Hungry T's Eating Journal

Thursday, Dec 1 - Making Dinner for SF

Tonight is the first time I am cooking for SF. Not just a little dish here or a little food there. We've done that before. No, this time I am putting together a full blown meal. It needs to be simple, yet full of flavor. And, not take too long. I am probably going to have to work late (and I do have to).

Pasta, I think. Easy, filling, and tasty. Not enough time to put together a tomato sauce and let it simmer though. Ah yes, pesto. And what with it? A grilled chicken breast with plenty of salt and pepper. Sprinkled on top, a little love from the pig, some crispy pancetta crumbles. Lady E. at the office called this adult bacon bits. She isn't far off, really.

To begin? Baguette and goat cheese (Cyrpus Grove's amazing Purple Haze, which contains fennel pollen and lavender). And, some olive oil. Also, a cuke sliced up and lined up on a plate with a dash of olive oil, a little squeeze of lemon, and a little pinch of salt. Tasty and refreshing.

Dessert is going to be sliced pear, but we never get to it. SF isn't too into sweets. "A wasted opportunity for nutrition" she says. For wine, a 2003 Joseph Voillot VV Volnay. Mmmm.

Music, Lightnin' Hopkins box set, one of my favorite CD sets to cook and eat to. Unfortunately, no photos exist of this lovely meal. Dinner, I think, is a complete and total success.

posted by Hungry T @ 9:53 AM