Dinner for Rick

Our only brother was in town from Denver.

What do do? Have a dinner party of course!

We consumed:

a whole leg of lamb

crusted in herbs, Dijon mustard & garlic;

salmon en croute x2

pomme dauphinoise ++

and a bunch of other yummies~

the table was set with a dove grey Metis sheet,

white Matteo napkins & deer sheds.

I used the last votives from Nicole's Party

but covered them in burlap~

the apples cut the red valentine look~
arrangements in empty mustard jars from Beaune~
this is a preview of holiday

it was great with my sister's red dining room~

a little bit of kale~
the boxwood, and a little bit of antlers~
I call them (affectionately) my Feed Bag Family.

Put that trough out

they mow through it all

and take the crumbs home.

It's safe, they don't read my blog;

they don't read any blogs.

Eight pears Belle Helene,

a white layer cake with apricot filling

topped with strawberry/raspberry sauce

& blackberry/mulberry sauces from summer.

Poof.

A pair of large apple tarts & caramel ice cream.

Yummy; home made ice cream is the best.

Maybe it's a good thing I don't need to worry about leftovers.

Someone asked me; yes of course, all the food is fait maison/home made.