You may use our kitchen, or our chef for the Friendly
Crossways Conference Center can provide delicious, home-made meals.
She emphasizes the use of fresh locally grown fruit and vegetables.
Vegetarian and vegan meals are available, and every attempt is made
to accommodate different food allergies and diets.
Meal Rates for Groups (minimum charge of 20 people)
Rates are per person and do not include the Five %
Massachusetts Sales Tax on Meals which will be added to the final
bill when applicable (Registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit groups may be
exempt from this tax).
- Breakfast includes juice, coffee, tea, fruit and a hot entree
or bagels, muffins, yogurt and cereal.
- Lunch includes choice of two from sandwiches/wraps, soup or
salad; and dessert, iced tea.
- Dinner include hot entree, salad, vegetables, bread, dessert,
juice.
- Coffee/Tea Service covers both morning and afternoon breaks
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Breakfast
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Lunch
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Dinner
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Coffee/Tea Service
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$7.00
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$11
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$16
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$3/day
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Suggestions for Group Dinners
by Chef Mary Vesenka Turner
(Menus subject to variation depending on time of year
and availability of freshest produce for dinner and dessert)
- Chicken or Tofu "Teriyaki" in saki-ginger-soy sauce. Salmon
available at an additional charge.
- Green beans with wasabi butter
- Steamed Rice and Artisan Breads
- Salad of Baby Greens with English Cucumbers
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- Chicken Picante or Tofu Picante with Fresh Coriander OR
- Chicken or Tofu Stirfried in Red Curry with Spinach
- Steamed or sauteed Seasonal Fresh Vegetables from our Organic
Garden (i.e., asparagus, cauliflower, green beans, summer squash,
butternut squash)
- Spring and Summer: Steamed Basmati Rice or Couscous with pine
nuts
- Fall and Winter: Mashed potatos
- Mixed Greens with Fresh Arugula (in season)
- Rolls
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- Turkey or Beef Meatballs or Tofu in a Sauce Provencal made
with loads of fresh vegetables, olives and wine
- Winter Squash
- Brown Rice or Couscous with pine nuts or Pene
- Salad of Baby Greens
- Warm Garlic or Italian Bread
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- 4-Cheese Spinach Lasagna with Homemade Organic Tomato Sauce OR
- Pasta with Pesto or Portabello Mushrooms, or Meatballs and
Tomato Sauce OR
- Fusili with Sun Dried Tomatoes, Artichoke Hearts, Pine Nuts,
Black Olives and Fresh Basil
- Warm Garlic or Italian Bread
- Romaine Salad with Cherry Tomatoes
- Corn Niblets or Seasonal Fresh Vegetables
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- Barbequed 1/4 Chicken
- Black Bean and Corn Salad
- Cabbage and Cherry Tomato Slaw
- Couscous
- Corn Bread
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- Trout Marinated in Lemon Sauce or Hoisin Sauce *
- Rice
- Green Bean Salad (marinated in soysauce and ginger)
- Corn on the Cob or Steamed Vegetables
- Rolls
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- Chicken Sausage Stirfried with Peppers and Mushrooms
- Rice or Couscous
- Steamed Vegetables
- Green Salad
- Rustic Bread
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- Pork or Chicken Adobo (garlic, soy sauce, ginger and spring
onions)
- Rice
- Greens
- Diced Winter Squash or Stir Fried Vegetables
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For Smaller Groups (15-25 people):
- Steamed Vegetable Dumplings (Mandoo) with soy sauce and wasabi
*
- Thai Green Curry with Eggplant, Chicken and/or Tofu
- Bok Choy Salad or Pad Thai
- Steamed Rice
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- Roast Smoked Pork Loin*, Country Ribs*, or Roast Whole Chicken
or Turkey
- Home Made AppleSauce
- Roasted Potatoes with Rosemary or Mashed Potatoes
- Steamed Vegetables or Winter Squash
- Rolls or Biscuits
- Rhubarb or Berry Crisp with Real Whipped Cream
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- Spinach Pie in Filo Dough
- Greek Salad
- Humus and Pita
- Greek Pastries
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- Salmon Stuffed with seafood and bread crumbs *
- Salad of baby greens
- Steamed vegetables in season
- Wild Rice
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- * Trout, Salmon, Pork Loin and Asian meals are $20/person
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Dinner Desserts--Always Served with REAL Whipped Cream**
- Lemon Pound Cake with Berry Coulis and Whipped Cream
- Seasonal Fruit Crisp
(Apple/Blueberry/Peach/Strawberry-Rhubarb) with Whipped Cream
- Dense Chocolate Mousse
- Chocolate Pound Cake with Ice Cream
- Lemon Mousse and almond cookies
- Upside-down Rhubarb Cake
- Strawberry Shortcake
- Make Your Own (MYO) Ice Cream Sundae with Hot Fudge or Fresh
Fruit
- Gingerbread Cake with Apples
- Baked Apples Stuffed with Pecans and Dried Cranberries
** Julia Child said: "If your doctor says you're eating too much
butter or too much cream...get a new doctor."
