Its Dots Birthday!!

Both my sister and I have know our dear friend Dot for just about 30 years maybe longer. Today is here birthday and we are celebrating it with family friends. Good food and wine.
Come stroll with us through the pages and see what was in store for a fabulous evening!!

                                                          The Menu

To start off were cocktails and appetiser which were spinach wrapped in Filo Dough with
Fresh Figs.

                                                       Soup & Salad.


Just before dinner my family recipe of Escarole Soup or Italian wedding Soup.
and my sister fresh Herb Salad .

                                
                                                       
                                                        
                                                       Dinner.

My Homemade Fettuccine  with Alfredo Sauce Hot Crusty Italian Bread.



                                                    Desert


 Chocolate Cake with White and dark chocolate on the outside of cake.
And Butter Pecan Ice Cream topped with Kaulua.

Our Dear Friend Dot

 Our dad mixing my Martina I might add our Father was a restaurant owner for many years owning the Village South in Vero Beach Fl he has won many Bar Masters Awards and feels right at home mixing a drink

 Awe... The finish product

 Our dad and his loving wife Margret

 Now that is a drink

 our dad is 84 can you beleve that

 getting the olives ice and glass ready for my dad

 A great picture of Dot and look who is in the background my sister Valerie

 Dad giving Dot a warm Greeting

 My sister modeling off her new Hair Piece... Really! Seroulsly!

 Margret & Dot talking

 Some yummy apitizers

 cought in the act my sister is the only one who looks busy but gets nothing done lol

 Dot cutting the cake

 A great Picture of our Dad

 Cake and Coffee anyone?

 Looks yummy

 My Table Setting for Dot

 Since we were having soup and I did not have any soup bowls I used my Spode Coffee Cups and Socer pretty shabby I though

 this was Lamoge cake plate and Spode cup and saucer but a differnt pattern

 Love my pink Candel Opera

 Sauce anyone? The Gravy Boat is un mark but the server spoon is Nappone

 This is one of my Soup Terrine

 a great view of my Spode Coffee Cup and Saucer with a Dresden Cake Plate

Wine anyone?



I hope you have enjoyed your visit through our Birthday Dinner for Dot. It was a lot of fun and everyone had a great time. It is always good when family and good friends get together.

Always
Lydia