September 8, 2017 Friday
5:21 PM Phil
Happy Birthday Sass!
Hope you have a beautiful day!
5:37 PM Sassy
Aww…thanks kid!
5:41 PM Phil
[graphic of a little girl with a birthday cake, balloons and a little kitty]
5:42 PM Sassy
Hee hee! Kitty!
10:25 PM Sassy
Sis took us out for a spectacular dinner – first time at Oleana in Cambridge!!
Hubby’s The Sortini cocktail – Citrus, Smoke & Spice / Sherry,
Vermouth di Torino, Orange, and Sis’ The Nikalaihof – Blossom &
Bubbles/ Nikalaihof Elderflower, Sparkling, Flowers,
and my Hibiscus Iced Tea
Free bread and olive oil
Hubby’s Kalamata Olives w/ Carrots, Za’atar
and the Deviled Eggs w/ Tuna, Black Olive
Hubby’s Sangria
My hibiscus iced tea. So refreshing and tasty!
Fatteh- Caramelized Onion, Romanesco, Crispy Mushrooms, Pinenuts, Yogurt
Swordfish special meze
Sultan’s Delight- Tamarind Beef, Smokey Eggplant Purée, Pinenuts
Hubby’s Beef Shish w/ Pepper Relish, Fried Green Tomato,
Tomato Brown Butter, Yogurt
Lemon Chicken with Za’atar, Turkish Cheese Pancake
Softshell Crab – Crab, Saffron-Almond Skordalia,
Heirloom Tomato, Couza Fries w/ Olive tapenade
After dinner coffee art for Sis!
Teas with dessert – my rooibos and Hubby’s flower Earl Gray
The magical patio at Oleana on a late summer evening
My first ever Baked Alaska – Coconut Ice Cream
and Passion Fruit Caramel
Pistachio Ma’amoul w/ Lemon Verbena Peaches, Olive Oil Ice Cream
Sweet Corn Ice Cream w/ Blueberry Spoon Sweets,
Corn Puff, Sumac Kettle Corn
The inside of my first ever Baked Alaska – Coconut Ice Cream
and Passion Fruit Caramel at Oleana