philpom 7,494 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Turns out that our 25 year anniversary was yesterday so earlier in the week I started to hatch an idea and menu. We decided a full formal would be fun but while we did barrow heavily from the Russian formal table setting we did slack a little here and there. Course 1 The appetizer Broiled baguette with blue cheese topped with basil butter. Course 2 soup French onion soup with broiled baguette topped with Swiss cheese. Course 3 salad caprese salad drizzled with olive oil and a balsamic reduction. Course 4 meat seared lamb rib chops and roasted petite potatoes seasoned with herbs and gouda cheese. Drizzled with Green goddess sauce. Course 5 dessert Home-made vanilla ice cream and fresh pears drizzled with a Home-made dark chocolate sauce. We served a Texas Hill Country Claret with dinner. I'll picture ingredient and action photos in course order. 1. I Baked the bread, cut it real thin and put crumbles between 2 pieces, topped with basil butter. 2. Made the beef broth from scratch, took 20 hours. Roasted the shank for 40 minutes and combined with water, onion, garlic, pepper, celery Bay leaf and spices. Simmered for 18 hours, filtered, chilled and skimmed. Then proceeded to caramelize the onions for the soup. Topped a this slice of bread with Swiss cheese and broiled until golden. 3. Basil came from our garden. 4. Seared the lamb over an ultra hot fire for 20 seconds then chilled them, seasoned with salt and pepper and vacuum bagged them. Finished them sous vide at 130°f and garnished with rosemary and mint from the garden. 5. Peeled and sliced pears, blended half and half with the dark chocolate for sauce. The ice cream recipe used maple syrup and homemade vanilla bean extract from whole bean and vodka. We planned a 6th course of homemade Kahlua and dark roast but called it after dessert. !!!!Please ignore the photos below, I can't remove them for some reason. They are related but either a dup or a picture I didn't intend to post. dh14ster, Andrey, ckreef and 7 others 10 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ckreef 19,930 Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Fantastic meal. Very nice setting for a 25th anniversary. Great entry. philpom 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KJKiley 100 Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Looks great! philpom 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob_grill_apprentice 1,715 Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Fantastic looking meal. philpom 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grill_Boy 480 Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Nicely done... Now for a horrible joke: The wife came to me on the morning of our 25th wedding anniversary as I was weeping at the kitchen table. Honey she said: "Are you weeping over all the beautiful moments of our last 25 years?"No I replied Honey she said: "Are you weeping because we had 2 beautiful children?"No I replied Honey she said: "Are you weeping because we have more years together yet to come?" No I replied.... Confused... she asked: "Why are you weeping" Because I replied.... I'd be getting out of prison today ckreef, BURGER MEISTER and philpom 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TKOBBQ 5,798 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 First congrats on the 25th wedding anniversary, it's something many don't or won't achieve in today's society. Thanks for sharing your great meal with us, it looked like a truly superb way to celebrate it. philpom 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Kamado 13 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Congrats on both the 25 years and excellent looking meal! philpom 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Topher 468 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Great looking meal! Thanks for sharing the details on all five course and also on the process of putting together that great meal. Congratulations on the silver jubilee. As noted above, many don't or won't achieve that milestone. I didn't... and couldn't be happier about getting out of that mess! philpom 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adm 418 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 That looks great - nice job. I am also at about 25 years, but not until next spring. I know the feeling that a life sentence would have been shorter, but I'm happy! philpom and ckreef 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ron5850 1,046 Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Your meal looks terrific! Also congratulations on your silver anniversary. philpom 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JeffieBoy 870 Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Congrats on the big 25! My wife and I are closing in on 40. We have an agreement. Nobody leaves this relationship alive. So far it has worked... LOL All the best and BTW - No cheese for desert? Tongmaster and philpom 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philpom 7,494 Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share Posted December 3, 2020 Thanks for the comments on the food, the congratulations on the milestone and even the humor! I'll need to do this again but probably not from so many scratch ingredients. It was a ton of work and had me working like a slave for 2 days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jack. 7,805 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 philpom 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrey 18 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Lamb chops, mmm...)) Well done! philpom 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KismetKamado 4,795 Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Can’t think of a better way to spend an anniversary together. Everything looked fantastic. Both the food and the table setting! philpom 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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