It's time to celebrate one of my best friends. Another year down! I love that we've been friends for 30 years! And I really love that we celebrate our milestones with dinners that now include our spouses and all our kids.
This year, I decided to plan her dinner inspired by the cookbook that one of my blogging friends just published. I was honored to be a recipe tester for Cooking with Cocktails: 100 Spirited Recipes by Kristy Gardner* of the blog She Eats. For months, I was part of a team that tested and commented on her recipes...until she was confident that the recipes were fantastic. And, they are fantastic. Kristy sent me a copy along with the best thank you card. Ever. Look...
And she even signed it for me. Woohoo. "Follow the gin!" Okay!
I can't wait to share some of her dishes with my friends tomorrow.
*This blog currently has a partnership with Amazon.com in their affiliate program, which gives me a small percentage of sales if you buy a product through a link on my blog. It doesn't cost you anything more. If you are uncomfortable with this, feel free to go directly to Amazon.com and search for the item of your choice.
This year, I decided to plan her dinner inspired by the cookbook that one of my blogging friends just published. I was honored to be a recipe tester for Cooking with Cocktails: 100 Spirited Recipes by Kristy Gardner* of the blog She Eats. For months, I was part of a team that tested and commented on her recipes...until she was confident that the recipes were fantastic. And, they are fantastic. Kristy sent me a copy along with the best thank you card. Ever. Look...
And she even signed it for me. Woohoo. "Follow the gin!" Okay!
I can't wait to share some of her dishes with my friends tomorrow.
Dinner is Poured
A Birthday Fête for Jenn’s 44th Birthday
I.
Red Wine Chorizo with Blistered Cherry Tomatoes &
Fresh Herbs
Brandy-Laced Chicken Liver Pâté
Framboise Whipped Stilton Cheese Toasts
Cazuelitas de Bacalao
Paired with Donnafugata Anthilia
II.
Winter Greens & Citrus Salad
Martini Puttanesca Topped with Seared Salmon
Grappa Ricotta Gnocchi with Wilted Greens
Paired with Donnafugata Sheherazade Rose
III.
Spanish Wine-Poached Pears
Chocolate Chip Amarula Cookies
Paired with Badia a Coltibuono Vin Santo
*This blog currently has a partnership with Amazon.com in their affiliate program, which gives me a small percentage of sales if you buy a product through a link on my blog. It doesn't cost you anything more. If you are uncomfortable with this, feel free to go directly to Amazon.com and search for the item of your choice.
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