~ celebrating our 31st Year ~
2011 Holiday Menu “the basics”
designed for easy at-home preparation
with full serving instructions

We highly recommend getting your order in early as oven space is limited & fills up quickly!
For Additional Party & Dinner Menu Ideas please call us at the café.

All Menu Items have a 6 Serving Minimum.

*There is a minimum $75.00 order of “Sides” with all Turkey Orders.

"Sides" include anything other than the main protein/entree.
(310) 456-3254

Entrees
Roasted Free-Range Turkey* (10lb minimum) - Market Price/Lb + 25.00
Grilled Baby Lamb Chops with Fresh Mint Chutney - Market Price
Grilled Beef Tenderloin with Whipped Fresh Horseradish - Market Price
Wild Mushroom, Spinach & Ricotta Lasagna ~ 85.00 (serves 9)

 Stuffing
11.00 per quart
Traditional Celery, Onion and Toasted Almond Stuffing
Sourdough and Fresh Winter Sage Stuffing
Cornbread Stuffing with Italian Sausage
Wild Mushroom-Kale Brioche Stuffing
Sourdough-Thyme Stuffing with Chicken Apple Sausage
1 Lb is an Average Side Dish for 3 Guests)

 

              
                                                                                           Gravy
                                                                                    13.00 per quart
                                                                               Traditional Hearty Turkey
                                                                                Port Wine and Mushroom
                                                                  (1 Quart is an Average Amount for 6 Guests)

Soups
14.00 per quart

Our Famous Tomato Bisque

Gingered Butternut Squash

Wild Mushroom Soup, truffle oil

Carrot Champagne

Sumptuous Lobster Bisque (35.00 Quart)

(1 Quart is an Average Side Serving for 3 Guests)

Salads
7.00 per serving

Organic Kale Salad, grapes, sunflower seeds, almonds, lemon olive oil

Spinach with Gorgonzola and Spicy Pecans

Roasted Winter Vegetable Salad, Haloumi cheese, banyuls vinaigrette

Vegetables

‘Cloud 9’ Mashed Potatoes-8.00 per Lb (2)

Sweet Potato Gratin-10.00 per Lb (3)

Whipped Butternut Squash ~ 8.00 per Lb (3)

Brussels Sprouts with Smoked Bacon- 11.00 per Lb (4)

Broccolini with Roasted Garlic and Lemon ~ 10.00 per Lb (4)

Roasted Cauliflower & Baby Carrots with Curry and Cashews- 9.00 per Lb (3)

Creamed Corn with Roasted Lipstick Peppers- 9.00 per Lb (5)

Maple Glazed Baby Carrots and Swiss Chard-10.00 per Lb

Green Beans with Caramelized Cippolini Onions & Thyme

Classic Creamed Spinach

Old Fashioned or Caramelized Onion Scalloped Potatoes-10.00 per Lb (3)

( ) Indicates the Number of Average Servings per Lb

Breads

LaBrea Dinner Rolls (Pretzel, Olive, Rosemary or Rustic) & Herb Butter ~ 8.00 Dozen

Poppy and Sesame Seed Grissini Breadsticks 6.00 Dozen

Herbed Parmesan Lavash Crisps ~ 9.00 Dozen

Desserts

Pumpkin Chiffon Pie, Cardamom Whipped Cream (8) ~ 29.00

Maple Pumpkin Cheesecake

Large Double-Crusted French Apple Pie (12) ~ 48.00

Organic Nut and Fig Tart with Hand-Whipped Cream (10) ~ 30.00

Southern Chocolate Pecan Pie with Hand-Whpped cream (10) ~ 30.00

Gingerbread Bread Pudding with Crème Anglaise (10) ~38.00

Dark Chocolate-Chip and Fresh Raspberry Custard Bread Pudding (10) ~ 38.00

Dried Cherry-White Chocolate Bread Pudding (10) ~ 38.00

Linda’s “melt-in-your-mouth” Butter Rum Cake (14) ~40.00

Chocolate Peppermint Layer Cake (12) ~ 38.00

Homemade Ginger, Pumpkin or Banana Breads ~ 12.00 each

Other Goodies & Condiments

-We Can Festively Wrap All of the Following for Gift Giving-

Handmade Fig-Amaretto OR Cranberry-Raspberry Jams ~13.00 per Pint

Handmade Holiday Cookies- 28.00 per two dozen

The Malibu Cookbook: A memoir by the Godmother of Malibu ~ 20.00
Godmother Gift Baskets and Godmother Gift Certificates


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Cocktail Party Hors d’oeuvres
(call for pricing)

Grappalox- grappa-cured salmon on a corn blini, caper-chive crème fraiche

Organic fava bean puree on toasted ciabatta, aged pecorino

Beef short rib mini tostada-sweet potato puree, micro arugula

Vegetarian black bean and lentil cake-white corn, jicama salsa

Truffled Mushroom tartlet- brie and reggiano

Fresh Ricotta and Heirloom Tomato tartlet- fresh oregano

Sashimi grade ahi tartare- citrus ponzu, avocado and crispy won ton

Burrata caprese- on a toasted bread cube, basil, extra virgin olive oil

Free range turkey meatball slider- provolone, secret sauce

“Kale air”- oven baked crispy kale, seasoned Hawaiian sea salt

Dungeness crab mousse- new potato carriage, crispy leeks

Steamed Dumpling, sesame mushroom broth

Antipasto plate – artisan meats and cheeses, grapes, fig jam, crackers

Turkey Meatball Sliders, provolone, homemade marinara
B.b.q pork sliders- roasted jalepeno, home made b.b.q sauce

Duck Confit mini tostada – braised radicchio, cassis

Jumbo shrimp and scallop ceviche – wonton cup

White bean hummus- warm spinach tortilla chips

Meatballs with Spanish almond piccata sauce

Salt cod brandade on grilled ciabatta

Fried artichokes and olives with preserved lemon aioli dipping sauce

Flatbreads – spinach and ricotta or tomato, basil mozzarella

Mushroom Strudel

Mini Crabcakes with spicy remoulade

Tri-Tip Rollups with arugula and horseradish cream

Skewered Shrimp with green chili pesto

White Bean and Rosemary Bruschetta

Portobello and Goat Cheese Crostini

Stuffed Mushrooms with fresh herbs and cheese

Mini Vegetable Frittatas

Kalamata Olive and Chevre Tartlets

Chicken Sausage in puff pastry

Grilled Scallop Skewers with Chervil and fennel

Curried Vegetable Samosas with tomato chutney

Spanikopita Triangles with spinach and feta

Artisan Cheese Platter with local fig jam, grapes and crackers

Italian Antipasto Platter with meats, cheeses, olives, roasted nuts and crackers