The Celebration of 50 Years

The Golden Anniversary Celebration

We had to make Mom and Dad pose a little more.

It stretches out the anticipation,

prolongs the excitement,

and commemorates the occasion.

Plus, we knew it would make them

very, very hungry,

so they would eat everything on their plate.

Mom and Dad started an exclusive club when we were younger,

The Clean Plate Club.

If you didn't eat everything on your plate,

you didn't get dessert.

In our youthful zeal, we were known to sometimes have literally

licked our plates clean,

we were so eager to be awarded membership.

Mommy and Daddy with their oldest daughter,

third in birth order,

the bossy one who took on the characteristics of the first born.

The welcoming scene at our table...

...and the soothing view from our window.

I felt like I should branch out and become a

food blogger,

the meals were so amazing.

Spit-Roasted Prime Rib

Roasted over applewood.

Served with au jus,

fresh horseradish root,

Yukon gold mashed potatoes,

and grilled fresh asparagus.

Brick Oven Washington Dungeness Crab Stuffed Mahi Mahi

The best of the Pacific waters.

Dungeness crab, three cheese and spinach stuffed Mahi Mahi,

served with  ginger jasmine rice,

roasted aparagus,

and lemon buerre monte'.

(YES, I ate dolphin fish,

not dolphin,

DOLPHIN FISH,

it's totally legal

and delicious,

and NO,

I do not know what lemon buerre monte' is.)

Best of the Northwest

Applewood grilled Alaskan halibut

and Neah Bay King salmon.

Served with organic English peas,

butter roasted baby carrots,

sweat pea pesto,

Dungeness crab spring slaw

and charred lemon vinaigrette spring pea shoots.

(I know this chef wasn't raised by my mother.

Doesn't this plate look like he was in the kitchen,

playing with his food?)

Since we all were distinguished members of

The Clean Plate Club,

without stooping to lick our plates,

we ordered desert.

Trio of Crème Brulee

Three of the finest flavors:

Grand Marnier, rich chocolate, and vanilla bean

all topped with a crackling caramelized sugar crust.

Bet the food pictures make you wish

your parents

were celebrating their 50th.

To 50 Golden Years.

Congratulations, Mom and Dad!