Alei and Toby's first born.....JACKSON....we have been waiting for you!

....and his 40th year begins.....

doing all the prep work

Aimie's incredible appetizer...sun dried tomato, red pepper, cream cheese seasoned with secret stuff ....heavenly!

The sous chef is doing a great job

This picture speaks for itself!

this does not look as good as it tasted....fried, fresh mozzarella, arugula wrapped in prosciutto with red onion, red pepper and olives in a...believe it or not...in an anchovy vinegrette (sp)

Birthday Boy and guests!

Preparing the sauce for the seafood....Rexx cleans out the pantry and whips up a heavenly sauce.....as usual!

This is Rexx's seafood medley....scallops, shrimp and basa in a lemony, caper sauce

Rexx is thinking.....something just isn't right....

Unfortunately we lit the 40 candles a little too soon....they were not meant to burn for long without.....meltingggggg

The Drinking Club with a cooking problem.....together again!

A spectacular weekend with my friends...Rexx' s BIG birthday...more pics to come!

I love it when something is very good and very simple....toast whole wheat french bread seasoned with salt and pepper, put on a basil leaf and top with prosciutto and drizzle a little olive oil....

This was our delicious salad before we put thinly sliced sirloin and homemade dressing on it....I loved the addition of the avocado.

Can you believe that I made this?????.....I didn't eat it, but I MADE it....Stacey had two servings.

This has become one of my favorite appetizers, but, constantly learning, I realize that the ingredients must be relatively void of alot of liquid for the "tower" to stand up.