75th Birthday party for Chris

If any of you remember, last year we had a 75th birthday dinner for my mother in law Chris.  Except she was only 74.  So we did it again this year for her 75th.  Invited were her closest friends, us (of course) and Margo, Mike, Chrysalis and Ryan.  I spent most of the night in the kitchen, which was fine with me :)

We had:  Crudite with blue cheese dip; Ciao Angelo and French feta cheeses; parsley garlic olives; tomato-garlic dopping sauce from Ithaca Bakery; Rosemary foccacia; onion baguette; pepperdews, roasted peppers and bocconcini.

Then we had:  Smoked salmon on brown bread with caper-dill sauce; Chicken dumplings; Crab cakes and Rosemary Frenched baby lamb chops.

Dessert was fruit and a beautiful chocolate Ribbon cake from Baked to Perfection in Port Washington.  Wine, soda, coffee and cordials too.