As an annual tradition, on my mother’s birthday my brother and I create a special meal and she’s the guest of honor. A year ago I was in Paris, but the meal of the year before that is documented in this picasa album. The emphasis on these meals is making a diabetic yet delicious meal so that mom can fully enjoy it. It’s not a simple obstacle but it’s always a good challenge. This time I used my new skills of origination, cooking and managing the process to work and delegated tasks to my helpers! My dad and Barak helped with preparations in the kitchen, Omer helped buying the ingredients and taking pictures. Barak also styled the graphics of the menu which is another one of his expertise. Thanks everyone! It was so great working with you all!
Happy Birthday to my lovely mom! I love you!
Mom’s guests
Beautiful menu done by Barak. The meal contained seven dishes!
On The Table:
Beginning with yellow butter and grey salt
Green Olives
Whole wheat bread
Kitron Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 Reserve
Vitkin Pinot Noir 2010
Amuse Bouche:
Avocado, shrimp tartar, seared shrimp and citrus foam
First Starter:
Soft egg, tomatoes in three colors served in three ways (fresh, roasted, sun-dried) fennel and red onion salad, sheep fresh cheese and macadamia
Second Starter:
Sea bream tartar, radish stock jelly, radish flowers, mint
First Main Course:
Pork tenderloin cooked sous-vide with butter, carrot pumpkin cream, red cabbage, wine vinegar and sesame oil, crispy bacon, reduction of veal stock, orange liqueur ginger and garlic.
Second Main Course:
Terrine of lamb with mint, fine vegetables: green beans, champignon and shimeji mushrooms, cream of Jerusalem artichoke, lamb jus and crispy breadcrumbs
Dessert:
Tarte Flan sugar free, carambola, persimmon and yellow grapes baked with sage
Mignardises:
Peanut butter dipped in chocolate candy
Barak felt how hard it is to work in the kitchen the whole day! You did a great job! Thanks!
Everything came out pretty much as planned except for the citrus foam that didn’t get the exact consistency I was hoping for and will have to use a different recipe next time. There were minor last minute changes but overall I was very pleased. The most important thing is that mom enjoyed the evening. Happy Birthday!
P.S
After that dinner my dad went out to buy a special tool to crack open these very hard to crack nuts and now we are ready for the second shipment of the goods (a note to Yoel).
everything looks amazing.
1 word suffices: Superb!
Wow!
Wow. This looks absolutely incredible. Happy birthday Irit!
אין ספק שזו היתה הארוחה ב”ה” הידיעה שחויתי ועכשיו מה שנותר לנו זה לחכות לשנה הבאה……,.:-)
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