Thursday evening

Been a while, I know, but I've been so busy lately and I'm not stopping long...there's a programme on the TV at nine o'clock tonight that I want to watch so I've got about twenty minutes :)

I read everyone else's blogs before I started writing - Kelly will I come down and kick you or have you already done that yourself. I make mistakes like that all the time so I know how frustrating it feels (I'm talking about overlooking dates) when you muck things up :(

Ian and I are going to the Milton on Valentine's Night for dinner!
"Well," you might say, "they've never done anything like that before..."

Nor would we have this time either if Ian hadn't sent me an email of the forthcoming attractions at the Woodend Barn.

I saw that they were putting on a production called, 'The Tailor of Inverness' by a company called Dogstar whom I have vaguely heard of, and so I emailed back and said that I would like to go and see it.

Back came an email from Ian. he was very sorry but he had organised a 'Headbang' for that night (13th February) and it was really very difficult to fit the schedules of the various members of the Headbang Gang into any one evening...so it couldn't be changed :(

Realising, I think, how I would be gutted he offered the Milton instead - the following night. There you go!
And here is the menu for the night:

Valentine's Menu - Friday 13th and Saturday 14th February

Champagne on arrival

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Amuse Bouche

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Baked Crottin of Goats Cheese
rolled in Almonds with Pawpaw and Avocado Salad & Orange Reduction

Presse of Homecured Smoked & Fresh Salmon

Sauce Maltese & Caper Berries

Warm Filo Tartlet of Confit Duck

Black Pudding and Caramelised Apple with Pear Conserve

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Fillet of Angus Beef and Braised Brisket

with Herb Crusted Potatoes, Glazed Shallots and a Red Wine Jus

Poached Loin of Monkfish wrapped in Spinach Mousseline

Beetroot and Potato Rosti with Horseradish Cream

Mozzarella, Aubergine and Beef Tomato Schnitzel

with Cassoulet of Haricot Blanc

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Assiette of Chocolate (for two)

Passion Fruit crème Brulee

Selection of Ice Cream and Sorbet

Selection of Cheeses

I had to look up a few things in the dictionary.
An assiette is a dish with several little dishes on it, an Amuse Bouche translates literally to an amused mouth - it's a little mouthful of food on a plate to tickle your tastebuds and a crottin is a small cylindical cheese!