![Let me explain why Canapés are my secret weapon with the #FlightessPhilosophyEvery Flight Attendant can relate to the heart-pounding-pressure induced service flow of your onboard guest’s meal. It can be nerve-wracking to ensure that the flow of your dining experience is executed perfectly. You’re balancing oven-cooking times, a microwave, setting up for a formal dinner table in the cabin, refilling drinks, performing wine service, all while ensuring your galley doesn’t look like a bomb just exploded. There are so many pieces to this puzzle and each one has to be executed with precision and the utmost finesse and grace.From the time you set your tablecloth, forks, knives, napkins, butter, and condiments; your guests are waiting. They’re ready to eat, and the sight of their table being set without any food to accompany it only exacerbates their hunger more. It’s a critical time for the Flight Attendant in the galley to act with haste in getting the first course out.This is where the true art of the canapé comes into play.I never list my canapés on the menu for the guests to see. I want them to be completely and totally surprised by a small serving tray emerging from the galley with bite size, beautiful canapés for them to enjoy while I slip back into the galley with ease to continue preparing their first course.It is truly the art of distraction.Not only does it create the sensation of a fine dining meal where the Chef sends out an unexpected amuse bouche to each table, but it creates a threshold of time for you as the Flight Attendant to then take a breath, and thoroughly plate and prepare your first course. It not only sets the tone, but also the pace for the experience you are wielding for your guests.This canapé is super fast and easy to assemble and best of all requires no heating or cooking which is a critical factor in prep time flow.Dried Apricots. Pistachio. Blue Cheese. Honey. Micro green [link in bio]](https://www.flightess.com/assets/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
Elegant Caprese
Caprese is a Flight Attendant Bible go-to. It’s 5 ingredients salad and requires no cooking. What I also love is that you can keep these ingredients onboard and in your…
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Inflight Ice-Cream Cookie Skillet
This truly isn’t meant to be a ground-breaking recipe or idea, because its quite literally cookie dough and icecream. Rather, this is mean to be an inspiration to think outside…
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[Plane]made Vegetable Quiche
We’re taking a break from the fancy stuff and moving onto comfort food you can make inflight😌 Summer is coming along and nothing is as gorgeous this time of year…
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Gazpacho Chemist
What better way to welcome passengers on board during Spring and summer then with some cold gazpacho on the credenza?
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3 Way Waffle Shot
Staying on the theme of flipping the switch of presenting old things in new ways, say hello to these little cutie pie waffle shots.
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3 Way Veggie Bundles
Okay so maybe we don’t have a sauce to make our plating presentation nice and fancy, what are some other ways to make your plating look stellar using the actual food that you have?
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Who is Flightess
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I curate beautiful culinary experiences both at 45,000ft and also in my humble home for my hungry fiancé. I wanted a space to share my tools, my tips, and my tricks on the art of { inflight } hostessing. Flightess is ultimately my love letter to a profession and community that I love deeply
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Prosciutto & Melon Bites
When I eat these, I am transported to Italy, the sweetness of the melon, coupled with the saltiness of the prosciutto, makes my tongue sing.
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Canapè & Petite Four Shells
Siljans mini croustade shells are a crispy cup for the ultimate hors d’oeuvres and dessert.
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Microwave Made Panna Cotta
Personally, I love the idea of a dessert with just a few simple ingredients, especially if you’re making it on the plane.
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