Sample Menus


Thousands Of Menu Combinations To Choose From:

Hors d'oeuvres

  • Imported and domestic cheeses with crackers, garnished with fresh fruit
  • Fresh cruditÉs
  • Marinated tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, and basil
  • Pineapple wrapped in bacon
  • Scallops wrapped in bacon
  • Water chestnuts wrapped in bacon
  • Chili-cranberry meatballs
  • Beef tenderloin with herb cheese on crostini
  • Shrimp cocktail with sauce
  • Prosciutto with melon
  • Crusty bread with olive oil and dips
  • Assorted petite quiche
  • Herb-stuffed, crabmeat, or spinach herb cheese mushrooms
  • Marinated shrimp wrapped with snow peas
  • Sweet and sour chicken
  • Spicy peanut chicken satay
  • Beef or chicken teriyaki
  • Cajun chicken bites
  • Spinach balls
  • Marinated shrimp and scallop skewers with pea pods and cherry tomatoes
  • Mediterranean olive pesto with goat cheese on toasted pita bread
  • Mini Maine crab cakes with lemon-dill aioli
  • Cocktail franks wrapped in puff pastry
  • Cherry tomatoes stuffed with boursin cheese
  • Cucumber rounds with chicken or lobster salad
  • Asparagus rollups
  • Deviled eggs
  • Cream cheese and chutney with crackers
  • Barbecued chicken wings
  • Baked brie with apricot in puff pastry with fruit slices and crackers
  • Hummus platter served with pita bread
  • Cheese and meat board with assorted meats, cheeses, mini breads, and honey mustard and herb cheese
  • Crab meat triangles
  • Antipasto skewers or platters with combination of meats, cheeses, peppers, olives, pepperocinos, mushrooms, and roasted red peppers, served with fresh baguette
  • Grilled vegetables with hummus wrapped in lavosh
  • Smoked turkey and cranberry canapes
  • Assorted mini pizzas
  • Marinated asparagus wrapped with proscuitto
  • Mango chutney chicken bites
  • Bleu cheese stuffed mushrooms
  • Petite rueben sandwiches
  • Skewers of jerk chicken with a citrus dipping sauce
  • Fresh fruit platters/kabobs
  • Caribbean coconut shrimp with orange dipping sauce
  • Assorted baked potato skins
  • Goat cheese and carmelized onion puff
  • Hot artichoke dip with pita bread and crackers
  • Hot crab dip with bread and crackers
  • Spinach dip served in boule bread
  • Hot pepper jelly served with water crackers
  • Guacomole dip
  • Nacho chips with salsa
  • Buffalo chicken skewers served with bleu cheese dressing
  • Lemon and herb chicken sate with aioli dip
  • Skewered swordfish teriyaki
  • Stuffed new potatoes with gorgonzola
  • Puffed pastini mini pizzas with choice of herbed goat cheese and sun-dried tomato; vine-ripened tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil; or mushrooms and gorgonzola.
  • Assorted cocktail sandwiches: chicken salad, turkey, sliced ham, watercress, cream cheese and olives, crabmeat, asparagus, datenut bread with cream cheese, cream cheese and mango chutney, and smoked turkey with cranberry butter.

