CHRISTMAS 2016 MENU HAM From Hawkes Bay, the flavour of the ham has been developed with a traditional four week cure using the same handmade brines and natural wood smoking processes they have been using for three generations. You can taste the difference. Marmalade glazed whole ham - cloves, mustard & sweetness & traditional Xmas coloured ribbons. Usually 8 10kg in weight. Vacuum packed whole or half ham with the skin on so you can glaze yourself (whole hams usually 8 10kg and half hams usually 4 5kg). Whole and half hams must be ordered before Friday 16 th December. Champagne Ham - delicious Hawkes Bay champagne ham sliced. $40 per kg $32 per kg $20 per 500g ACCOMPANIMENTS AND PRESERVES +Pork Chipolatas small version of the pork sausages. Traditionally served alongside turkey with bacon rolls and cranberry sauce. Made from pork meat only no other trim is added. Available frozen. Cranberry Chutney sharp cranberries, apples, raisins and walnuts - moreish. Fabulous with cold cuts especially turkey and also brie. Jenny s Kitchen Tamarind Chutney award winning. An Anglo/Indian chutney completely additive. Goes well with ham, turkey and cheese. There is a hot version. $19 per kg $14.50/$20 Cranberry Sauce with an orange brandy teaser, a traditional accompaniment to turkey. $13 Pear & Blueberry Chutney Old Fashioned Apple Chutney Spicy Stonefruit Chutney Amber Brown Sauce - a tomato based sauce containing fruit and vinegar. Salted Caramel Sauce 144 Allum St, Kohimarama, Auckland 1071 Phone: (09) 521 4041 Email: sales@forbeshomemadegourmet.co.nz www.forbeshomemadegourmet.co.nz $13 $13
Great for picnics and barbecues. Serves 10. SALADS House Salad baby spinach, red cabbage, carrot, red peppers, seeded cucumber, tamari toasted seeds with a $30 balsamic reduction. Potato Remoulade Salad with crispy fried onions and mustard and caper mayo. $60 Roasted Vegetable Orzo Salad - pumpkin, kumara, cherry tomatoes, pesto, a little parmesan, spinach, $60 peppers and spring onions. Moroccan Couscous Salad with red peppers, courgettes, roasted carrot, chickpeas, currants and lemon $60 dressing. Quinoa, Corn and Edamame Salad with black beans, red peppers and a coriander and lime dressing. $60 Roasted Pumpkin and Feta Salad with baby spinach, toasted walnuts and a pomegranate dressing. $60 CHRISTMAS CAKES Our Christmas Cakes are a taste of the festive season and a wonderful present. Handmade, fed with brandy or rum and matured for three months. In humid weather, keep these in the fridge. Our iced cakes can come packaged in stylish ribboned cake boxes and our uniced cakes come simply boxed or cellophaned. Come in store and sample. Forbes Christmas Cake an old fashioned cake with apricots, cherries and mixed fruit simmered with tea and orange juice, cooked with treacle & fed with brandy. Kiwi Christmas Cake a traditional kiwi recipe of sultanas, raisins, dates, mixed peel, currants, lemon & almond essence combined with brandy to make a moist cake. Uniced 1kg $57 1.5kg $80 2.2kg $105 White & Almond Fondant Icing Top only 1kg $80 1.5kg $110 2.2kg $147 All over 1kg $95 1.5kg $130 2.2kg $165 CHRISTMAS PUDDING Beautifully packaged and also a great gift. These puddings are very popular. Well matured, they will sit happily in a pantry for several months. Microwaveable or heat in your own pudding dish in a bain marie in the oven. Just before delivering this masterpiece to the table, pour a small cup of brandy over the pudding and set alight. Spectacular. Traditional Christmas Pudding a moist pud packed with mixed fruit, dates, prunes & mixed spices then laced with port and brandy. Brandy Anglaise brandy flavoured custard - the finishing touch for your Forbes Christmas Pudding. 1kg serves 8 1.4kg serves 12 Individual 700ml $60 $75 $8.50 $16 CHRISTMAS MINCE PIES Our signature fruit mince made richer through maturing and lavishly laced with brandy. Festive - 60mm standard tart decorated with a pastry Christmas holly or tree. each $3.80 gift boxed dozen $38 party box of 2 dozen $70 frozen, ready to defrost & cook at home dozen $30 Chocolate Topped - 45mm open mini tart with a dark or white chocolate top. Gluten Free - 60mm standard gluten free tart decorated with an almond topping. each gift boxed dozen party box of 2 dozen each gift boxed half dozen $3.50 $35 $65 $4.20 $25
