; let us tell you why. Take the blini, the food of the Tsars and an optimistic little pancake that in Russian heritage is a symbol of the sun. Traditionally prepared to celebrate the end of winter, it’s a cheerful place to put your salmon. A lovely peachy pink piece on top, with a good cream cheese before it completes this simple, but regal bite sized morsel .

Luxury encapsulated, she loves to hang out with the champagne. She can’t help her classic glamour but she can go bling in an instant with a touch of caviar and a crown of gold leaf. She has a variety of outfits; a marinade of dill and mustard and topped with microherbs, puts her on trend in the Scandi spirit. Also in her closet is a twist of lemon, cucumber pearls, a dash of balsamic, a grind of black pepper, a slice of beetroot ceviche, or for a feisty surprise, a drop of hot horseradish.

Whichever way she decides to dress at your party, you’d better catch her quick. She holds court only briefly and leaving her bereft subjects behind, her exit is swift, usually along with the champers.