To celebrate Alexa's birthday, Chris, her mother, prepared a wonderful feast. From top to bottom, here's what we enjoyed this evening. The pictures are in reverse order of enjoyment.
1. For this birthday celebration, even Marley enjoyed a special treat. Chris, Alexa and Marley inspect the giant bone. Even though Alexa thought we should prepare it for marrow, Marley was allowed to enjoy it all.
2. Chris created a beautiful Beef Wellington. In this picture, you can't see the flavorful duxelle or red wine sauce that we enjoyed.
3. Here's Chris with the grilled haloumi. Made with a mixture of goat's and sheep milk, this hearty cheese tastes like no other.
4. We started our meal with some light appetizers. Red grapefruit, kiwi and nectarines added a lighter note to compliment the Pico and other cheeses. The cippolini onions and blue cheese stuffed olives made delcious additions. Of course, there's guacamole (Yes, most of our meals include avocado).
A 1981 Antinori by Tiganello accompanied the meal. It was heaven.
And we finished the feast with a decadent chocolate cake topped with curls and candles. Chris made some whipped cream that I am having to resist right now.
In fact, I can hear the leftovers calling from the fridge. I don't know that anything else will fit in my stomach, though.
Are you familiar with Christine's latest project? She is producing a series for PBS called Dreamtime. Here's a link to the website: www.dreamtimetv.org.
Happy Birthday Alexa!
Sam
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