For Mother’s Day, our family put together yet another amazing potluck feast:
- Prime rib roast – My dad makes the best roasted meats ever. This one was studded with garlic cloves and slathered in a mustard and soy sauce glaze, then slow roasted until perfectly rare. (Dad, if you’re reading this, I need the recipe.)
- Salmon – Two fillets of salmon baked with dill and lemons.
- Popovers – My aunt made these amazing and beautiful popovers and I couldn’t stop eating them. I had three, slathered with butter and jam.
- Shrimp and strawberry salad – I brought this dish and it’s one of my favorite salads. It’s really sweet and delicate with the strawberries and butter lettuce, but the garlic and mint dressing gives it a great kick. Plus it’s absolutely gorgeous.
- Asparagus – Perfectly poached and served with mayonnaise mixed with lemon juice.
- Creamed corn – I forgot to try this as I already had so much on my plate, but it looked delicious.
- Garlic mashed potatoes – Creamy and garlicky. Mmmmm.
- Rice crispy treats – My aunt makes these about once a year and I can’t get enough of them.
- Marionberry pie / Strawberry & rhubarb pie – Mom brought these from Whidbey Pies Café, the makers of the best pies on the planet. I love the dense, seedy texture of the marionberry filling.
- Vanilla bean ice cream