What's Cookin'

Menu Suggestions

Need a menu plan in a jiffy?  Look no further.  Here’s a handful of our menu ideas to get you started with your occasion.  Give us a call and we’ll help you create your own fare!

Brunch/Lunch

  • Variety of Quiches – ham & cheddar, bacon & leek (Lorraine), broccoli & cheddar, spinach with mushrooms & chevrai, Mediterranean (feta, olives, caramelized onions and sundried tomatoes)… or create your own!
  • Spanicopita Pie – spinach, feta and pine nuts wrapped in puff pastry, delicious hot or barely warmed
  • Ham & Cheddar Country Pie – layers of honey glazed ham, old cheddar, mushrooms, onions, salsa and our secret mustard sauce all wrapped in puff pastry
  • Fruited Wild Rice Salad
  • Green Salad with Blueberry Balsamic Vinaigrette and crumbled chevrai and spiced pecans
  • Fruit Kabob Melonhead and Ginger Cookies

Casual Summer Barbecue

  • Hand pattied beef burgers, vegetarian burgers and ellk burgers with fresh buns from Holtom’s Bakery (just down the street from What’s Cookin’)
  • Dilly pickle relish, crunchy chili sauce, ma maison mustard sauce and a couple of jars of pickles from the Pickle Guy
  • Classic Potato Salad or Dilly Potato Salad
  • Apple Cranberry Cole Slaw or Asian Salad
  • Crudités and Bacon Blast Dip
  • Sweets Medley with Fresh Berries

Christmas Eve Fireside Dinner

  • Squash & Pear Soup
  • Signature Tortière – a holiday specialty here at What’s Cookin’!
  • Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes
  • Roasted Root Vegetables
  • Frozen Lemon Meringue Torte

Delicious Ham Buffet

  • Spiral Cut Honey Ham with Ma Maison Sweet & Spicy Mustard Sauce
  • Scalloped Potatoes
  • Old Fashioned Baked Beans
  • Brussels Sprouts Gratin
  • Maple Syrup Pie with Steen’s Vanilla Ice Cream

Summer Wedding Buffet

  • Marinated Monster Sirloin Steak (sliced to order at the buffet) with fresh horseradish and mustard sauce
  • Poached Wild-Caught Salmon with chive & caper sauce
  • Marinated Portobello Mushroom Caps for the Vegetarians
  • Marilyn’s Macaroni & Cheese for the Kids
  • Fruited Wild Rice Salad
  • Tomato Caprese Salad with chevrai and fresh basil
  • Organic greens with Strawberry Vinaigrette with fresh berries and slivered almonds
  • Individual Angel Food Cakes with Fresh Strawberries, Chocolate Garnish and Balsamic Glaze

Chili Bar

  • Hearty meat chili, vegetarian chili
  • Fresh rolls or French stick from Holtom’s Bakery
  • Lots of Chili Toppings – sour cream, shredded old cheddar, sliced green onions, hot peppers, bacon bits
  • Fresh spinach salad with Orange Raspberry Vinaigrette, dried cranberries and mandarin oranges
  • Basket of Homemade Cookies

Lasagna Medley

  • Traditional Lasagna (lots of local lean ground beef with homemade tomato sauce, cheeses and noodles) or Ris-agna (Ditch the noodles and add risotto… for the gluten-free crowd.)
  • Red, White and Green Lasagna (red peppers, broccoli, homemade tomato sauce, cheeses and noodles)
  • Pesto Lasagna (layers of pesto béchamel, homemade tomato sauce, cheeses and noodles)
  • Real Garlic Bread
  • Caesar Salad (homemade Caesar dressing with Garlic Butter Croutons) or Greens and Croutons with Red Wine Vinaigrette
  • Chocolate Paté with Fresh Fruit for dessert