Lunch
Depending on weather and availability of fresh produce, I choose a
soup/salad, soup/sandwich or salad/sandwich combination from the
following:
- Dairy Free Corn Chowder
- Chunky Tomato
- Ginger Carrot (cold or hot)
- Cream of Potato (with leeks or sausage or broccoli)
- Chicken Noodle, with lots of vegetables
- Gazpacho (a cold tomato and cucumber soup)
- Clam Chowder
- Chili (vegetarian and with meat)
- Black Bean
- Spicy Pumpkin Peanut
- Spicey Creole (Tomato & peanut)
- Fresh Broccoli with Pine nuts, Almonds, Raisins and Red
Onions: it's fabulous
- Chick Peas with Carrots, Cumin, Raisins, Garlic and Parsely
- Greek (olive, tomato, pepper, feta cheese, greens) and Humus
and Pita Bread
- Fumi (oriental-style slaw with cabbage or bok choy, nuts and
noodles)
- Baby Greens with Mandarin Oranges, Red Onion and Almonds
- Baby Greens with Arugula and Mustard Greens
- Black Beans, Red Peppers, Corn and Coriander
- Green Beans marinated in Ginger, Soysauce, Rice Vinegar, Chili
Peppers and Sesame Oil
- Cabbage and Cherry Tomato Slaw with Bleu Cheese Dressing
- Traditional Cole Slaw, tangy--not sweet
- Tabouli
- Wild Rice with Marinated Vegetables
- Wilted Spinach Salad with Pears, Pecans and Bleu Cheese
- Spinach with Gingered Sweet Potatoes, Dried Cranberries,
Pecans
- SANDWICHES/WRAPS and FILLINGS:
- Sliced Meats--Ham, Turkey, Roast Beef, Pastrami
- Pan Fried Tofu or Veggie Burger
- Curried Chicken and Curried Tofu
- Egg Salad and Tuna Salads
- Chicken or Tofu Salad
- Grilled Cheese with Ham or Turkey
- Cream Cheese, Sundried Tomatoes and Fresh Basil
- Cheddar cheese, Chutney, Smothered Red Onions and Fresh
Spinach
- Sliced Turkey, Mango Chutney, Cream Cheese and Water Cress
- OTHER POSSIBLITIES (for smaller groups)
- Baked Apples Stuffed with Curried Chicken and Rice, served
with corn bread and cole slaw.
- Spanokopita served with greek salad, home made humus and pita
bread.
- Tortellini with Roasted Peppers or Sundried Tomatoes and
Artichoke Hearts
- Taco Bar
- Sushi Bar (not with raw fish, but with roasted peppers,
hardboiled eggs, cucumbers, veggies, etc. on sushi rice with
noriko seaweed wrap.)
- Dessert of fresh fruit or homemade cookies, brownies, or bars
Mail: 247 Littleton County Road, Harvard MA 01451
Phone: (978) 456-9386
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