Rural Roots Catering 76 Centennial Road Unit #3 Orangeville Ont
519 940 8831
www.ruralrootscatering.ca Info@ruralrootscatering.
I just came back from a wonderful weekend with my Book Club. The first weekend in June is always set aside for ‘the ladies’ to go to the two country homes in the area. 14 of us trekked up north for great companionship, a wonderful speaker, delicious food and great accommodations. We all felt as if we were at a spa.
We are all accomplished in the kitchen and used to do all the preparations ourselves. We achieved sanity in ‘our old age.’ The Saturday lunch and dinner is now catered. What a fabulous idea. Lunch was supposed to be out on the spacious grounds by the pool of our ‘Tuscany home in the area of Mulford Ontario. We assembled by the pool for drinks (Pimms with lemon soda, mint raspberries and cucumber) and fantastic appetizers. We moved inside for the lunch followed by our guest speaker and our last book for this season.
Rural Roots is situated in Orangeville and does a large catering business in the wider area. Chris Shoniker is a young man with a fine sense of food and gourmet artistry. The food was delivered to the lunch venue at one house and for the dinner at our second homestead.
We were mindful of calories and not wanting to overload at lunch time. Salads seemed to be the solution.
The Nicoise Salad was fresh and crisp. There was a plentiful portion for everyone.
We all loved the Greek Salad with the light flavorful red wine vinaigrette. The Lentil Salad was composed of green lentils, green onion, red and green grapes, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, red pepper and toasted almonds tossed in light lemon vinaigrette. We did cheat a bit by indulging on Nancy Y’s best ever chocolate brownies. Yummy!
We all had such a wonderful visit and enjoyed both the speaker and the lunch. We reminded ourselves that in 2 hours we were heading over to the stone house for the dinner. This Book Club weekend is very special in many ways. The women are stimulating company and loads of fun.
We arrived at the stone house to find drinks and appetizers waiting for us. Half the guests stay at one house and are responsible for setting up the lunch. The second group stays at the stone house and does the arranging for the dinner.
The vegetarian guests enjoyed Fresh Atlantic Salmon. It had been lightly smoked on a plank. The carnivores told me they enjoyed their flavorful Beef Bourguignon. Beef sirloin, button mushrooms, shallots, and garlic were combined with fresh thyme and red wine. The last time I looked it was all gone so I guess that was a winning dish. The Grilled And Roasted Vegetable Composition was fantastic. You could taste the barbecue flavor but the vegetables were perfectly cooked.
We were all anticipating the Lemon Meringue Pie and Pots Of Chocolate. Nobody was disappointed.
Lunch was $17.34 per person. Dinner was $28.91.
I couldn’t believe the energy shown by everyone following the gourmet dinner. Sparkling conversation, karaoke and even dancing kept us all up and alert for many hours. I love these women and enjoyed spending such close time with them.
Catering takes the strain from the hostess. People in the wider Orangeville area should be delighted to have such an accomplished caterer in the area. If you are visiting someone in the Orangeville/Collingwood area you could arrange for a catered meal to be delivered. I can’t wait for next year. I hope to spend my time with more tantalizing food and the same wonderful women. In the meantime I better get started on the heavy reading list for next year’s Book Club.
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