summer entertaining ideas, tropical party inspiration, late summer recipes, grilled shrimp pesto, outdoor dining, backyard gatherings
Late Summer Entertaining With A Tropical Flair!
Editor, Michele Rosenthal
Photo & Styling by Paris House
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We are savoring every day of Summer! This weeks Sunday Guides is all about having fun and enjoying delicious food with your favorite people!
Here are our Tips & Recipes to help you put together a fun effortless tropical themed party!!!
Menu: recipes below
Jamaican Pork Tenderloin With Sauce Caribe (adapted from southern living)
We have been making this DELICIOUS and EASY recipe for 21 years & EVERYONE loves it! If you are in the Chester NJ area we highly recommend Chester Meat Market. I have been shopping there for decades. It’s outstanding.
coconut mint iced tea add rum if you like
Dessert - too hot to bake?!!! or simply don’t feel like spending all day in the kitchen!!! No worries get a dessert delivery straight to your door!!! We love Mini upside down pineapple cakes that will pair beautifully with our Tropical Dinner Menu!!! We linked them for you! Fun tip!!! Add a sparkler to the top of each mini cake and WOW your guests (please use EXTREME caution around guests & children and make sure to put out flame in water before disposing)
Decorate table with palm leaves and a few grocery store orchids! Scatter seashells down the center of table. No time to decorate or arrange flowers!? Call us!!! We deliver.
Don’t have a pool?!!! No worries!!! get a little kiddie pool & a slippery slide!!! Your guests will have so much fun & make lifelong memories. Try Walmart, Target, Amazon
Don’t forget a fun playlist!!!
Recipes:
Our Grilled pork tenderloin topped with the most delicious red current Caribe Sauce. It’s amazing!
Jamaican Pork Tenderloin With Sauce Caribe. (Our pork tenderloin is from Chester Meats, Chester NJ.)
Recipe Adapted from southern living 2002 issue!!
Ingredients:
1 1/2 to 2 pounds PORK Tenderloin (our pork tenderloin are from Chester Meats!)
3 tablespoons fresh orange juice
1 & 1/2 tablespoons McCORMICK Gourmet Collection Jamaican Jerk Seasoning (or substitute with your favorite brand)
1/2 cup red currant jelly
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons dark rum or orange juice (I use orange juice)
Garnishes: chopped honey-roasted USA PEANUTS, tropical pesticide free edible flowers
Long-grain and wild rice (optional)
Directions:
Preheat Grill
Spoon the 3 tablespoons of orange juice over the tenderloins. Sprinkle 1 & 1/2 tablespoons Jamaican seasoning over the top.
Grill pork until cooked through, do not burn
While pork is grilling make the sauce.
Add these ingredients to sauce pan:
1/2 cup red currant jelly
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons dark rum or orange juice (I use orange juice)
Heat until combined and sauce is thinned a bit
Cover pork & let rest for 5-10 minutes
Slice and place on serving platter. Spoon sauce over, sprinkle with honey roasted peanuts. Garnish.
Serve warm!
Coconut-Mint Iced Tea
Of course, if you're in the mood for a tropical cocktail, add a splash of rum.
8 SERVINGS
2 cups fresh mint leaves (from 2 large bunches)
8 cups double-strength fresh-brewed tropical blend iced tea (such as original blend Paradise brand)
1 cup (or more) coconut syrup*
5 tablespoons (or more) fresh lemon juice
Ice cubes
Place mint leaves in large pitcher. Crush mint with muddler or wooden spoon.
Add hot tea, 1 cup coconut syrup, and 5 tablespoons lemon juice. Add more coconut syrup by tablespoonfuls and lemon juice by teaspoonfuls, if desired.
Cool completely. Fill glasses with ice, pour tea over, and serve.
*Available at specialty foods stores.
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Sunday Guides, Tropical Soiree, August 2023
Late Summer Entertaining with a Tropical Flair
Editor’s Letter
By Michele Rosenthal. Follow me on Instagram @theparishouse
Summer is in full swing and we are savoring every single day. Backyard barbecues, picnics by the lake, cotton candy at the local fair, bikinis and striped umbrellas on the beach, fresh produce at the farmers market, poolside parties, yard games and all the fun carefree feelings summer brings us!
This issue is filled with recipes to enjoy ALL Summer long and we have updated it with even more!
We added Gardener’s garden fresh scape pesto recipe that we brush over grilled shrimp. It is so easy & DELICIOUS!
From ice cream cake, mocktails, summer beauty and fashion - this issue will inspire you to make easy dinners on the grill and enjoy the carefree days of summertime.
Thank you for reaching, Michele Rosenthal.
Coming soon, Sunday Guides Newport Rhode Island
Grilled Port Tenderloin with Caribe Sauce
Mini Pineapple Upside Down Cakes
Grilled Shrimp with Scape Pesto
Ingredients
Yield:About 1 cup
1 cup garlic scapes, cut to fit into processor (about 10 to 12 scapes)
¼ cup raw pine nuts
½ cup extra virgin olive oil
¼ cup Parmesan cheese
¼ cup basil leaves
Preparation
1. Step 1
Place the garlic scapes in a food processor and pulse for 30 seconds.
2. Step 2
Add the pine nuts and pulse for 30 seconds. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
3. Step 3
Add the olive oil and process on high for 15 seconds.
4. Step 4
Add the Parmesan cheese and pulse until the ingredients are combined.
5. Step 5
Add the basil and process until smooth.
6. Step 6
Add salt and pepper to taste and serve immediately. You can put in mason jars and cover with olive oil to prevent discoloration and can be frozen for later use.
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Company founder, Michele Rosenthal, has 30 years of experience and studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology, Travel and Tourism at Endicott College and holds degrees in Interior Design and Business Marketing. She helped launch a multi million dollar division of Saint Clare’s hospital in the early ‘90s.
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