Entrees

Chicken Entrees
  • Boneless chicken with spinach herb cheese stuffing
  • Chicken parmesan
  • Lemon pepper chicken
  • Chicken marsala
  • Chicken curry
  • Chicken teriyaki
  • Boneless baked chicken l’orange on a bed of wild rice
  • Chicken baked with broccoli mushroom cream sauce
  • Baked stuffed chicken breast with seafood stuffing
  • Chicken dijonnaise
  • Chicken cordon-bleu
  • Chicken picatta with lemon garlic and capers
  • Mediterranean chicken: sauteed boneless chicken with artichoke hearts, black olives, tomatoes, basil, and a lemon-wine sauce
  • Lemon pepper chicken sauteed with tomatos and asparagus
  • Baked chicken breast stuffed with broccoli and cheese, tossed with breadcrumbs, white wine, and a touch of butter
  • Traditional roast turkey with all the fixings
Beef Entrees
  • Filet mignon with bernaise sauce
  • Boneless prime rib au jus
  • Beef burgundy in a mushroom wine sauce
  • Boneless tenderloin of beef with peppercorns and garlic served with a horseradish sauce
  • Marinated sirloin tips with sauteed mushrooms and onion
  • Marinated sirloin tips with house marinade, teriyaki, or barbecue sauce
  • New York sirloin steak with herb butter
  • Beef stroganoff over noodles
Seafood Entrees
  • Broiled salmon with asparagus and hollandaise sauce
  • Grilled salmon with a cold cucumber sauce
  • Baked salmon smothered with peaches
  • Lobster bakes
  • Baked haddock with an herb stuffing
  • Baked haddock with crabmeat stuffing
  • Seafood newburg over puff pastry shell
  • Seafood casserole with shrimp, scallops, and haddock, baked in light wine, butter and garlic, topped with breadcrumbs
  • Lemon-pepper scallop sautee
  • Grilled swordfish with portabella mushrooms or with lemon-garlic butter
  • Broiled scallops in lemon butter
  • Seafood primavera— scallops, shrimp, and fish
  • Sole florentine with hollandaise
  • Baked haddock with a spinach herb cheese stuffing drizzled with lemon and white wine
  • Scallop and lobster morney
Vegetarian Entrees
  • Vegetarian or meat lasagna
  • Vegetable primavera— fresh vegetables sauteed with white wine, garlic, and butter, fresh cream, and parmesan cheese
  • Mushroom ravioli with alfredo or marinara sauce
  • Grilled portabella mushroom with stuffing, garden tomatoes, and mozarella cheese
  • Vegetarian delight— black beans and garden vegetables over rice
  • Pasta with goat cheese, with fresh garden vegetables and sun-dried tomatoes
  • Grandma’s macaroni and cheese
  • Baked penne pasta with garden vegetables, tomato, and a three-cheese cream sauce
Pork Entrees
  • Pork tenderloin with scallions and ginger
  • Roast tenderloin of pork with a cranberry glaze
  • Baked Virginia ham
  • Bourbon molasses-glazed smoked ham with brown mustard, horseradish mayonnaise, and buttermilk biscuits

Barbecues

Classic Chicken Barbecue
  • Grilled barbequed chicken breasts
  • Cheeseburgers and veggie burgers
  • Deli-styled hot dogs
  • Rolls and condiments
  • Potato chips and pickles
  • Potato or pasta salad
  • Garden salad with dressing
  • Corn on the cob
  • Sliced watermelon
Chicken and Sirloin Tip Combo Barbecue
  • Marinated boneless chicken breast
  • Marinated sirloin tips
  • Grilled garden vegetables
  • Potato or pasta salad
  • Garden salad with dressing
  • Corn on the cob
  • Homemade rolls and butter
  • Sliced watermelon
Barbecue Mixed Grill
  • Country style spare ribs
  • Italian sausage with sautéed peppers and onions
  • Barbequed chicken breasts
  • Potato or pasta salad
  • Garden salad with dressing
  • Corn on the cob
  • Homemade rolls and butter
  • Sliced watermelon
Tex-Mex Barbecue
  • Barbeque chicken
  • Country style ribs
  • Our fancy chili (beef or vegetarian)
  • Potato salad
  • Corn bread
  • Corn on the cob
  • Cole slaw
  • Tortilla chips and fresh salsa
  • Sliced watermelon
Old-Fashioned Barbecue
  • Cheeseburgers or veggie burgers
  • Deli-styled hot dogs
  • Rolls and condiments
  • Potato chips and pickles
  • Potato or pasta salad
  • Garden salad with dressing
  • Corn on the cob
  • Sliced watermelon
Desserts for Barbecues
  • Homemade chocolate chip or oatmeal raisin cookies
  • Assorted finger desserts including chocolate oatmeal bars, cream cheese brownies, and lemon squares
  • Ice cream smorgasboard
  • Chocolate brownies
  • Blueberry, apple, or mixed berry pie
  • Strawberry shortcake

Down East Maine Lobster Bake

  • New England Style Clam Chowder
  • Garden salad/vinaigrette dressing or thick sliced tomatoes with extra virgin olive oil and fresh basil
  • Steamed clams with fresh drawn butter and broth, or Prince Edward Island mussels with white wine, garlic, butter, and herbs
  • 1 ¼ pound Maine lobster served with fresh drawn butter and broth
  • Grilled marinated breast of chicken
  • Native corn on the cob
  • Boiled parsley buttered red new potatoes or homemade potato salad
  • Dinner rolls and fresh bread or corn bread
  • New York sirloin steak or filet mignon is also an option for guests
  • Vegetarian and children menus are also available
  • Selection of homemade petite desserts, strawberry shortcake, blueberry cobbler, Maine blueberry pie, chocolate oaties, assorted cookies, or apple pie

