Monday, August 24, 2026

NO RECIPE TODAY - SON'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

No new recipes made this week, just old standbys with lots of salads. That being the case, I thought I would share a little bit of our son's birthday celebration. We had a great time with him and our dear daughter-in-law. They are always fun to be with.

We went to the Longhorn Steakhouse. We all basically had steak of varying sizes, and salad. The appetizer and dessert were shared because by the time we finished the main meal, that was all we could manage. I didn't even try the dessert but they said it was delicious. The whole meal was first-class. That mushroom appetizer was the best, that I did try. Gregg and I said when we feel like coming here again, we would just order those white cheddar stuffed mushrooms - and a salad.  More than enough for the two of us. 

The photo above Gregg took while we were waiting for our daughter-in-law. (He is enjoying his black and white photos still.) Son arrived at our place a couple of hours earlier after his workday was finished, and our dear d-in-l arrived within minutes after that photo of the two of us was taken. We were inside by then, and we kept watch on the door to wave her over when she arrived soon after. I had my first cocktail in a long time. It was a Watermelon Margarita and was very good.  


The decor is southwestern as you can see. Not the best photo and I couldn't get a better one. The place was crowded, many of the tables were taken, and I took the photo higher up than usual. 


So, that's about it for our son's birthday celebration. We were very happy with the way the evening turned out. The young lady who took care of us, we could tell that she was very tired, but she couldn't have been nicer. All the dishes brought out were delicious and hot. We said goodnight to our son and d-in-law outside, after having a really enjoyable time together.

Thanks for visiting and have a great week.






55 comments:

  1. You all had a wonderful birthday celebration together in a lovely restaurant with delicious food. The cocktail looks great, too. You took some wonderful photos, and I really like that black-and-white shot of Gregg!
    Have a good day, hugs Elke

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    1. Thank you Elke :) we had a lovely time. You have a good day also, hugs, Denise

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  2. The food looks so good! Hey, I wanted to tell you something. There is a Mary Oliver documentary coming on PBS. You know-the poet we both love. Anyway, it is supposed to be on Tuesday at 9:00 and again Wednesday at 4:00. It is called "American Masters" so that title is how you would look for it. I know PBs shows different things according to what area you live in, so I hope you can get it.

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    1. Thanks for that Ginny and for the info on Mary Oliver :) I have put it on my phone timer so that I don't forget. Really appreciate you letting me know, very sweet of you.

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  3. It looks like a great party and the pictures of the food makes me hungry.

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    1. Thank you Ruby Rose and it makes me hungry looking at that too :)

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  4. A good time was had by all it seems for your sons birthday. The meal sounds and looks wonderful. The photos are lovely, Densie. Your cocktail looks awesome!

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    1. Thank you Margaret and the cocktail tasted pretty good :)

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  5. Sounds like a fun birthday outing. The mushrooms sound delicious. I haven't been to a Longhorn in forever.

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    1. Neither had we and I can highly recommend those mushrooms :)

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  6. It has been a long time since we have been to Longhorn Steakhouse. The food looks delicious. Your son looks happy, as you all celebrate his birthday.

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    1. Thanks Linda, he was having a great time as were we :)

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  7. A cocktail for a birthday seems like a fine idea. It’s watermelon after all, so it must be healthy. 😉

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  8. I love that black and white picture of you and your son. Drooling over that juicy steak!!!

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    1. Thank you Angie, I appreciate that :) The steaks were excellent.

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  9. Congrats to the boy :)
    Glad you had an enjoyable outing.

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  10. Looks delicious and delightful. It's fun to celebrate. Glad you all could be together for this special time!

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    1. We had a great time, very special. Thanks Ellen :)

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  11. Belated 🎂 wishes to your son and what a nice celebration you all shared, Denise. the Watermelon Margarita looked summery and delicious too.

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    1. Thank you so much, and much appreciate the birthday wishes :) The Watermelon Cocktail was delicious and absolutely no alcohol ;)

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  12. Happiest birthday wishes to your son! Always fun to celebrate the ones who mean so much to us! That's a good photo of the two of you!!

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    1. Hi Jennifer :) It certainly is and so glad you liked that photo, thank you :)

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  13. It sounds like a perfect celebration. That is one huge steak your son has.

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    1. Thanks Sandra, it was absolutely perfect and yes, it was a huge steak :)

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  14. Now you all know how to have fun!! There used to be a Longhorn near us...we liked it a lot. Our daughter and soninlaw go to one in their city
    Hugs cecilia

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    1. It just seems to turn out that way Cecilia. It helps to have two delightfully humorous sweeties whose company we have always enjoyed :) Hugs, Denise

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  15. Happy Birthday to your son, Denise🎂🎈🎉. It looks like you all had a fun time together.

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    1. Thank you so much, very kind of you, and we certainly did :)

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  16. Happy belated Birthday to your son! Sharing a delicious meal with loved ones creates such precious memories. Maybe it's just me but in my view, your very cute d-in-law resembles you when young. :)

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  17. Looks like a great dinner celebration for your son's birthday..
    Hubby and I like Longhorn's meals.
    Take care, enjoy your day and the week ahead.

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    1. Thank you Eileen, it's a fun place, isn't it? You take care and I wish you the same for the coming week :)

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  18. You celebrated in style. I haven't been to one of those in awhile.

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    1. We hadn't been there in a long time either and it felt good to celebrate :)

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  19. Your son's birthday celebration looks great ... so pleased you all had a wonderful time.

    All the best Jan

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    1. Thank you Jan and that's very kind of you. All the best to you too, Denise

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  20. Looks like a very nice celebration.

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  21. Feliz cumpleaños a tu hijo. Te mando un beso.

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    1. Es muy amable de tu parte, muchas gracias :) Te mando un beso.

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  22. Happy belated birthday to son. We like Longhorn, but usually we go for lunch so I've never had a steak there. But I would definitely have one of those watermelon margaritas. Hope you had a super Monday Denise.

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    1. Thank you very much Erika. I can see we will be going back to Longhorn for our next celebration :) Those watermelon margaritas were excellent. I had a super Monday thank you Erika, hope you did too :)

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  23. Hi, again. Happy birthday! Your son looks happy on his special day. I love mushrooms, too.

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    1. Hi Gigi :) thank you. He was very happy. I love all kinds of mushrooms :)

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  24. Sounds lovely. Happy Birthday to your son.

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    1. Thank you and thank you also for his birthday wishes :)

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