My darling parents, Eric and my sister Meg, myself and sissy Jayne, and you likely know the other combinations.

We hosted birthday dinner today for the O'Reilly Clan (Meg, Matty and Moms bdays). Here's what we had:

Hennepin, Stella, Dog Days, and Hacker-Pschorr beers
Red wine: El Coto (Rioja) and Trefethen (Merlot)
White wine: New Gewurz North Coast (Gewurztraminer)

New French baguette with local bleu, Vermont cheddar, and french Camembert cheeses, peppercorn salami, and marinated olives

Marinated beef tips with romas and crispy paper-thin onions
(marinade is Grampa Asher's cajun spice and buttermilk)
Spicy horseradish & tarragon sauces

Salmon cakes
on field greens salad

Salt-water boiled fingerling potatoes

Artichoke gratin

Roasted whole carrots and daikon radish

Apple crisp with vanilla and caramel ice cream
(apples from our tree and local honeycrisps) YUM!!