Dinners at the Farm Begin this Week in East Lyme CTbites Team July 03, 2012 The sixth season of Dinners at the Farm begins this Thursday evening, July 5 for six nights at White Gate Farm in East Lyme, CT. There are a limited number of tickets still available. Check availability and RSVP. A portion of the proceeds from this seasons' dinners will benefit: CitySeed, Connecticut Farmland Trust, Working Lands Alliance and new this year Region 4 Schools' healthy lunch program. Check their facebook page for updates and menus. Here's a sampling of this weekend's menu: THURSDAYcocktail: grangia, lemon verbena syrup & raspberriesZUCCHINI, HEIRLOOM TOMATO & BASIL SALAD WITH BLACK OLIVES, FRIED CAPERS, FRIED GARLIC & FETACOOL CARROT SOUP WITH INDIAN SPICES, SPICY MARINATED SHRIMP & MINT RAITABEET & LEMON RISSOTO WITH BLACK SQUID & FRIED PARSLEYTURKEY, PORK & GREEN HERB MEATBALL WITH SAUTEED SWISS CHARD & GARLIC CREAMGRILLED SWORDFISH WITH A BEET, ROASTED CORN & HERB SALAD WITH HONEY, LILME CHILI & GARLIC VINAIGRETTELEMON VERBENA & HONEY PANNACOTTA WITH DAY LILLIES & VIOLETS FRIDAYcocktail: sangriaFRESH MOZZARELLA WITH BEETS, BLUEBERRIES, MINT & GRILLED LEMON VINAIGRETTETHAI STYLE CABBAGE, TOMATO, ROASTED CORN & DRIED SHRIMP SALAD WITH PEANUTS, THAI BASIL, CILANTRO & CHILI-LIMESPINACH & FRESH CLAM RISOTTO WITH BUTTERY SHRIMPSEARED SCALLOPS WITH CUMIN & CILANTRO SCENTED CARROT PUREE & GINGERY WILTED SPINACH & TOASTED SESAME SEEDSWOOD ROASTED PORCHETTA WITH ROASTED TOMATO WITH OLIVE VINAIGRETTE & A ZUCCHINI, MINT & LEMON SALADCORNMEAL CAKE WITH HONEY, LIME & BLUEBERRIES SATURDAYcocktail: tbdCOOL BEET SOUP WITH A SALAD OF SHREDDED CARROTS, CUCUMBER, ONION, SQUID, CILANTRO & THAI BASIL, FRIED SHALLOTS & CHILI-LIMEFRESH SHRIMP GORDITA WITH SALSA VERDE, SHREDDED LETTUCE & QUESO FRESCOORRECHIETTE WITH LEMON SPINACH, SWISS CHARD, ZUCCHINI & CHEVREWOOD ROASTED FLUKE WITH BUTTERY TURIPS, RADISHES & BEETS, BRAISED BACON & DILL BEURRE BLANCMARINATED GRILLED CHICKEN WITH RENAISSANCE SWEET & SOUR SAUCE & AN HEIRLOOM TOMATO & BASIL SALADDESSERT? Not sure yet. SATURDAYcocktail: tbdMEXICAN SEAFOOD CEVICHE WITH PICKLED CORN, TOMATOES, SALSA, SPICES & HERBSCOOL ZUCCHINI & MINT SOUP WITH YOGURT, OIL CURED CHILIES, ALMONDS & LEMONORRECHIETTE WITH TOMATO, GARLIC & HERB MARINARA & BASIL SAUTEED SHRIMPGRILLED SWORDFISH WITH FENNEL & CORIANDER PUREE & A BEET, PINENUT & GRILLED LEMON SALADPULLED PORK WITH OAXAN MOLE, FRESH CORN CORNBREAD & SLAWDESSERT? Not sure yet.
