Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Celebration Dinner


My birthday and Julie's (Scottsdale Daily Photo) birthday happened last week just 4 days apart and to celebrate together we decided  to cook dinner at Julie and Dave's (Tamarindo Costa Rica Daily Photo) house on Saturday evening.  Julie picked the recipes from a cook book she bought in California.  We started with an arugula salad with roasted cherry tomatoes and pine nuts.

The main coarse was pork chops with fresh rosemary, oregano, garlic and lemon, served with roasted potatoes and red grapes and brussels sprouts with bacon and pomegranate seeds.













Julie's mom, Glenda supplied the dessert with these designer cupcakes that were delicious!

It was a fun evening and a great celebration!
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16 comments:

  1. MoSeptember 17, 2013 at 1:43 AM

    happy birthday. A very delicious looking dinner

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  2. MersadSeptember 17, 2013 at 1:59 AM

    This is making me hungry Sharon! :) And Happy Birthday from me too.

    Mersad
    Mersad Donko Photography

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 17, 2013 at 4:34 AM

    A gorgeous looking dinner, gorgeously photographed!

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  4. LowellSeptember 17, 2013 at 4:35 AM

    Jeez, you sure know how to live! Fantastic meal and those designer cupcakes look to die for!

    And a belated very Happy Birthday!

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  5. KateSeptember 17, 2013 at 4:52 AM

    We Virgos certainly know how to celebrate. Great menu!

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  6. JudySeptember 17, 2013 at 7:20 AM

    Sounds like a fun evening and looks delicious!

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  7. Dave-CostaRicaDailyPhoto.comSeptember 17, 2013 at 7:35 AM

    It was indeed a delightful evening.

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  8. PerthDailyPhotoSeptember 17, 2013 at 7:57 AM

    Happy belated birthday Sharon, looks delish and j'adore Julie's choice in dinnerware.

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  9. Stefan JanssonSeptember 17, 2013 at 8:34 AM

    Happy Birthday These photos are making me hungry.

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  10. KarlSeptember 17, 2013 at 9:59 AM

    Looks like a fantastic "bloggers dinner".
    Happy Birthday to both!

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  11. glendaSeptember 17, 2013 at 10:05 AM

    That was a delicious dinner and so much fun with all of us involved in the preparation. There were six cupcakes, Hmmmm

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  12. CatalystSeptember 17, 2013 at 10:25 AM

    And a pretty darned good meal, I'll bet.

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  13. RandySeptember 17, 2013 at 7:51 PM

    It all looks wonderful. I hope you all had a wonderful birthday. Where did those cupcakes come from?

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  14. JackSeptember 18, 2013 at 6:38 PM

    Ooooohhhhhh. You guys live well. And you didn't invite me?

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  15. UnknownSeptember 19, 2013 at 6:03 AM

    Yummy! The cupcakes are so pretty!

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  16. KathySeptember 21, 2013 at 12:36 PM

    Sorry I missed your birthday!

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