So, last week was a whirlwind of preparation and cooking. The birthday party went very well. There were a little over 30 people that ended up attending and the food turned out pretty well if I do say so myself. Here are some pictures that my lovely wife took while I was busy getting stuff ready. Enjoy!
An overview of the table. Most of the food was mine though some of the guests did bring dishes as well.
White beans with kale braised in chicken stock and vermouth.
This might be my favorite of everything that I made: hard cooked eggs with tarragon shallot mayonnaise wrapped in a tomato slice and butter leaf lettuce. You eat them as a wrap…
Duck and fig terrine with mixed onion marmalade, pickled corn with jalapeno and sweet and sour dilled pickles.
Herbed goat cheese…I added fresh herbs to goat cheese, mixed it, and re-rolled it into a log.
Roasted peaches with fennel in a roasted lemon broken vinaigrette. This turned out way better than I thought it would!
So, those were some of the dishes that I made last week. They were all pretty easy, though it took a lot of time. The terrine was by far the most complex dish and was very involved. Otherwise, everything else was pretty straight forward.
culinary flights of fancy 