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Last night; made a 11 course meal for my husband's birthday. His menu, my cooking! (Menu in comments).
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Last night; made a 11 course meal for my husband’s birthday. His menu, my cooking! (Menu in comments).

Last night; made a 11 course meal for my husband’s birthday. His menu, my cooking! (Menu in comments).

by nz_achilles

27 Comments

  1. nz_achilles

    Hi from Australia!

    It has become a birthday tradition that my hubby gets a big home-cooked birthday degustation, rather than going out for his birthday.

    This has been happening since before we met and married! Often friends all joined in to make something together.

    What this has evolved into however is him sitting down with our vast collection of cookbooks and pulling out recipes that takes his eye or he enjoys. Two rules however: there will always be French Onion Soup. And there will always be Croquembouche. (His family history is French, go figure!)

    So last night I executed the menu of global feast for the six of us… and I have to say it went down well. Once the mains all hit at once I did NOT have time to photograph every dish!

    Here’s the full menu:

    **Course 1: Amuse Bouche**

    Pickled Ginger & Crab Spoon Served with Champagne Cocktails

    **Course 2: Entree 1**

    Blue Cheese & Peach Crostini with Prosciutto

    **Course 3: Entree 2**

    Tuna & Green Onions with Sweet-Sour Miso Sauce

    **Course 4: Soup**

    French Onion Soup

    **Course 5, 6, 7 (served simultaneously): Fish, Chicken, Beef**

    Grilled Snapper with White Wine Sauce

    Chicken Tikka

    Black Pepper Beef

    **Side Dishes: Served with Course 5, 6, 7**

    Karahi Potatoes with whole Spices

    Agetebashi – Fried Vegetables Marinated in Dashi

    **Course 9, 10: Table Desserts**

    Croquembouche (supplied)

    Pavlova (supplied)

    Served with Spiced Mango Lassi

    **Course 11: Ice Cream Dessert**

    Roasted Nectarine Sundae

    Some years I make the Croquembouche but this year I bought one to cut down the work. And another lovely friend brought the Pavlova as something to add to the feast.

    A lovely, but filling night!

  2. steverosenblatt

    Hey, my birthday is coming up. Just wanted to let you know.

  3. thehappypixel

    That looks so lovely and yummy! What’s in the champagne cocktail?

  4. bekcy

    This is an absolute feast. Looks delicious, what a triumph!!

  5. ttrockwood

    The menu sounds kind of…. Wild with such a variety of cuisines involved but happy birthday boy works! Hopefully your birthday is celebrated with equal fanfare!

  6. Tipsy_elephant_1224

    I aspire to be this cool!!! I would love to do this for someone

  7. itsme99881

    Reddit mobile and the fucking swipe mechanic is driving me crazy! These dishes look extremely good, and very well plated. but every swipe instead of swiping the picture it swipes the whole post away. Im going insane LMAO.

    nice work in all seriousness though!

  8. Pennysews

    This is more than I cook in a week! Haha Food is definitely your love language, it all looks amazing!

  9. retrozebra

    Love the variety of this menu. I am drooling!!

  12. Rich-Pomegranate1679

    This is it, boys. The sub has peaked.

  15. LaDauphineVerte

    Anything served on a single soup spoon has got to be special!

  19. htown420s3ller

    I don’t know what the future holds but if u ever need an extra husband… I’m ready! Lol

  22. eatcrumbs

    How did you time everything?? Or were you able to prep some things the day before?

  23. Able_Blueberry5205

    This is some fancy home cooking! Everything looks delicious

  24. Roke25hmd

    Waw, looks delicious, ate you a chef ?

  25. milkofmagnesium

    Your French onion soup looks amazing! Please share the recipe!!!

    Edit to add that really everything looks amazing but that annual French onion looks phenomenal, please share!

  27. candypiefield

    Heyy are you accepting self invitations?!