My stepfather wanted the meal to be a bunch of little dishes (like tapas) so we had a corn, avocado and tomato salad he came up with after enjoying the one I make:
My contribution was my Thai pineapple rice:
... made with basmati, chunks of pineapple, jalapeno, soy sauce, onion and cilantro. Our friends brought a cast iron skillet full of crispy roasted potatoes:
We also had delectable crab cakes:
... a nice piece of flaky grilled salmon served with a dill mayonnaise:
... chunks of rare tuna in a soy marinade:
... and shrimp in anchovy butter, an homage to a restaurant my family enjoys:
My plate, clockwise from the top - a piece of crab cake, roasted potatoes, a chunk of tuna, shrimp, salmon, Thai pineapple rice and corn salad:
My stepgrandmother brought a huge fruit salad to finish off the meal:
