We had everyone over to our house on Saturday night and we quickly realized that we really hadn't entertained almost all year! Fortunately, we got back into the swing of things pretty quickly.
We had a nice spread of shrimp cocktail and cheese and crackers. Then for dinner we had bacon wrapped scallops, mashed potatoes, fresh tomato salad (thanks to Andy's dad for growing them fresh in his garden), and prime rib with sauteed mushrooms and a horseradish whipping cream to top it off. Not too shabby!
For dessert I made Mark's favorite cake--I think he's been requesting it since he was 6! You take an angel food cake and "ice" it with sherbet. It is a tad bit messy but definitely a refreshing dessert in the middle of summer.
Mark got some nice gifts, including a cast iron grill pan from Kathleen and Lee (something he'd been asking for for awhile) and a new VT shirt and a VT shaped cake pan from Andy and myself. Mark is the quintessential Hokie fan, so these are great gifts to add to his collection! We're hoping to benefit from the cake pan at some point. :)
Was fun to have the family together, we realized also that they hadn't been to our house since the holidays--oops!!
Happy birthday Mark!
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