It has been a very busy weekend! no less than two 4oth birthdays! Happy birthday to Liz on Saturday, we had a blast at the Haloween party on saturday night!Happy Birthday to our old friend Max today! It is almost unbelievable that we've been great mates for almost half of that time (19 years to be exact).
We spent the afternoon with Max, Nikki, Graydon and Ashton, as well as all their close family and friends at their charming home and what a feast we had!
Max and Nikki never fail to outdo themselves with superbly fresh and lovingly prepared spreads, for this special occasion they served a lushious medium rare fillet dressed with caramelised onions, roasted tomatoes and pine nuts - YUM. Pesto fettucine, fisy balls, Lasagne, apple and feta salad and crispy fresh baguette completed the buffet spread.
How scruptious does all of this look?! Everone tucked in...
The true show stoppers were the amazing desserts! Nikki was the mistress of the kitchen and produced almost like magic, a new take on the classic Pavlova, check this out.
Then the creamiest Creme Caramel...
We were utterly seduced by the sweet treats, which also offered an amazing almond tart, by Nikki's Mum Barbara, and a fruit and nut fridge tart. Watch this space, as I will be getting my hands on the Almond tart receipe and will post it step by step in the near future.
Enjoy whatever makes your taste buds tingle during the next two weeks, I'll be away in China on business and will post again Sunday two weeks from now ... Ciao
Bravo Yanni this is a great blog
ReplyDeleteAnd I can vouch for the awesome food and great birthday we celebrated with Maxi....
l'aria fresca era deliziosa!
(the meal was delicious!)
and that lasagna was realy delish
Thanks Guys
Thanks Lee, hope to see you posting as deli-mor!!!!
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