ThreeTen hosted a farewell dinner party for Ps Heidi. She is leaving for Philippines before heading home. Her experience is so different from us. Her country - hush versus ours - hurried. God's creation as opposed to man made. Her stories of her hiking, camping and hunting awe us and our shopping and eating probably bored her.
It is amazing to know that Ps Heidi butchered deers and make houses. A missionary by training she had tried all sort of games (stuff you won't eat) in Philippines and Indonesia. And she loved rojak!
Dinner was splendid! Elise never fails to excite. Dinner started with crudite with walnut dip. Caviar and shrimp hors d'eouvre to wet our appetite.
A healthy seared togarashi scallop rocket salad is next. Scallop pan fried with black and white sesame and the salad served with a light sesame oil and soya sauce dressing.
Main course was a choice of coffee crusted rack of lamb or pan fried red snapper with ginger lime butter sauce. The lamb was tender and moist. Accompaniments were taro mash, pineapple peach chutney, five kinds of mushroom and asparagus. I loved the taro mash - a combination of butter with potatoes and yam are beautifully blended with truffle oil (man, this is expensive stuff).Desert was coffee and tea with Spinelli Black, White & Brown cake, a chocolate mousse cake.
The evening concluded with Ernie presenting Ps Heidi her first wedding gift - a set of pearl jewellery.
The dinner would not be possible if not for the host - Ernie and Shelley who graciously offered their abode and transformed them to a delightful restaurant.
