look! a foodie pron post!
May. 11th, 2008 08:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lauraanne_gilmanWell, sort of. Progress progressing on the writing, research, and Planning stages. More to be done, but I'm pleased with the weekend's results. However, after being head down in work, the last thing I want to do is stress over dinner. Hell, I don't even want to cook. So it was time for the Gilman-style leftovers and odds-and-ends dinner:
Panchetta, fresh mint leaves, roasted red peppers, kiwi, melon, Greek feta, sweet baby carrots, sliced cucumber, Tasmanian Roaring Forties (a particularly lovely blue), served with a glass of fume blanc and a heel of whole wheat bread. Bliss.
We started doing this years ago during the first Gilman family trip to Italy. After a day of sightseeing, having a table filled with the goods of the day, plus some pasta or bread and a bottle of wine is just the thing to unwind over. We've kept the tradition, scaling it up or down to suit the needs. The trick is to use what's easily/locally available, and not be afraid to mix tastes and just nibble until you're full.
And it's surprisingly healthy, too. :-)
Panchetta, fresh mint leaves, roasted red peppers, kiwi, melon, Greek feta, sweet baby carrots, sliced cucumber, Tasmanian Roaring Forties (a particularly lovely blue), served with a glass of fume blanc and a heel of whole wheat bread. Bliss.
We started doing this years ago during the first Gilman family trip to Italy. After a day of sightseeing, having a table filled with the goods of the day, plus some pasta or bread and a bottle of wine is just the thing to unwind over. We've kept the tradition, scaling it up or down to suit the needs. The trick is to use what's easily/locally available, and not be afraid to mix tastes and just nibble until you're full.
And it's surprisingly healthy, too. :-)
