The Food Experience

The Food Experience

was a full week of foodie fun!

 

Resident Cookie Recipe Contest

Wednesday March 13, 12:00 –DR

We asked residents to submit their favorite cookie recipes for our Chef, Peter, to bake for them. The best recipe was chosen  by the management team and was baked and served as the Dinner dessert on March 13th. Our winning cookie, "Guess Again," was submitted by Julius S. He had a chance to invite 5 guests to enjoy his winning cookie at dinner on Friday. Also, the cookies were flown down to Long Beach to compete in a cookie contest. Unfortunately we did not win, but we will get them next time! 

 

 

Let Chef Peter Show You

Thursday March 14, 1:30 –AR

 



Residents came to watch Chef Peter create "The Perfect Crepe." Chef Peter shared with the audience the ingredients and amounts to mix, then taught them the best way to spread the mixture onto the pan. Next up, the spectacular flip! After amazing us with his flipping skills, Chef Peter asked some residents to come up to see how easy it really is. Daphne got it on the second try!





Showing the difference between purchased & homemade



Daphne has got "the flip" down!



 Resident Entrée Recipe Contest

Friday March 15, 12:00 –DR

 

Residents submitted their favorite entrée recipes for Chef Peter to prepare. The management team selected their favorite recipe; "1-2-3 Easy Meatloaf" from the kitchen of Ruth P. Chef Peter then prepared Ruth's dish and she got to enjoy it with her family. And the everyoen in the dining room enjoyed the special meal too!

 

 

Thank you for all of the recipes that were submitted,

we will be entering them again, for the next

Food Experience coming this May!

Cache Creek Casino Trip

Our Cache Creek Casino Trip was a Blast!

On the way up we had trivia questions. Then we stopped in Vacaville for a bathroom/jelly bean factory break. Its was suppose to be a quick stop but we gladly got stuck behind a little train.

 

Finally there,

 

 

let the games begin!

 

 

And show me to the buffet!

 

 

 

After, our bellies were full

and our pockets were empty.

It was time to cash out and head home.

 

Most of our group didn't have the best of luck,

but we still left with a smile on our faces.

 

 

We can't wait until we have our next trip!

 

Valentine's Day the Parisian Way

Valentine's Day at Villa Serena

 

The day started out with a lovely surprize from a little visitor from the neighborhood whohad come to give us Valentine's Day gifts.

 

 

  Mika passed flowers out to our residents.

 Our ladies were very happy to receive their flowers and impressed with how brave he was.

 

Villa Serena 2013 King and Queen

Patti and Earl Elam were crowned.

 

A resident, Carol, sang to the newly crowned royalty while they shared a dance with each other.

 

Before Dessert was served,

candy and flowers were presented

to all of the residents.

 

During BINGO we had another surprise when the

Bay Area Showcase Chorus

came to sing us a few songs.

 

 

Friday was our Paris themed party where

Ron Borelli serenaded all who attended. 

Chef Peter prepared a wonderful French-inspired dinner with chicken cordon bleu, crepes and best of all fresh strawberries with a chocolate fondue fountain!

Happy Valentine's Day

from everyone at Villa Serena.

 

 

We can't wait to see what surprises are in store for next year's Valentine's Day!

 

Magical Time at Villa Serena

We truly did have a Magical Time!

 

 

It was a very rainy day but none of our residents seemed to notice because they were all captivated by Phil's wonderful tricks!

 

 

 

Phil called upon an audience member to pick a card, any card!

 

Up next, Bill and Lia had to make five rings disappear.

Shirley had to practice coloring inside the lines for this portion of the act.


 Here she is showing off her artistic talents.

 
 



Julius helped float a table above some of his neighbors’ heads.

 

 For the grand finale our magician,

Phil, turned a balloon into a cute little bunny!

 We had the chance of meeting the

little performer after the show!