[Global2010]

The rest of the Menu I know how to navigate.

As I have conservatively propogated it over the years and I do believe I have got a Majority vote. Though it is a bit spendy..

Menu as follows...

Fresh Oregon Coast Blackberry (home picked) Sauce over New York cut steaks.

Baby Dutch Potatoes with Ireland Butter and Rosemary.

Argula/radichio and pine nut salad.

Drinks will be Cold Raspberry Herb tea/water/7up..

One bottle of Sonoma Simi 1996. And a real dry Amber Ale beer.

For those at the table who choose.

Ok I need some help on my puff pastry mode...Ladies? or Gentlemen...dont forget our latitude.

[ChocChipCookie]

If you’re going to keep the puff pastry refrigerated once it’s cut up, I don’t see any problem. They’re kept in the refrigerated section in the grocery store.

[ChocChipCookie]

Your meal sounds wonderful, BTW!

[Pinetop]

Refrigerate covered. I would brush with melted butter or whipping cream in order to keep it soft. Sounds really good. I like the steack with a blackberry sauce—sounds like a wild boar kinda thing...

[Hugin]

Personally I wouldn't want to desecrate a fine NY steak with blackberry sauce. Maybe pork, or even chicken, but not beef. If you must, pour a little around where the steak goes, then put the steak on top, and serve some extra sauce at the table.

Oh well, that's just me.

[Netizen]

Why do people want to stick raspberry in everything? It seems to be a love it or hate it type of thing. Me, I hate it. Not fond of rosemary either. I wouldn’t want my steak covered in a berry sauce either.

[count-your-change]

Grands Biscuits, real butter and if you want fancy, blackberry preserves. But you don't dump blackberry anything on steak! What kind of Saturday afternoon hotsy-totsy cooking shows you been watching anyway?
Toss that ridichio stuff out for the wild rabbits to choke on and fry up some fresh green beans with bacon in a big iron skillet for something worth eating.
The potatoes sound o.k., but what's with the Ireland butter?Land o Lakes with a little roasted garlic works just fine.
Pick a good sauce with mushrooms for the steak, and be generous with the freshly ground black pepper.
For drinks, I'd go with a porter over some weak kneed wine.

Well, there you are. I saved you a lot of money and embarrassment. (blackberry tea? 7UP? guess the kids are drinking that, right?)

Say, if you have lots of fresh blackberries you ought to try blackberry dumplings, takes a little time, but they are good!

[toomuchcoffee]

Yes, you can do the cut-outs the day or even the week before. Be sure to seal them (vacuum or saran) to keep them from drying, and keep them chilled. If you wish to bake them beforehand, be sure to let them fully cool(amazingly important), then seal them air tight. A 17 hour window is fine for pre-baking, as long as the pastries are fully cooled before sealing.

[Cloverfarm]

Your menu sounds good. Don’t have any advice on the pastries. The only thing I’d change though, would be to serve the blackberry sauce on the side. I don’t put anything on my steaks except salt. (But, we raise our own so we’re spoiled)

Good luck!

[Balcifer]

wish i could help lol but i may know someone that may I’ll bookmark this and point her too this article :)

[svcw]

Ok.
I have never been able to get puff pastry to work under any circumstances.
I would go with a double chocolate tort and a nice coffee.
But that's just me.