Festa Week - Saturday
Nov. 13th, 2011 05:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
figarofigaro1We had a lovely day yesterday.
It started with meeting a bunch of "the gang" at Chef's Corner in Williston where we had delicious breakfast. Most folks had some variation of eggs Benedict but I had the French toast because when we go it's usually later in the day and the French toast is all gone. It was light and crispy-edged, smothered in blueberry compote and delicious.
After breakfast and lively conversation we headed off to Kitterage Foodservice Equipment & Supplies. The idea was that if things were sold in packs that were too much for one person, two or more could split it up. Mostly everything folks bought was not in need of splitting, although we did get a case of little cast iron gratin bakers and split it with another family. I ended up getting a tool to open five-gallon pails which I've needed for a while for my soap-making fixed oil pails. I also got another version of a garlic press since we both hate the one we currently have had for years.
I spent part of the morning assembling a beuf en daube Provençal to marinate while we were out. Hunting and gathering included stops at Dedalus Wine to pick up our club wine and some other items, and Dormition Greek Orthodox Church to shop their semi-annual pastry sale.
In the evening, we had our "usual" family dinner at home with TT and TF joining us. We had some pâté from Quebec and some Vermont cheese, both with black truffle in them and some other cheeses and olives with some home-baked artisan bread. I made the beuf en daube in the pressure cooker (it's one of our favorite recipes), along with some fingerling potatoes and a green salad with orange segments and an orange vinaigrette, and a sampling of Greek pastries. T&T always bring good wine and the conversation was lively as expected, especially since we'd not seen each other for a couple of weeks (which is rare). There were toasts to birthdays (B's, mine, and TF's) and to Festa Week in general.
I'd brought down Ticket To Ride to play, but we ended up talking about foreign and domestic travel plans and looking at DK Eyewitness Guide books for Chicago, London, and Paris. Good times!
It started with meeting a bunch of "the gang" at Chef's Corner in Williston where we had delicious breakfast. Most folks had some variation of eggs Benedict but I had the French toast because when we go it's usually later in the day and the French toast is all gone. It was light and crispy-edged, smothered in blueberry compote and delicious.
After breakfast and lively conversation we headed off to Kitterage Foodservice Equipment & Supplies. The idea was that if things were sold in packs that were too much for one person, two or more could split it up. Mostly everything folks bought was not in need of splitting, although we did get a case of little cast iron gratin bakers and split it with another family. I ended up getting a tool to open five-gallon pails which I've needed for a while for my soap-making fixed oil pails. I also got another version of a garlic press since we both hate the one we currently have had for years.
I spent part of the morning assembling a beuf en daube Provençal to marinate while we were out. Hunting and gathering included stops at Dedalus Wine to pick up our club wine and some other items, and Dormition Greek Orthodox Church to shop their semi-annual pastry sale.
In the evening, we had our "usual" family dinner at home with TT and TF joining us. We had some pâté from Quebec and some Vermont cheese, both with black truffle in them and some other cheeses and olives with some home-baked artisan bread. I made the beuf en daube in the pressure cooker (it's one of our favorite recipes), along with some fingerling potatoes and a green salad with orange segments and an orange vinaigrette, and a sampling of Greek pastries. T&T always bring good wine and the conversation was lively as expected, especially since we'd not seen each other for a couple of weeks (which is rare). There were toasts to birthdays (B's, mine, and TF's) and to Festa Week in general.
I'd brought down Ticket To Ride to play, but we ended up talking about foreign and domestic travel plans and looking at DK Eyewitness Guide books for Chicago, London, and Paris. Good times!