Food Stations

Cheese Station
  • A selection of domestic and international cheeses garnished with fresh fruit
  • Hearty breads and crackers
Soup Station (Choice of one of our homemade soups)
  • Seafood Chowder
  • Butternut Squash
  • Vegetable
  • Beef Stew
  • Vegetable Chili
Potato Station (Baked potatoes or mashed potatoes with choice of toppings)
  • Sour cream & chives
  • chili
  • Cheddar cheese
  • Tomatoes
  • Bacon
  • Mushrooms
  • Bleu cheese
  • Herb butter
Carving Station
  • Roast tenderloin of beef
  • Roast Turkey breast
  • Pork Tenderloin
  • Baked Ham
  • Horseradish sauce, herb mayo, and honey mustard
Pasta Station
  • Homemade macaroni & cheese
  • Cheese tortellini & penne pasta
  • Alfredo sauce
  • With vegetables, Italian sausage & meatballs
Seafood Station
  • Poached or grilled salmon with capers, lemon and red onion
  • Shrimp cocktail with cocktail sauce, horseradish, lemon and oyster crackers
  • Mini lobster rolls
  • Sautéed scallops with lemon, aioli
  • New England clam chowder
  • Baked haddock with lemon, dill and white wine, topped with bread crumbs
Mediterranean Station
  • Hummus/with pita triangles
  • Tabouli
  • Greek Salad with feta and black olives
  • Grilled garden vegetables
  • Assorted olives
Salad Station
  • Caesar with homemade croutons and classic Caesar dressing
  • Sliced native tomatoes with fresh basil, mozzarella and vinaigrette
  • Mesclun Salad with native tomatoes, garden vegetables, goat cheese, and balsamic vinaigrette
  • Red potato salad
Antipasto Station
  • Assorted Italian cheeses including gorgonzola, aged provolone, and mozzarella
  • Roasted red peppers
  • Pepperoni
  • Genoa salami
  • Assorted olives
  • Grilled artichokes
  • A variety of peasant breads
Mushroom Bar – grilled portabella mushrooms with choice of:
  • Spinach herb cheese stuffing
  • Grilled tomatoes and cheddar cheese
  • Caramelized onions and goat cheese
Mixed Grill Station
  • Grilled marinated sirloin tips
  • Grilled chicken in our house marinade
  • Grilled vegetables

Vegetables and Accompaniments

  • Grilled summer vegetables
  • Glazed carrots
  • Grilled asparagus
  • Asparagus with hollandaise sauce
  • Green beans
  • Butternut squash
  • Steamed broccoli
  • Summer vegetable medley of squash, carrots, green beans, and zucchini
  • Stuffed tomato with spinach souffle
  • Gingered carrots with orange glaze
  • Sauteed fresh spinach with garlic and herbs
  • Grilled sweet potatoes, zucchini, yellow squash, eggplant, Bermuda onion, asparagus, and red and yellow peppers marinated with balsamic vinegar, olive oil, and crushed black pepper
  • Red broiled potatoes
  • Scalloped potatoes
  • Mashed potatoes
  • Garlic mashed potatoes
  • Baked potatoes
  • Potato au gratin
  • Herbed rice pilaf
  • Rice and beans
  • Spanish rice
  • Lemon mint pilaf

Salads

  • Caesar salad— romaine lettuce, diced tomatoes, croutons, light caesar dressing with option of chicken, shrimp, or beef
  • Fresh garden salad with vegetables
  • Spinach
  • Arugula, dried cranberries, walnuts, gorgonzola, and cranberry vinaigrette
  • Fresh fruit
  • Red potato
  • Pasta salad with garden vegetables
  • Tomato, fresh mozzarella, and basil with balsamic vinaigrette
  • Cole slaw
  • Chicken salad
  • Albacore tuna salad
  • Egg salad
  • Broccoli salad
  • Cobb salad— romaine lettuce, grilled chicken, egg, bleu cheese, bacon, and vegetables
  • Greek salad— feta cheese, Greek olives, and red onion
  • Three-bean salad
  • Bow tie pasta with shrimp and snow peas
  • Pasta salad with roasted vegetables and pesto
  • Green bean salad with walnuts, feta, and grape tomatoes
  • Antipasto salad
  • Tortellini salad with tomato, mozzarella, basil, parsley, and arugula

