80 BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION (SWISS CHEESE FONDUE RECIPE)

                       To bring you up to date with what has been happening here.

On July 26, 2016 Dr. Ed Roach, our neighbor and dear friend celebrated his 80th birthday.
He invited us for dinner at the Brick Top Restaurant, a great place in Frontenac, a posh part of St Louis. We all had a wonderful meal and since I also baked him a Birthday cake we decided to go home for dessert. During dinner we handed Ed his birthday present Donna and I had come up with. As you know, it's difficult to find a present for a person who has practically everything. So Donna made him a booklet with lots of "good" advice, pictures and monthly calendars with a promise to have another party on or around the 3th Thursday at each month. So far so good, we had a successful dinner party every month since then.

July 26, 2016

Joyce, his beautiful wife keeps Ed young. Nobody would

believe he's celebrating his 80th

Marty and his wife Pat were driving us to the Restaurant in their van,

a treat by itself

Chocolate mousse cake, Ed's favorite

Since I just started up the blog again I hadn't taken many pictures, but I kept some notes in a file.

      Just a quick refresher:      

August 18th 2016 we enjoyed

Ceviche

Grilled Filet Mignon

Meringue glace 

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September - Thursday 15th 2016

we prepared to fly to Switzerland for vacation and we had not

much time for a dinner party.

we went to Ed and Joyce's house and had some finger food

"Mini Beef Wellington with Bearnaise"

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October - Thursday 20est 2016

Just coming back from Switzerland we had of course

Raclette with all the trimmings

Ice Cream

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October - Monday 31st 2016

We could not miss Halloween, our yearly tradition and also anniversary
of our friendship.
We always enjoy hors d'oeuvre:
salami coronets, smoked salmon, steak tartar
shrimp cocktail

Pralinees

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November - Thursday 17th 2016
Mixed greens
Vol au vent fruit de mere
hot chocolate melting cake

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December 15th 2016
Alaskan King crab Crepes
Wienerschnitzel
Apple Strudel, cream anglaise
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Because it was close to Christmas we celebrated in style with
Lemon Drops Martini prepared by the bartender Donna

January 26th 2017
Find all the details in the blog
posting on February 13, 2017

Called "Tree years later"

February - Thursday 23th 2017

                            And now today's happening. I am planing these little gatherings with an appropriate  theme like I chose cheese fondue because February is the coldest months in the year and most people eat fondue when it's snowing and freezing outside. Unfortunately this did not worked out because it is 75 degree outside, the warmest February ever. Oh well we still enjoyed it!

Getting ready for another fun evening!

Appetizer

Grilled avocados filled with dill flavored shrimp salad

Entree

Swiss Fondue

Dessert

Soufflé glacé Grand Marnier

Vanilla sauce with cognac

Everybody liked the shrimp salad

I had the feeling the fondue wasn't for everybody's liking, I better

make a Fondue Bourguignonne for Ed next time

but great success with the dessert, it never fails!!

another happy evening

Recipe

Swiss cheese Fondue

serves 4 people

                                           300gr Emmentaler Cheese  grated

                                           300gr Gruyere Cheese grated    

                                           4 dl    Chardonnay

                                           8  each medium size fresh Garlic coarsely chopped

                                           3  tbsp cornstarch

                                           2  oz Kirschwasser

                                           1  tsp ground black pepper 

                                           1 loaf of Bread cut in 1 inch cubs 

                               bring wine, garlic and pepper to boil in fondue pot, ad grated cheese and let melt
                               mix cornstarch and Kirschwasser and ad to 
  boiling cheese mix to thicken. Serve immediately on fondue set with lit sterno to keep cheese hot.

 

Until next time............