58th Birthday do Chez Moi

 Last weekend, we celebrated my birthday cum friends visiting Raub with a lunch do chez moi. Well since everyone is kind of in a relaxed mood, it was decided that it will be rather Mediterranean-inspired (also the weather so hot these days)....

To begin, setting up the table the day before...

when everyone arrived, we started with some apéritif : Campari + Martini Rosso + Orange juice on ice and a tray of charcuterie:

a simple tray of garlic cream cheese, olives, cherry tomatoes and some charcuterie....

served with slices of Turkish bread and a small shot glass of cocktail to open up the appetite. A few tidbits were served alongside...

tartelettes with bacon bits & ....

a bowl of organic Avocado dressed with double cream, a squeeze of lemon, salt and pepper...

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The first course was pretty simple: slivers of warm poached saucisse de Morteau with potato puree...

I was supposed to poach the sausage with slow bubbling water for 40 minutes but forgot and ended up with a 1h30mins do. But the end result was still good...

The meal was washed down with a bottle of rather new rosé from Provence. 

The poulet a la provençale was easy to make and easy on the palette. We paired it with a crisp Chablis...

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Then it was the cheese and salad - again I have decided to go simple as some guests are new to this...

a slice of aged Comte and Brie can never go wrong...

And then the tiramisu to finish with a cup of infusion ...