July 9th: A Very Special Day — Deo Gratias!

Thursday, July 9th was our 32nd Wedding Anniversary. It was a day worthy of Celebration so I pulled out all the stops…!! The girls were home so I decided it would be much nicer to dazzle up the dining room and prepare a really yummy meal at home instead of going out.

I headed down to my beloved ‘Holiday Hall’ in the basement for inspiration and came up with the love-bird theme. I found the cute bird decoration you see hanging from the chandelier in a charming little shop in Canterbury. I was over visiting my daughter Ali when she was studying there. It was the year my youngest daughter Claudia was graduating from high school, and I liked the idea of the little bird leaving the nest. So it came in very handy for the love-birds theme! On the table I put various little bird decorations, including the Murano glass lovebirds I got in Venice to celebrate our anniversary some years ago.

Being the lazy chef that I have become, I wanted something fast, yummy, and easy to prepare. So, here was our Anniversary menu:

Caprese Salad (see recipe here)

Seafood Paella (see recipe here)

Eton Mess (see recipe here)

It was all Deelicious! I even had enough Paella left over so did not have to cook on Friday evening!

Hugs,

Patricia xxx