Breakfast and Brunch

  • Delicious homemade quiche
  • Fresh-baked goods including muffins, croissants, and tea breads
  • Sour cream and blueberry coffee cake
  • Bagels with assorted cream cheese
  • Scrambled eggs
  • Scrambled eggs with three cheeses
  • Vegetarian, ham, sausage, or bacon frittata
  • Assorted breakfast croissant, bagel, or English muffin sandwiches with scrambled eggs and your choice of sauteed fresh vegetables, ham, sausage, or bacon. Covered with cheese.
  • Fresh fruit salad
  • Swiss rosti (grated potato, onion, and bacon smothered in Swiss cheese)
  • Home fried potatoes
  • Smoked salmon platter with tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions and capers
  • Yogurt and granola
  • Bacon
  • Sausage
  • Carved roast turkey breast, baked ham, or roast beef with honey mustard, herb mayonnaise, horseradish sauce, and homemade rolls
  • Coffee—regular and decaf with milk and half & half
  • Assorted herbal teas
  • Juices

Luncheons

Cold Buffet

Handcrafted sandwiches on homemade rolls, wraps, or wheat bread. Accompanied by; house salad, potato or pasta salad, fresh fruit salad, assorted cookies and brownies, potato chips,pickles. Sandwiches including your choice of:

  • Turkey breast, cranberry sauce & herb stuffing
  • Baked ham & Swiss, lettuce, tomato, onion, & honey mustard
  • Turkey breast with herb cheese, tomato, & fresh spinach
  • Chicken salad—simply the best!
  • All-white tunafish salad with lettuce
  • Vegetarian wrap with lettuce, tomato, cucumbers, carrots, onions, & cheddar cheese
  • Roast beef with cheddar cheese, tomato, & horseradish mayonnaise
  • Vegetarian with hummus, lettuce, tomato, cucumbers, carrots, onions, and provolone cheese
  • Egg salad with lettuce
Deli Buffet

Accompanied by; house salad, potato or pasta salad, fresh fruit salad, assorted cookies and brownies. Buffet includes:

  • Sliced roast beef, turkey breast, Genoa salami, and ham
  • Swiss and provolone cheese
  • Lettuce, tomatoes, onions, & pickles
  • Condiments, including mayonnaise and dijon mustard
  • Rolls and breads
Delicious Homemade Quiches
  • Spinach
  • Broccoli
  • Lorraine
  • Many more!
Soups
  • Vegetable chili
  • Seafood chowder
  • Clam chowder
  • French onion
  • Turkey vegetable
  • Vegetable
  • Chicken, broccoli, & curry
  • Beef chili
  • Cream of tomato
  • Cream of mushroom
  • Vegetable beef
  • Corn chowder
  • Beef stew
  • Pumpkin
  • Ministrone
  • Cream of broccoli

Desserts

Made by Nancy’s Catering
  • Assorted petite desserts including chocolate oaties, cream cheese brownies, raspberry oaties, chocolate brownies, & congo bars
  • Apple crisp
  • Strawberry shortcake
  • Fresh fruit salad
  • Assorted mini chocolate chip cookies, peanut butter cookies, & oatmeal raisin cookies
  • Chocolate brownies
  • Cream cheese brownies
  • Ice cream smorgasbord—Make your own ice cream sundaes with candy toppings of M&M’s, Reese’s Pieces, chocolate chips, jimmies, caramel sauce, hot fudge, strawberries, whipped cream, and cherries
  • Chocolate fountain featuring marshmallows, pineapple, strawberries, cantaloupe, orange, angel food or pound cake, and doughnuts for dipping
Made by Bread & Roses Bakery for Nancy’s Catering

Accompanied by; house salad, potato or pasta salad, fresh fruit salad, assorted cookies and brownies. Buffet includes:

  • Assorted homemade pies
  • Cheesecakes
  • Assorted cookies including chocolate chip, peanut butter, oatmeal chocolate chip, & molasses
  • Chocolate truffle torte—three layers of deep chocolate fudge cake, three layers of creamy fudge filling finished with a coating of shiny chocolate ganache
  • Raspberry truffle torte—three layers of deep chocolate fudge cake, three layers of creamy fudge filling finished with a coating of shiny chocolate ganache, enhanced with layers of tart raspberry preserves
  • Anne Theresa torte—Bread & Roses’ most popular dessert! Dense brownie-like chocolate walnut cake frosted with bittersweet chocolate and covered with white chocolate mousse
  • Mocha mousse torte—creamy mocha mousse is encased in three layers of our famous chocolate cake, frosted with rich coffee frosting and covered with poured chocolate ganache
  • Carrot cake—this traditional layer cake is very moist with cream cheese frosting and crushed walnuts
  • Lemon cake with raspberry sauce
  • Blueberry cobbler