This delicious gathering was a pre-celebration for a very special someone who was born to a very young couple on a stormy evening in May. Our beautiful, blue-eyed boy with the lopsided grin, who for the most part has made his parents very proud, was of course the guest of honor. His younger brother carefully decorated the cake and set out a special table setting for this most momentous occasion. Having a special engagement on Sunday we moved our usual Sunday dinner to Saturday and prepared some of the boy’s favorites. Dinner was a joint effort with many hands on board for prep (including the birthday boy’s). On the plate – Cedar Plank Salmon with a miso-ginger glaze (specialty of the Pater), green rice, refried beans, roasted asparagus with parmesan and lemon, and fresh roasted corn. (I’m not a huge fan of salmon, but this salmon was incredibly delicious. Maybe the creator of the miso-glazed salmon will honor us with a glaze recipe.) Despite the heaping amounts of food consumed, a chocolate cake with strawberry preserves and cream cheese frosting was dispatched within minutes. A well-fed group then toasted the birthday boy and presents were opened. Huzzah, Huzzah, another year under the belt!
I made up the glaze on the fly, but I would say 1 T Miso; 2 t grated ginger; 1 T hoisin sauce; 1/4 c low-sodium soy sauce; 1 t lemon juice and 1/8 t wasabi... Yum!
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