CHRISTMAS DESSERTS From Sunday 18 th December the only desserts available will be our Christmas range of desserts listed below. MADE TO ORDER Lemon Tart - a classic dessert which is hard to beat. 21cm serves 8 25cm serves 10-12 $45 $58 Blackberry and Peach Trifle a light summery sherry trifle made with homemade custard in your own bowl or in our individual or litre plastic moulds. Fruit Frangipane Tart two flavours: pear & ginger or apricot. Serve warm. Individual 1kg serves 5-6 (in plastic mould) 2kg serves 8-10 (your own bowl) $9.50 $38 $65 24cm serves 8 $50 FROM OUR FREEZER Tiramisu - espresso soaked sponge with kahlua, rum and light and airy mascarpone layers. New York Cheesecake delicious creamy smooth baked cheesecake, New York style with an optional 480ml strawberry or blueberry compote to serve on the side or on top. +Pistachio Pavlova Roulade a must for every freezer. Filled with mango, raspberries & a passionfruit cream. Great for a crowd. Defrost in the fridge for one hour to serve slightly frozen in middle or 2 3 hours fully defrosted. Triple Chocolate Mousse - layers of white, dark and milk chocolate mousse. In our litre plastic mould. Turn out & serve. Serves 6 20cm serves 8-10 Compote Serves 12 Serves 6 $48 $60 $12 $65 $38 +Lemon Soufflé light, smooth & citrusy. In our litre plastic mould. Turn out & serve. Serves 6 $38 +Chocolate Roulade serve defrosted with fresh berries. A classic. Defrost for 2 3 hours before serving. Summer Pudding a stunning new way of a classic British dessert packed with juicy summer berries In our litre plastic mould. Turn out and serve. Serves 8 Serves 8 $55 $50
CHRISTMAS SWEETS AND GIFTS EXCLUSIVE HAMPERS These hampers are individually tailored hampers so they are never run of the mill. And rightly so. We can design the hamper so that it is a unique and memorable gift to someone special be it a relative, client or rewarding your staff they will be very impressed with their boxes of thoughtful goodies. A selection are also available in store. BESPOKE GIFTS We have an unusual and varied selection of gift bags and boxes suitable for all age groups which you can fill with your own selection of Forbes products. Stocks are limited so do come in early and browse. PETIT FOURS Truffles Bailey s dark chocolate dipped or white chocolate, apricots & grand marnier. Florentine Bite Fudge peanut butter +Coconut Ice. per dozen gift boxed $30 $28 $28 $26 LOLLY CORNER Browse our shelves for gifts of old fashioned sweets and family favourites. Great for that little something extra. Giant Jelly Beans a Xmas tree gift for young & older. bag $4.80 Liquorice Allsorts $11 +Chocolate Fish gluten free who can resist. $3.80 Rainbow Jellies Xmas Milk Chocolate Balls in stunning colours (four of each colour), bag of 12. Soft Fruit Gums $3.80 $7.50 $4.50 NOVELTIES Meringue Clouds - chocolate and almonds, bag of 12. bag $22 Traditional Meringues - bag of 16. bag $22 Shortbread - with Christmas stamp design, bag of 8. bag $20 Rocky Road dark chocolate with cranberry and pecans. Allpress Coffee - the delicious Allpress espresso we serve in our store is available in bags (ground or beans) for you to enjoy at home. This connoisseur coffee makes an excellent gift. Mini Chocolate Tablet 8 individually wrapped chocolate tiles forming a beautiful decorated Christmas slab. Perfect stocking filler. Pistachio Vanilla Wreath Cookies - beautifully festive with cranberries, bag of 6. Russian Fudge Bar Christmas Chocolate Brownie Slab with hazelnuts and Christmas decorations cut into your preferred sizes. bag bag 250g 1kg 3kg slab bag bar slab $19 $17 $59 $165 $9 $20 $8.50 $30 GIFT VOUCHERS If you are not certain what to buy for a gift then these are just the answer. Beautifully packaged with gift card and accompanying Forbes menu. We can also post them to your intended recipient free of charge. Available in denominations of $25 and $50.
