She has left the building

Now that I am sure Mom is on the road driving from Virginia to Boston as we speak I can finally reveal what is happening tomorrow in my kitchen.
Tomorrow my Mom is turning 60 and we are throwing her a surprise brunch...while she is staying here, NOT the easiest of tasks to pull off.

I have told my Mom more lies in the past few weeks than any time in my life, including the teen years.  Normally I talk to her every day, but I have found myself avoiding her calls at all cost so I don't have to concentrate on what recent lie we have had to weave in order to get her out of the house tomorrow morning bright and early, why I can't come along with them, why husband must stay home as well, and why she must be back at the house by noon.

I'll give you a little preview of what we will be having and then hopefully I can manage to snap a few photos along the way so I can show you some of the things we made and put up some of the recipes.

There will be:
Kurobuta ham roasted and glazed
Veal Grillades
Goat cheese, artichoke and smoked ham strata
Piperade on garlic croutons
Gratin Dauphinoise
Brie en Croute
Waffles, buttermilk and chocolate with maple syrup and Blueberry or Strawberry Compote
Croissants and Danish
Bagels and Lox
Pithiviers
A selection of cookies
A decadent chocolate cake
Champagne Punch
and various other things whose names escape me at the moment.

The Pithivier filling is in the fridge chilling, the onions for the grillades are caramelized and I am off to prep the veal.

More later!

Comments

[Janet]

what time did you want me there?