Before Alpheus and I were married, during his bachelor years, Alpheus found a love for cooking. On our first official date he grilled shish kabobs and other delights on Skyland drive. It was raining and I was sitting in his truck while he cooked over the open flame holding an umbrella over his head. Thankfully on that 4th of July, the sun reappeared and we enjoyed our hike and the view of the fireworks from Red Oak Mountain. It may have been our first official date, but I had learned two very important things. #1 This man would go through a lot of trouble to please me. #2 His culinary skills were greater than mine!
During our first 4 years of marriage he did much of the cooking! In recent years, I have been working on my skills and teaching the girls. Then this past year, Memaw Rose moved in and has taken care of the cooking since then! But when we made our Christmas activity list, Alpheus wanted to do a special dinner for all of us.
He did all the shopping and cooking. Rose and I napped and relaxed while he made a delicious dinner for us! Pork roast wrapped in bacon, with a parmesan/garlic/apple topping, seasoned red potatoes, broccoli with cheese, shrimp and a fancy salad!
That is sparkling white grape juice in our glasses. The girls loved the fancy shaped cups which were actually plastic! :)
Oh, yes, I forgot to mention the humongous yeast rolls with butter!
But he didn't stop with dinner. He also made the best parfait I have ever tasted! The cream part is made from marshmallow cream and cream cheese. He layered it with strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries!
Thank you DH/Daddy for a wonderful dinner!
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