The Supremes - Baby Love

1964? Wow.

We're cleaning up after the big surprise party which was a success. Our 87 year old neighbor was completely shocked that our friends from Canada flew in for the party. She had surgery on her knee in the autumn after falling so she often can only stay for an hour or so because the knee starts to hurt. Last night she was having so much fun, she forgot about it until the end of the evening.

I steamed the lobsters this year and must say, I prefer cooking them that way rather than boiling them. We had an incident when the first person picked up their lobster at the table and "it moved." She thought it was still alive and screamed bloody murder and had half the table fearing a lobster attack and the other half, laughing hysterically. After the lobster and the cheese course, we finished the evening with a galette des Rois. It's a special cake that has almond paste inside that is typically eaten at Epiphany. The traditional cake up here is different from the version seen in Louisiana (and the south of France) that is more like brioche with icing. (Both are delicious.)

Now back to the cleanup and then a bike ride, since it's a sunny day.