menus barefoot contessa




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lunch
Working Lunch
Fresh Pea Soup (5)
Caesar Club Sandwich (5)
Tomato Fennel Salad (2)
Raisin Pecan Oatmeal Cookies (6)

Lunch in the Garden
Chicken Salad Sandwiches (5)
Tomato Mozzarella and Basil (3)
Lemon Cake (2)
Fresh Blueberries

Soup and Sandwich
Lentil Vegetable Soup (1)
Mexican Chicken Soup (5)
California BLT’s (5)
Outrageous Brownies (1)

Elegant but Easy Lunch
Roasted Potato Leek Soup (6)
Truffled Filet of Beef Sandwiches (6)
French Apple Tart (6)

Soup Party
Italian Wedding Soup (6)
Cream of Fresh Tomato Soup (6)
Mache with Warm Brie and Apples (6)
Honey White Bread (5)
Honey Vanilla Pound Cake (6)

Summer Lunch
Grilled Salmon Salad (1)
Fresh Corn Salad (1)
Broccoli with Garlic (1)
French Bread
Fresh Lemonade (1)
Summer Pudding (3)

Beach Picnic
Grilled lemon chicken salad (without sugar snap peas) (1)
Pasta with sun dried tomatoes (3)
Sugar snap peas with sesame (1)
French rolls
Outrageous brownies(1)
Fresh peaches

Tailgate Picnic
Grilled salmon sandwiches (2)
Filet of beef sandwiches (with blue cheese) (2)
Vegetable coleslaw (1)
Pecan shortbread (1)
Brownies (1)
Herbal iced tea (3)

Winter Lunch for a Crowd
Lentil soup (1)
Cheddar corn chowder (1)
Baked Virginia ham (1)
Green salad vinaigrette (3)
Fruit and cheese platter (1)
French bread
Old-fashioned apple crisp (2)
Vanilla ice cream

French Lunch
cassis a l'eau(4)
blue cheese soufflé(4)
green salad vinaigrette(4)
pear Clafouti(4)

Snow Day
French onion soup(1)
Croque monsieur(4)
fresh fruit salad
Palmiers(4)

Late Summer Lunch
Kir(4)
endive, pear, and Roquefort salad(4)
Pissaladiere(4)
peaches in Sauternes(2)

Comfort Lunch
Ultimate Grilled Cheese (7)
Rori’s Potato Chips (2)
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies
New York Egg Cream (7)


(1) The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook 1999 Clarkson Potter/Publishers
(2) Barefoot Contessa Parties! 2001 Clarkson Potter/Publishers
(3) Barefoot Contessa Family Style 2002 Clarkson Potter/Publishers
(4) Barefoot in Paris 2004 Clarkson Potter/Publishers
(5) Barefoot Contessa at Home 2006 Clarkson Potter/Publishers
(6) Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics 2008 Clarkson Potter/Publishers
(7) Barefoot Contessa How Easy is That? 2010 Clarkson Potter/Publishers