So even though my birthday is today, I had a party on Saturday to celebrate. Ordered 50 lbs of fresh steamer clams from Seattle that were flown in Saturday morning, wife made a few loaves of her great grandfather's Italian bread recipe, and roasted 36 ears of fresh sweet corn on some coals in my firepit. Not to mention the four homebrewed beers I always keep on draft and my bourbon and single malt scotch collection!
I had a clam feed like this a couple years ago and folks have been begging for another, so I obliged. We ended up having more food than we knew what to do with! Menu also included some amazing Alaskan Cod salad, roquefort bleu cheese dip, panzanella salad, Texas sheet cake and much, much more. We ended up just filling a crockpot with butter for the clams and corn. It was a beautiful sight. The array of hot sauces people brought for the clams was also very impressive. I think my favorite was one from Louisiana that was a vinegar based pepper sauce (like Franks) but with horseradish added in. Went GREAT with the clams!
We had a nice fire in my fire pit even though it was hot out. Parties at my house almost always have fires associated with them, and this was no exception. I also got some tobaccos gifts from a buddy and was able to have a few bowls while relaxing with a dram of Auchentoshen... ok, a couple drams.
Aside from the tobacco, my birthday gifts were either alcohol-based (including a 15yo Glenlivet French Oak Reserve) or axes. What does that tell you about me!?! lol But perhaps my favorite thing was watching my 2.5 yo son play with all his little friends on his swingset and PowerWheel, and schooling them at T-Ball. One guy, three little girls. He's got it figured out
Overall it was a great birthday spent with lots of friends and family and... I'm glad it's over. lol
I had a clam feed like this a couple years ago and folks have been begging for another, so I obliged. We ended up having more food than we knew what to do with! Menu also included some amazing Alaskan Cod salad, roquefort bleu cheese dip, panzanella salad, Texas sheet cake and much, much more. We ended up just filling a crockpot with butter for the clams and corn. It was a beautiful sight. The array of hot sauces people brought for the clams was also very impressive. I think my favorite was one from Louisiana that was a vinegar based pepper sauce (like Franks) but with horseradish added in. Went GREAT with the clams!
We had a nice fire in my fire pit even though it was hot out. Parties at my house almost always have fires associated with them, and this was no exception. I also got some tobaccos gifts from a buddy and was able to have a few bowls while relaxing with a dram of Auchentoshen... ok, a couple drams.
Aside from the tobacco, my birthday gifts were either alcohol-based (including a 15yo Glenlivet French Oak Reserve) or axes. What does that tell you about me!?! lol But perhaps my favorite thing was watching my 2.5 yo son play with all his little friends on his swingset and PowerWheel, and schooling them at T-Ball. One guy, three little girls. He's got it figured out
Overall it was a great birthday spent with lots of friends and family and... I'm glad it's over. lol
: Which line of their's was it? My favorite is the Three Wood, although I recently had a dram of the 18 year that was excellent.