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madbakerWent to a dinner party last night with the wife and the curvy upstairs neighbor. The fuzzy one was too sick to attend, alas.
It was indeed lovely. Good conversation with M&C, nice wine (a 20ish old bottle of Chateau Rothschild from the cellar of M's dad - not overwhelming as it turned out, but good, and the Sauternes was excellent), showy and tasty dinner party food. (Cornichons and pate, seared foie gras, a salad from the curvy upstairs neighbor, and roasted lamb chops crusted with gruyere and other things...) I made the Tarte chocolat aux noisettes again, but it was considerably less successful this time 'round. (I'm not sure if it was the milk chocolate I accidentally grabbed instead of the dark, or what - but it never set, just gooshed. Reasonably tasty but a definite esthetic failure.)
An evening well worth missing an hour of sleep last night. I really need to work on my dinner party repertoire.
And off to Mendocino (area) tomorrow morning for three days of relaxation with the wife!
It was indeed lovely. Good conversation with M&C, nice wine (a 20ish old bottle of Chateau Rothschild from the cellar of M's dad - not overwhelming as it turned out, but good, and the Sauternes was excellent), showy and tasty dinner party food. (Cornichons and pate, seared foie gras, a salad from the curvy upstairs neighbor, and roasted lamb chops crusted with gruyere and other things...) I made the Tarte chocolat aux noisettes again, but it was considerably less successful this time 'round. (I'm not sure if it was the milk chocolate I accidentally grabbed instead of the dark, or what - but it never set, just gooshed. Reasonably tasty but a definite esthetic failure.)
An evening well worth missing an hour of sleep last night. I really need to work on my dinner party repertoire.
And off to Mendocino (area) tomorrow morning for three days of relaxation with the wife!
