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Whether it is a hot and healthy lunch for your Board Members or an elegant Holiday Party Our Town Catering Events is your corporate and personal catering resource. Our event designer can assist with venue selection rental needs entertainment and any special requests. Portland Maine 04101 207.512.4085 www.OurTown.Catering InfoOurTown.Catering 56 p o r t l a n d monthly magazine CourtesystonewallKitChen Hungry EyE bit of cream and sherry and a first-course bisque is on its way. And did you think we werent having caviar The secret bargain treat at Browne Trading is a one-ounce jar of domestic salmon roestunningly shiny orange globes bursting with sea flavorfor 10. Toast slic- es of rustic bread top each with a smear of crme frache 6.99 a pint at Hannaford and a dab of roe and set one afloat on each bowl of your bisque. Another value from Browne a 5-ounce package of creamy duck liver mousse is 6.50. Surrounded by baguette toasts its just the thing with a glass of La Luna prosec- co 12 per bottle. For great values in spar- klers you almost always want to choose prosecco says Chris Miller. Super thrifty is usually a chicken braise or a main-course pasta says Evalin Stearns. I do an eggplant dish where the slices are stuffed with ricotta salata breaded and sau- teed and then baked with fresh tomato basil tin with aged gruyere 7.95 per pound. Au- rora can roast your turkey or turkey breast too unless youd prefer grilled swordfish loin steaks with tomato caper aioli 15.95 each. thrifty not cheap Local and delicious is not just for the Pri- us-driving well-heeled crowd so brush that chip off your shoulder. Just because youre on a budget doesnt mean you have to head for the mega-packs of frozen chicken breasts at the big-box stores. You just have to keep your eyes open. There are plenty of good ideas to be stolen from the fancy set. F or example we recently sampled Union restaurants divine mussel bisque. It involved a silky pureed winter squash soup base with plump whole mussels garnished with a swirl of crme frache dotted with truffle oil. Definitely party quality but rustic and simple enough to replicate affordably. A two-pound bag of plump local Bangs Island mussels from Harbor Fish Market 7.99 an organic winter squash and a fat fresh onion from the farmers market 1 each per pound and a No Trifling Matter Desserts count Make an irresistible and easy Brownie Trifle using two boxes Stonewall Kitchen Traditional Brown- ie Mix 11.95 and one jar of Stonewall Kitchen Sea Salt Car- amel Sauce 6.95 plus a few other pantry staples. Recipe is at stonewallkitchen.com Or pick up dessert. Fancy tortes at Falmouths European Bak- ery start at 22.95 for the six-inch. Pies at Two Fat Cats Bak- ery on India Street start at 15 cupcakes start at 2.50. Standard Baking has beautiful sugar cookies and other confections the Rosemont Markets have cakes starting at 9.99.