Mom is always THE MOTHER and mine, Emiliana, has turned 90 years and we (here’s the kitchen staff!) 
celebrated all together like this:
Vegetable strudel with melted cheese and hot sauce
Tomatoes, anchovies and capers
colorful salad
Risotto with Taleggio cheese and orange
Gnocchi with turnip tops
knuckle of pork
shallots with balsamic vinegar
Emiliana’s birthday cake - sponge cake stuffed with cream and cream
amaretto parfait
orange and dark chocolate cake