Sky went to Massachusetts for the summer, had a great time, and we are really happy to see her again. She enters 9th grade MONDAY (August 1st) so we celebrated her 14th Birthday last night with a magnificent dinner at THE MELTING POT in Tallahassee.
We selected the *Big Night Out* menu that featured 4 courses of Latin American foods. We were having too much fun to take pictures so we will describe the meal.
A fondue version of the classic Mexican dish, the first course, "Queso Fundido," combines Fontina, Gruyere and Gran Queso cheeses with crumbled Chorizo sausage, fresh lime juice and fresh jalapenos. Chips are also included as dippers.
The Shrimp Ceviche salad is a blend of citrus-marinated shrimp, avocado puree, tropical fruit pico de gallo and mixed greens tossed with lime vinaigrette. The citrus marinade that coats the shrimp consists of lime juice, jalapenos, lemon juice and cilantro.
The entree course features fresh meats and marinades including Chimichurri sirloin with influences from Argentina and Brazil, garlic Piri Piri shrimp (pepper sauce also known as African Birdseye imported from Portugal), mole-marinated chicken breast, citrus-marinated pork tenderloin and fire-roasted corn salsa ravioli. The featured sauce served with the entree is the Salsa Verde which is a green sauce consisting of tomatillos, jalapenos, lime juice, garlic, salt, pepper and cilantro.
Then we topped the meal with a chocolate fondue that arrived with candle topped cheesecake. She blew that out and we moved to her selection (which was also on fire)
Silky white chocolate swirled with Disaronno® Originale Amaretto and flambéed tableside.
THEN
we took off to the theatre to see HARRY POTTER, what a grand evening!
~We are now thinking of her 15th Birthday~
