Saturday we celebrated Zeb's birthday. We started the day with Eggs Benedict for breakfast. How can you go wrong with a toasted english muffin half, topped with a slice of Canadian bacon, a poached egg and a nice spoonful of Hollandaise Sauce? What a great way to start the day.
We moved on to lunch a few hours later which was the Three-Step Taco Salad that I had made just a few days earlier. This salad is easy to make and serves a crowd. There were 10 of us and we still had a little salad left after everyone had enjoyed. We ended lunch with Chocolate Crinkle Cookies which Val had made for us. A wonderful almost fudgy chocolate cookie. She did a fabulous job making these.
Dinner was Caprese Salad, slices of fresh tomatoes, with slices of fresh mozzarella cheese, drizzled with Balsamic Vinegar, salt and freshly ground black pepper and a chiffonade of fresh basil. This was followed with Vodka Cream Pasta, grilled chicken breast slices and grilled Italian sausage slices. This was accompanied with some fresh bread and a baguette that was toasted, buttered and sprinkled with garlic salt.
Dessert was Peanut Butter Pie, which started with a chocolate crumb crust, filled with a mixture of cream cheese, peanut butter, sugar, butter, vanilla extract and freshly whipped cream. I grated some chocolate over the top and served a great peanut butter pie.
The activity for the afternoon was Bingo with prizes for the winners! It was a great day!
I thought it would be fun to share my thoughts and favorite food tidbits with everyone using this medium. I love exploring different techniques and ingredients from around the world.
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