Mother’s Day Dinner Delights!
Happy Mother’s Day to every mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother today!
To celebrate Mother’s Day in our house today, us kids made my boyfriend’s mom a special dinner with Seafood Risotto, Steamed Clams and my contribution, Banana Cream Pie!
The Boyfriend’s brother showed off his cooking skills with a patient risotto made with white wine, shallots, garlic and chicken broth, stirring and stirring until it was time to add yummy scallops and shrimp. Just finish it with some lemon juice and parsley and then serve immediately.
We also enjoyed Steamed Clams that the Boyfriend’s sister made. Saute some fresh ginger, chopped jalepenos, shallots and garlic together before adding white wine. Let the mixture boil just a bit and add the clams. Stir it around and cover with a lid to steam for a few minutes. These cook up in a flash – once the clams open up, they’re done!
And finally for dessert, the Boyfriend and I made Banana Cream Pie – one of his mom’s favorite desserts! The recipe is super easy and I used a graham cracker crust instead of the pretzel crust. The photos don’t do it justice plus my pie slice wasn’t very good, but none of that matters – it tasted pretty good!
How did you spend your Mother’s Day? Whatever you did, I hope you had a great day!
On May 12th, 2008 Elizabeth said:
Yummy – I am impressed with yoru skills! We spent the day with hubby’s family in Santa Cruz, and we had grilled ribs, corn and peppers, coleslaw, corn, gazpacho (they are a Spanish family, so we had lots of great Spanish hors d’oeuvres too), artichokes, and rum cake.
On May 12th, 2008 kia said:
yummy! great mother’s day!!!!
On May 12th, 2008 MandyPandy said:
I haven’t eaten all day and my stomach is growling! Grrrr!
On May 12th, 2008 Mrs. Lynne, MakeupFix.net said:
I totally need to be adopted into your family Lilan! Lol. Everything looks so good. Your MIL must have felt so loved (and full!!) from you guys. That’s very sweet
On May 12th, 2008 Nikki said:
ooohhh your mother’s day food looks yummy!!! too bad I don’t seem to like eating today as I got cough and colds
have a great day!!!! I had a great lunch with my mom and family! 
it was a happy mother’s day to my mom indeed 
On May 12th, 2008 Jennifer said:
okay…seriously…that pie looks crazy good. as for the risotto, um i’m literally drooling now.
On May 12th, 2008 petitebelle said:
OMG drooooooooooools. The Risotto looks SO GOOD, you are making me hungry! I am a big fan of banana cream pie as well! My roommate makes a kickass one, she uses chocolate pudding for the filler!
On May 12th, 2008 MandyPandy said:
Pretzel crust?
On May 13th, 2008 Lilan said:
Hi Elizabeth,
It sounds like you had a really delicious Mother’s Day too! You can’t really beat a great Spanish menu like the one you had – and rum cake, that’s one of my absolute favorites!! We make ours in a bundt cake pan with real rum instead of extract.
Hope your hubby and kids did something special for you this year too
On May 13th, 2008 Lilan said:
Hi Kia!
Happy Mother’s Day to you! Hope you had Baby Yums had a great day together
On May 13th, 2008 Lilan said:
Hi Mandy,
You haven’t eaten all day, girl?! No wonder why that Chef Boyardee sounded so good to you
I hope you had yourself a grandiose meal by the time you read this!
On May 13th, 2008 Lilan said:
Hi Mrs. Lynne,
Happy (belated) Mother’s Day! You are welcome over for dinner any time! Did Hubbo and the kids behave and give you a good day yesterday??
Hope all is well with you girl!
On May 13th, 2008 Lilan said:
Hi Nikki,
Yuck, being sick is definitely not a great feeling – I hope you feel better soon! I’m glad you got to spend a nice day with your mom and family, sounds like you had an awesome afternoon
On May 13th, 2008 Lilan said:
Hi Jennifer!
Don’t drool, girl! I’ll make some for the summit this weekend
Can you imagine me lugging a pot of risotto from SF to LA?? LOL
Happy Tuesday and see you soon!
On May 13th, 2008 Lilan said:
Hi petitebelle,
You know, I wasn’t really a fan of Banana Cream Pie until I had some last year. I must have been crazy or something because it’s so good! Chocolate and bananas sound like a delicious combo – I think I’ll have to try that next time for sure!
How was your weekend? Hope your week is off to a great start!
On May 13th, 2008 Lilan said:
Hiya Mandy,
Ya, when I read the recipe for Pretzel crust I was a little puzzled as well. But, when I read some of the reader reviews, it makes sense – the salty from the pretzel is supposed to offset the sweetness of the bananas and cream. I still think that a graham cracker crust is best, no?
On May 13th, 2008 MandyPandy said:
Well, I had a bowl of basmati rice with beef curry, made with (no joke) filet mignon. Pretty grandiose, if you ask me. Then again, it’s only the second time in my life I’ve had filet mignon.
And don’t front: Chef Boyardee sounds good no matter what!
Yeah, I would just add extra salt to the graham cracker crust to avoid using pretzels.
On May 14th, 2008 Lilan said:
Mmm, curry with filet mignon sounds good! I just had one of those Bertolli frozen dinners that you just put in a pan and heat up. Damn that Rocco Dispirto can whip up good frozen shizz… LOL
And screw the extra salt, I love graham cracker crusts the way they are.. sweet plus sweeter cream and bananas = a million calories = LOVE
On May 16th, 2008 karin said:
That pie looks absolutely wonderful!……yummy!
On May 19th, 2008 lindsey said:
omg that seafood dish looks sooooooooo freaking good! i am drooling!
On May 20th, 2008 Lilan said:
Hi Karin,
We used some hazelnuts with the pecans to give it a little different flavor and crunch – it was yummy! What is your favorite dessert?
On May 20th, 2008 Lilan said:
Hey Lindsey!
I could go for some seafood risotto again tonight even though I think we’re having chinese – LOL! What’s your favorite type of cuisine? I can eat almost anything!