SO TODAY 11/12 IS MY MOM'S BIRTHDAY... AND WE (GREG AND I) DECIDED WE SHOULD HAVE MY MOM, DAD, SISTER(SARAH) AND BRO-IN-LAW (LASZLO) OVER TO CELEBRATE. MOM SUGGESTED PIZZA... BUT WHO WANTS THAT WHEN YOU CAN GO TO THE BEST RESTAURANT IN TOWN!!! MY HOUSE!!!

I'm sure your wonder what we had for our delicious birthday feast..i guess I can give you the menu:

Mom K's Fabou birthday menu:

Appetiser:

Celery Volute, garnished with spicy peanut butter creme fraiche and persimmons (A fancy way of saying soup that is made with a white stock, fish, chicken, vegetable and thickened with a white roux, butter and flour cooked together then added to the stock to thicken. Creme fraiche is the French's' version of sour cream.)

Entree:

Chicken Confit stuffed with fig and chevre over butternut squash flan, sweet pickled red cabbage, granny smith apples, onions. (I bet you are wondering what confit means? It's actually a very ancient cooking method from France used to preserve meat, traditionally it would be salted and cooked very slowly in it's own fat for about 12 hours, then packed in a crock covered in it's cooking fat, which acts as a seal to preserve. Now we cook in olive oil or some sort of veg oil. It is still cooked very slowly and end result is the very moist and flavorful meat that falls apart. Chevre is a Delicious creamy lightly tangy goat cheese.)

Dessert:

Fresh baked Cherry Pie a la mode

It was one delicious event at the best restaurant in town!

Happy birthday Mom!!!

CHEERS!!!!

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