Anonymous
Post 11/11/2025 18:31     Subject: what to cook for special birthday dinner
I'd do a beef tenderloin with Yorkshire pudding as the starch instead of potatoes

What's your husband's favorite vegetable?
Anonymous
Post 11/11/2025 13:14     Subject: what to cook for special birthday dinner
Pork tenderloin
Wild rice
Green beans
Anonymous
Post 11/11/2025 12:57     Subject: what to cook for special birthday dinner
Beef bourguignon
Wild rice salad
Roasted or mashed potatoes
Mixed greens with a light balsamic dressing

Anonymous
Post 11/11/2025 12:47     Subject: Re:what to cook for special birthday dinner
A fun, maybe unexpected, condiment for beef tenderloin is mint or mint/cilantro chutney. There are plenty of recipes (and variations) online if you want to make it fresh. But jarred from a store can be very good too.

https://www.amazon.com/Swad-Mint-Chutney-7-5-Ounce/dp/B000N7NQPG
Anonymous
Post 11/11/2025 12:39     Subject: what to cook for special birthday dinner
Anonymous wrote:OP here. I’d love to make beef tenderloin - DH loves red meat and I rarely cook it.

I also love the marry me chicken idea - I’ve never made it but know it is so popular, plus I could make pasta to sop up the sauce which in my mind sets the dinner apart from the upcoming thanksgiving meal.

These are all great ideas, feel free to keep them coming!


If you want to stay away from mashed potatoes you could always serve roasted baby potatoes or roasted fingerling potatoes with the beef tenderloin. Beef tenderloin is great for a gathering of your size. You could also make a salad with field greens, pears, blue cheese, candied pecans.