If you are a musician, you should not eat everything. You should avoid high caffeine and high fats. Eating a regular breakfast is also something you should do. Try simple breakfasts. It will increase your energy. The dietician’s breakfast choices are whole grain bread, bagels, eggs, peanut butter, cottage cheese, yogurt, milk, oatmeal, waffles etc. Don’t eat a lot of nuts and dairy products. Skip the spicy foods. Eat fish, chicken, rice, fruits, and vegetables.
But there is a thing you can start your day with. This is especially for singers, but it works for all musicians. It is Lemon Water with Honey. Lemon juice helps saliva production. You should also drink a lot of water.
You might think about how amazing orchestras perform but behind great performances are the time and effort of all the members practicing to be able to deliver a great performance to entertain people. They just need to be rewarded with a sumptuous meal for every great performance.
In serving dishes for orchestra members, there are things that you should identify to be able to indeed serve them a sumptuous meal that they deserve. First is, of course, to identify what recipes to cook. Including smoked recipes would be great as it is not a very common dish in everyday life.
The first recipe is Honey Lime Glazed Salmon. It is made of honey and salmon fillets. You will make the glaze with honey, lime juice, cornstarch, and sriracha. It would be better to serve this recipe in a large silver tray on the table.
The second recipe is Smoked Lobster Tails. This is a three-ingredient recipe. All you’ll need is lobster tails, butter, and garlic. Seafood-lovers orchestra members will definitely love this dish.
The third recipe is Smoked Beef Ribs. Things you are gonna use are Worcestershire sauce, beef bouillon, apple cider vinegar, mustard, and honey. For serving, you will need horseradish cream, potato salad, and coleslaw. In the glaze, you will have to use some brown ale beer.
The fourth in the list is a Whole Smoked Duck. This recipe takes a very long time, at least 7 days. But the ultimate result is mind-blowing! The ingredients are poultry seasoning, paprika, marjoram, thyme, sage, bay leaves etc.
The fifth is Smoked Potato Salad. You will need small potatoes, celery seeds, parsley, Dijon mustard, and red wine vinegar to make it
Now, imagine all the five dishes on a table. Imagine the orchestra members gathering around it. Try to hear the sound of their forks and knives. Bon Appetit!
How to Present the Dishes on the Table
Garnishing is always an important part of the art called cooking. You have to decorate them well if you want to make your eaters happy.
With a knife and a peeler, you can cut out hundreds of artworks from your vegetables. No matter what it is, cucumber, bell pepper or carrots.
Don’t forget to garnish the dishes before you serve. Make them presentable by serving with a beautiful plating presentation.
When you do, your guests will fall for the decoration first. They will judge the taste later.
Aside from identifying what recipes to cook, it also important to know about the process of smoking. Know what smokers to use for such gathering. Know if you need wood chips for masterbuilt electric smoker or not. The ingredients and the meat that will be cooked can also make or break the taste of the dishes so always make sure the quality of everything. If you do it right, they will surely love the smoked dishes!