05 mai 2009
Happy birthday mom!
As I was saying earlier, yesterday was my mom's birthday & we were glad to host her dinner'party at our place. Even grand-pere & grand-mere made it. G-m brought a vanilla & honey roasted duck, which we served with a gratin dauphinois au lait de coco & a watercress salad. B. contributed with a new recipe: a pestonade! A kind of mix between a pesto & a tapenade using olives, sun-dried tomatoes, pistachios, rocket, parmegiano, garlic, thyme, olive oil... I'll let your imagination go with that! He also created an enchanting decor with candles on the balcony guardrail, on the front steps, made beautiful bouquets & played classical & ambience music! We concluded the meal with another invention of mine, a coconut & white chocolate panacotta topped with syrupy pears & crunchy dark chocolate. The evening was quite a success & mom was happy I think.
Tartines & croutons de pestonade
14 avril 2009
Easter w-end
I am as usual behind in keeping you updated... Well I wanted to share just a few photos of our week-end in Pointe d'Esny for B.'s mom's birthday & for Easter'lunch; No need to say, food was delicious, we ate so much, filet mignon, gigot d'agneau, & of course my chocolate-banana tart, just to name some...
Birthday'diner
Easter'lunch
