1965 a Wonderful Year

A birthday for a 1965 born, a year when wonderful people, events and inventions came to the world.

One is the Canadian flag, incorporated into the birthday party theme by cats.

Others include Spaghetti-O, Pillsbury Crescent Rolls and Cool Whip; but we won't call those wonderful.

A special dinner was in order; and mostly a catered one by a special and dear to my heart Restaurant - Transylvania Flavour Restaurant (2120 W. Broadway) 

Read more on it at Knights and Maidens.

 

So what did the wonderful feast include?

Those are the beautiful roasted beets, garlic and walnut spread - a specialty of the place - and Zakuska, the roasted vegetables spread.

Both not to miss as starters when you visit the restaurant.


The other four appetizers (which would have easily been a full dinner) were served on wonderful plates.

The traditional Romanian cabbage rolls (Sarmale) and chicken Paprikash...

... and the othe rnot-to-miss Transylvania Flavour's Mamaliga polenta and cheese croquettes (which I forgot to drizzle with the roasted pepper sauce) along with some gnocchi.

My competitive nature kicked in and I wanted to add something to the mix and thus the home made (from an Internet recipe) Patychyk - served over a potato, onion, sour cream bake.

   

And what's a birthday without a wonderful cake inspired by cat's flag where Anita outdid herself with this raspberry mousse cake with butter cream (cat likeable). 

So glad...