Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Take-Home Chef

Since our actual 5 year anniversary was sort of bummed with Blake's knee, Blake got creative.  I should mention that Blake did send flowers to my office on our actual anniversary.  They definitely brightened my day!


Back to Blake's creativity.  We always go out for a nice dinner on our anniversary: Northwood Inn, Green Room Grille, Diamondback's...you get the idea.

Since we couldn't go out (Blake was quite fearful of eating out since he had to elevate his leg and it was pretty uncomfortable to do in a restaurant), Blake had a chef come to our house!  WOW!  I was impressed!

Chef Jacob Butler






The Menu



Cream Of Brie And Tart Apple Soup 
garnished with julienne of tart apple and toasted almonds



Wilted Mesclun Greens 
with pancetta-cherry vinaigrette & pine nut crusted chevre. warm salad of spring mix garnished with crispy pancetta, dried cherries, and goat cheese





Wild Mushroom Stuffed Angus Tenderloin 
with cabernet demi. served with yukon gold potato puree and sauteed asparagus





Key Lime Parfait 
layered key lime mousse with caramelized graham cracker sprinkles







And, at the end of the night, my kitchen looked like this...incredible!



















It was SO delicious, and I felt SO special having our very own chef!  We're thinking this might be a fun tradition to start!


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