On Sunday, my father will be 83, and I am planning the menu for a late lunch/early supper at our house .
There will be 6 of us, and I want the menu to please everyone: my husband, daughter # 2, my father of course, my brother, and my teenage nephew.
So this is what I may do.
Shrimp Cocktail with avocado chunks, onion, cilantro and cocktail sauce
King Ranch Chicken
Green Salad
Frijoles a la Charra (my husband’s recipe)
Chocolate Sheet Cake with Chocolate Icing (with pecans)
and a…
Scoop of Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream
What do you think?
Sounds like pure perfection. :) Have fun and Happy Birthday to your dad.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a meal fit for a king.....or queen. Happy 83rd birthday to your dad.
ReplyDeleteSounds wonderful! Happy Birthday to your Father!!
ReplyDeleteI think I wish I were coming over to eat with you!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to your father and many more!
XO,
Sheila :-)
Hola Laura,
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My sister Jessica and I own www.joymaries.com an online boutique. I am a single mom of 2 teenages kids and work full-time in sales/safety. Jessica worked for several years as a Registered Nurse at an elementary, but now she takes care of her kids and helps at her husband who is an optometrist. We are Christian conservatives and we are proud of our hispanic heritiage. We try to capture our heritiage in our designs. Our father was bigger than life; typical Hispanic Macho Man. He is in heaven now, and probably helping guard the gate. Our mother is our role model and we try to follow in her footsteps. God is the center of our extended family and the focus in our homes. Jessica designs the jewelry and I sew. It is a busy adventure and a blessed life.
Adios Amiga,
Yoli
Happy, happy Birthday to your Father! Dinner sound wonderful. Warm wishes, Esther
ReplyDeleteLaura, what a sweet daughter you are. Seeing the chocolate sheet cake on the menu made me think of MY Daddy. That was his very favorite, and one of us had to fix it for every get-together. He liked it because the icing was just like fudge. I haven't had it for awhile. Have a wonderful weekend.
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Laura, the menu sounds fantastic. Happy Birthday to your father and hope you all have a wonderful time. Kathy
ReplyDeleteI love the menu! My Dad will be 82 in January!
ReplyDeleteGood for you for giving your Dad a celebration!
Your menu sounds delicious! :o) What a special day to celebrate. :o)
ReplyDeleteWow! What I think is that I would love to come to your party! The menu sounds wonderful. Hope you have a happy celebration with your dad and family! My Dad will be 85 on his next birthday -- grateful for every celebration that God grants us the time to enjoy together -- precious and sweet.
ReplyDeleteOh, that sounds sooooooo good. I think everyone will love it, at least all of my family would. Happy Birthday to your dad. Hugs, Marty
ReplyDeleteWhat a menu for the birthday boy! While I personally love birthday cake with butter cream frosting (I'll get it for myself for no reason), no party in Texas is complete without Texas Sheet Cake!
ReplyDeleteDebbie
I think i've got a Birthday party to invite myself to!
ReplyDeleteuuummmm Sounds Yummy! Happy Birthday to your Father today and I hope you take lots of photos to celebrate the memories later!!!!
ReplyDeleteHave fun!!!
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Sounds awesome. I can't believe Trey is a teenager!!! Happy Birthday Pawpaw.
ReplyDeleteSounds yummy! Care to share your chocolate cake recipe?
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