Anyone have a special/celebration dinner meal that you make?

[DMickey28]

I need a special dinner meal idea. My mom and dad are coming up to visit next Saturday and we are celebrating her birthday. I am a fairly good cook but she is an excellent cook!! I want to make something special for dinner but all my normal "go to" celebration meals are stuff that my mother taught me or makes better. Usually I would make Filets, but she does them better, or Prime Rib, but we had that on Christmas, or Italian is my speciality but that doesn't seem special enough.

I kind of wanted something to go along with shrimp cocktail and something a bit more 'gourmet' than normal. No fish though since DH doesn't like it.

Any ideas ... I am going to spend the next few days going through the Food Network website but I am just lost on what to do.

 

[luvsJack]

When I do a special meal for someone (especially when its for their birthday), I make their favorite.

For older ds, its a Mexican feast and for younger ds, its lasagna. Neither really formal foods but something they love and always enjoy having.

 

[hedgehog2owl]

my mom always made corned beef in the crock pot for my birthday. It is my celebration dinner.

She usually roasts a cornish game hen for other birthdays.

 

[Ohiodislover]

I would probably make a nice salad, a cheese fondue, and a red meat to counter the shrimp. Roasted aspargus, and a choc fondue for dessert.

You could even do the meat and vegies in a fondue broth.

 

[DMickey28]

Red meat seems like the best alternative but what other than Filet or Prime Rib? I don't want to do basic steak ... too cold for the grill and too much work for inside!

 

[Ohiodislover]

What about a teriyaki roast? That way, you are having a different flavor from what you had at Christmas.

http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-0,teriyaki_beef_roast,FF.html