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Terry's 2021 Birthday Dinner (Recipe: Berry Buttermilk Soup)

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 I have a yearly tradition of making Terry dinner for her birthday.  Last year I made a simple eggplant parmesan, salad, and a berry chantilly cake.  Several years back I made her a 7 course dinner :)   This year I opted for something in the middle.  This year's menu: 1. Pre-dinner drinks:  Lumiri made us lethal drinks with vodka, mango, and many other liquors. They were pretty delicious. 2. Starter: Berry Buttermilk Soup - A cold soup designed to recreate something I'd enjoyed on a trip many years ago.  Recipe below! 3. Main Course: Lemon pasta with chicken and broccoli.  This recipe is from America's Test Kitchen, in case you'd like to look it up.  I would make some adjustments if I made it again, but it was delicious and both Terry and Lumiri seemed to enjoy it greatly. 4. Dessert:  Triple Chocolate Layer Cake - Another America's Test Kitchen recipe.  The top two layers were really amazing and velvety, but I might tr...