Menu: Impressive Dinner Party

Whether you're looking for a meal to celebrate a holiday, or just want a sit-down dinner that will impress, you'll love this menu.

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The Menu

Slow-Roasted Beef Tenderloin

Checkerboard Rolls

Step 1: Coat the Rolls with Butter

Step 2: Dip into Seasonings

Step 3: Forming the Checkerboard Pattern

Herbed Leek Gratin

Step 1: Place Leeks in Dish

Shiitake Mushroom Tomato Bisque

Step 1: Cook the Vegetables

Step 2: Add Mushrooms

Step 3: Add Remaining Ingredients

Step 4: Blend Bisque

Caramel Nut Tart

Step 1: Put Dough in Pan

Step 2: Trim Excess Pastry

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The Menu

Recognize momentous occasions with a menu made to match. We'll guide you through the prep work so you can get this spectacular dinner on the table with ease.

-- Slow-Roasted Beef Tenderloin
-- Checkerboard Rolls
-- Herbed Leek Gratin
-- Shiitake Mushroom Tomato Bisque
-- Caramel Nut Tart

Slow-Roasted Beef Tenderloin

Roast tenderloin is definitely a showcase entree, especially when topped with mushrooms and homemade Horseradish Cream.

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Checkerboard Rolls

Please a crowd with these dinner rolls. They can choose between poppy and sesame seed topping or a cheesy cornmeal coating. The next three slides give you the vital how-tos for make these impressive rolls.

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Step 1: Coat the Rolls with Butter

Coat each roll of dough with melted butter so seasonings will stick. The next slide demonstrates how to dip the rolls in seasonings.

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Step 2: Dip into Seasonings

After coating the rolls with melted butter, dip the rolled dough into the poppy seed-sesame seed or cornmeal-cheese mixture. In Step 3, we'll show you how to form the checkerboard pattern.

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Step 3: Forming the Checkerboard Pattern

After seasoning the rolls, place the coated balls of rolled dough in the greased baking pan, alternating to form a checkerboard pattern.

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Herbed Leek Gratin

This elegant side dish is surprisingly easy, thanks to a two-ingredient sauce that mingles with herbs while it bakes. The next slide shows how to make this dish easy to serve.

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Step 1: Place Leeks in Dish

If you place the leeks in the baking dish so that they are all positioned crosswise in the dish, they will be easier to serve.

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Shiitake Mushroom Tomato Bisque

This dish is a rich concoction of cooked vegetables, seafood, or poultry pureed with cream. Serve it as a meal starter or as a light supper. The next four slides walk you through the important steps to this bisque.

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Step 1: Cook the Vegetables

Use a wooden spoon to cook and stir the leek, celery, and garlic in the hot butter until tender. Step 2 shows you how to add and cook the shiitake mushrooms.

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Step 2: Add Mushrooms

After cooking the vegetables in butter, add the sliced shiitake mushrooms to the saucepan; cook and stir until tender. The next slide shows how to combine all the bisque ingredients.

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Step 3: Add Remaining Ingredients

After cooking the mushrooms, add the tomatoes, broth, whipping cream, dill, and pepper to the saucepan. Step 4 shows how to use an immersion blender to blend the soup.

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Step 4: Blend Bisque

Once you've combined all the ingredients, use a handheld immersion blender to blend the soup mixture right in the saucepan, which is easier, safer, and less messy.

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Caramel Nut Tart

Caramel Nut Tart combines two ingredients almost everyone loves, caramel and nuts, and showcases them in an impressive-looking dessert. The next two slides give the basic steps for forming a tart crust.

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Step 1: Put Dough in Pan

Gently ease the 12-inch circle of dough into tart pan. Do not stretch dough. Press it into fluted sides of pan. Step 2 shows how to trim the excess pastry.

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Step 2: Trim Excess Pastry

After placing the dough in the pan, trim the excess pastry by pressing through it along the top edges of the pan.

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