CHRISTMAS PARTY & SUMMER ENTERTAINING Relax this festive and holiday season with our summer entertaining recommendations. Quiche Savouries - two bite size open quiche savouries. Three flavours - Smoked salmon, Asparagus & brie, Spinach & bacon. Chicken or Mince Savouries - bite size with a chicken or mince filling & light savoury pastry on top. Devils on Horseback - juicy prunes with streaky bacon wrapped around. Raw dozen. Cooked dozen Bouchees - profiteroles filled with a mushroom or smoked oyster (each flavour available by the dozen). Simply heat & serve. dozen $33 dozen $31 $30 $33 dozen $30 Thai Fish Cakes Asian inspired, with sweet and sour dipping sauce. dozen $38 Pork and Sage Cocktail Sausage Rolls Made using the same sausage meat as in our Hawkes Bay sausages & flaky puff pastry. Raw dozen Cooked dozen English Sandwiches our hearty sandwiches with Plougmans bread are cut into triangle shaped quarters with generous fillings of: dozen $29 Chicken and mango chutney Cheese and branston pickle Tuna Mayonnaise with carrot and lettuce Free Range Egg Mayonnaise Roast Beef, crispy onions, remoulade sauce Cocktail Sandwiches a thin brown bread with crusts off: Chicken and mango chutney Tuna Mayonnaise with carrot and lettuce Roast Beef, crispy onions, remoulade sauce Club Sandwiches three layers of bread filled with: Ham, edam cheese & fruit chutney in wheatmeal bread Herbed chicken & almonds with rocket & avocado in light grain bread Bacon, brie, cranberry chutney and lettuce in wheatmeal bread Large Quiches dozen Cheese and branston pickle Free Range Egg Mayonnaise Cream cheese, watercress & cucumber Triangle quarters dozen Fingers (crusts off) dozen Leek, Bacon & Mushroom 18cm deep round (serves 4) $35 Spinach, Bacon, Pumpkin & Caramelised Onion 21cm deep round (serves 6) $44 Spinach, Feta & Tomato 25cm shallow round (serves 8) $52 $20 $24 $29 $37 $50 Matakana Blue Puhoi Valley Cheese matured for at least twelve weeks in a wax coating, this blue has a creamy texture. Mahurangi Brie Puhoi Valley Cheese a fully flavoured brie with a rustic aroma & buttery ooze. Hawkes Bay English Style Pork Sausages - delicious coarse ground all top quality pork meat sausages in natural casings. Available frozen. Mediterranean Chicken Penne - sun dried tomatoes, brown mushrooms, yellow peppers and broccoli with pan fried chicken in a creamy pesto sauce with a cheese, almond and spring onion top. Chicken, Bacon and Mushroom Pie a moist and tasty chicken pie. Generous pieces of chicken combined with mushrooms and bacon in a yummy sauce under a light puff pastry. Serve with a giant salad or new potatoes & a green vegetable. Beef Lasagne - minced beef in a rich tomato sauce with layers of lasagne and topped with our special mushroom sauce and cheese topping. 250g wedge $17 250g wedge $15.50 $19 per kg 1ptn $16.50 2ptn $31 4ptn $61 1ptn $18 2ptn $34 4ptn $64 6ptn $92 8ptn $105 1ptn $17 2ptn $30 4ptn $53 Grande 7ptn $87
Chicken, Bacon and Leek Casserole - the original of the Chicken, Bacon and Mushroom Pie with leeks instead of mushrooms. Moist and tasty chicken pie with generous pieces of chicken combined with leeks and bacon in a yummy sauce. Mexican Chipotle Chicken with Black Beans fantastic spicy chicken chilli with peppers great with jacket potato, rice or nachos & guacamole. Old Fashioned Fish Pie - mixture of fresh & smoked fish in a traditional creamy sauce with parsley & onion topped with potato mash. Cottage Pie - our yummy savoury beef mince topped with creamy potato mash. Great for the whole family Thai Green Curry Chicken - an authentic Thai curry with coconut cream, lime and lemongrass. Macaroni Cheese tubular pasta with spring onions and sun dried tomatoes in a béchamel sauce topped with parmesan and cheddar and a hint of garlic. Comes with or without bacon. Shepherd s Pie tomato based lamb mince with carrots and peas and a kumara and potato top to give it a Kiwi twist. Mash - potato or kumara. 2 portion size. 1ptn $16.50 2ptn $32 4ptn $60 6ptn $87 8ptn $98 1ptn $17 2ptn $34 4ptn $64 1ptn $19.50 2ptn $35 4ptn $66 1ptn $18 2ptn $31.50 4ptn $57 Grande 7ptn $90 1ptn $18.50 2ptn $37 4ptn $70 1ptn $15 2ptn $26 4ptn $45 1ptn $19 2ptn $36 4ptn $67 Grande 7ptn $99 Potato $9.50 Kumara $12.50 CHRISTMAS 2016 OPENING HOURS Usual opening hours until 23 rd December Monday to Saturday: 7.30 to 6pm Sunday: 8am to 4pm Christmas/New Year opening hours Christmas Eve: 7am to 2pm Christmas Day to Tuesday 27 th December: closed Wednesday 28 th to Friday 30 th December: 8am to 4pm New Year s Day: 8am to 2pm New Year s Day to Tuesday 3 rd January: closed Wednesday 4 th to Sunday 15 th January : 8am to 4pm 144 Allum St, Kohimarama, Auckland 1071 Phone: (09) 521 4041 Email: sales@forbeshomemadegourmet.co.nz www.forbeshomemadegourmet.co.nz +No added gluten however made on equipment that also processes products that may contain wheat or nuts.