Sunday, September 16, 2007

[The Grand Larsony, Main Deck]


[The Grand Larsony, Main Deck]
Dark wicker chairs encircle the fire pit to one side of the deck and a built-in bar and grill is nestled into the corner on the other. Potted, bright red geraniums hang from hooks in the canopy overhead and add to the rustic charm of the decor. An assortment of flowers sits on top of a marble table surrounded by dark wicker chairs. You also see an oak door inset with rich stained glass in an ornate pattern.

On the bar:
  • A frozen sterling silver pitcher of Mint Juleps [when poured, its in a frosty sterling silver cup]
  • A bottle of Southern Comfort
  • A pitcher of ice cold sweet tea
  • a warming plate: Fried chicken [Liz’s semi-famous fried chicken]
  • a ceramic blue bowl: candied sweet potatoes
  • a ceramic yellow bowl: buttermilk biscuits & gravy [homemade biscuit topped with classic sausage and herb cream gravy]
  • a black ceramic platter: Country ham
  • a ceramic pink bowl: Savannah Crab Cakes [Twin crab cakes blended with fine lump on a bed of seasoned black beans with white rice, pico salsa, fried collard greens and tartar sauce]
  • a blue ceramic platter: Pan-Fried Mountain Trout [Topped with a green tomato blackberry sauce, served with squash casserole, hush puppies and cucumber-onion salad]
  • a salad bowl: Toasted Almond and Ginger Salad [Greens tossed in a sweet ginger dressing with toasted almonds, sunflower seeds, celery, diced oranges and red pepper]
  • a red platter: Country Fried Steak covered in white gravy
  • a green platter: Fried Green Tomatoes with Vidalia onion relish and roasted red pepper sauce
a dessert tray:
  • Florentine Cup [A carmel and sliced almond flute bowl with vanilla bean ice creamtopped with diced fresh fruit and garnished with whipped cream.]
  • Warm Peach Cobbler [Sautéed peaches in spice, brown sugar and peach liqueur, tucked in by Swedish Linzer crust. Served a la mode with vanilla bean ice cream]
  • Bread Pudding [Creole Bread Pudding with Vanilla Whiskey Sauce]
  • Liz’s Famous Peach Cheesecake [Poached Peaches topped with Bailey's Irish Cream Cheesecake]
  • Triple Chocolate Bundt Cake [Served warm with clouds of whipped cream.]

On the grill:

  • BBQ pork
  • Grilled Shrimp Creole
  • Baby Back BBQ Ribs

Notes: Need Look decriptions for:
On the deck, a round fire pit surrounded by a Adirondack chairs, a built-in bar and a grill a marble table with dark wicker chairs surrounding it.

Atmospheric: crackling sparks from the fire pit

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