The weather cooperated on Sunday to let me show off my new deck furniture. The menu (pictures to follow) was as much as I could manage on the no-air conditioning basis that I'm going to be living on until I actually manage to get to a store.
Crostini with artichoke - (I sauteed artichoke in olive oil until tender, then whizzed with a little cream and lots of lemon. The crostini (more accurately bruschetta, I guess) were soaked in olive oil and then toasted on top of a naked gas flame from my range).
Cornish hen stuffed with rice - (Boned cornish game hen, stuffed with rice flavored with raisins and cinammon, tied en saucisse, and then roasted).
Green salad with arugula, lemon and oil, with sauteed mushrooms, and an egg cooked starting with cold water to just set.
Almond Semifreddo - (My favorite ice cream substitute. Egg whites whipped to hard peaks with sugar, mixed with cream and almonds, and then frozen. It needed overnight to really set (as the leftovers in my freezer demonstrate) but it is still delicious).
2003 Olivier Rion Cote de Nuits Villages La Pretiere - An inky, deep, Burgundy. We detected a lot of earthy flavor, though not much of the cherry advertised. I'm still not convinced of my ability to pick out flavors.
6/16/2008
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That dessert sounds good... I actually made somethings similar not long ago but mine was a nougat semifreddo with caramelized nuts. i love frozen mousses.
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