Most years we prepare a birthday feast for the Composer's dad. This year I cooked straight through the recipes for Nigella Lawson's Georgian Feast* (in the aptly named cookbook Feast).
The foods were unusual but still accessible and we all loved the menu--from the melon with hot pepper relish to the mountain of stuffed cheese bread, the stuffed chickens, the pungent beet puree, and the green beans in herbed yogurt.
Not being a chocolate man, Grandpa appreciated the walnut cookies, grapes, and homemade vanilla ice cream at the end, too.
Then we all played cards, and Daisy won!
*That's the Georgia that's in Europe, not the one with peach cobbler.
Lucky dad!
ReplyDeleteoh LOVELY. I must check this out. It's a little hobby of mine to find recipes that are unusual and yet accessible for my extended family. I made Indonesian gado gado for them at the beach one year and it was a notable hit.
ReplyDeleteSo adventurous! I really like nigella. Wonderful gift!
ReplyDeleteChristina
That sounds lovely! But I'd love to see pictures of the food.
ReplyDeleteI am glad that you have continued this tradition. Nigella is queen! Have you ordered her new book? I would love to know what y'all think of the recipes.
ReplyDeleteNow, I thought Georgian meant late 18th century! Hope that gives you a laugh!
ReplyDeleteYou know we all enjoy hearing about That Birthday Dinner. Sounds delicious, as usual!
ReplyDeleteLisateresa
Your table settings, whether for a family meal or for a shower, fascinate me. They are elegant, achievable, beautiful. Love the bouquet. The meal sounds wonderful. (Also sounds like a lot of work!)
ReplyDeleteSimilar to Josephine's Girl, my interpretation of "Georgian" was 18th century, Jane Austen kind of time! Wouldn't that be fun too?!
ReplyDelete"Not being a chocolate man ...." I guess there must be some. :) So good to hear that The Composer's Dad enjoyed this annual PVS event again. And I see the Composer is still producing elegant looking menus.
ReplyDeleteI thought by Georgian you meant the period, as in pre-Regency!
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