At the last moment, another chef was unable to make it and I was asked to create a menu of hors d'oeuvres for approx 30 ppl. I had excellent help from Jesse Blonder ( Director of the Happy Home Kosher Culinary Arts Center in Brooklyn- where I teach) and Zalman Pinson. The menu included: Spicy citrus beef skewers, chicken yakitori, pickled fruits & veggies, grilled roulades with cilantro & chumus, cucumber cups & beet salad, avocado & papaya salad with a citrus vinaigrette, vietnamese summer rolls, carrot salad with lemon garlic & toasted almonds. The lovely event took place in beautiful Monsey, NY on Monday Sept 15, 2007. The entire night was a success! (except when I made the alarm go off by grilling without the fan, during a speech! Luckily it made everyone laugh and they forgave me!) I was very flattered to hear that everyone enjoyed themselves and they loved the food! That made me very happy! Aishel is a wonderful organization helping girls and women in Israel. For more info or to donate go to http://www.aishel.org/