Good Morning, CS followers. I apologize for the massive delay between posts. It's totally my fault, too, but my schedule has just been hectic. So here's a late post for you and if you check our other blog, I'll be posting another pasta recipe I attempted from a few days ago... Anyways... you'll start to see a more Italian influence in some of our dishes and the main reason is because there may be a certain Italian man who I've been spending some time with. (Italy, not Jersey Shore Italian, thank you very much.) So he's been cooking a lot for me (spoiled girl) and in exchange, I've been trying my hand at some classic Italian dishes as well. (FYI - my lasagna the other week, while delicious, was very American.) Soooo... the other Sunday, we had John and Jenn over and he cooked! Very basic, no appetizers or anything fancy, but a delicious meal!
Entree - Fettucine with Fresh Seafood
Fettucine. Check. Claims, mussels, lobsters cooked in a broth of fresh cherry tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, white wine. Check. Mix together, top with parsley. Done. Soooo simple! But soooo delicious! It really does depend on the freshness of your ingredients. We added some grilled asparagus on the side, a little ciabatta bread and made a delicious dinner!
Entree Wine - D'Autrefois Rose de Pinot Noir
Made with 100% Pinot Noir grapes, this chilled rose was perfection on the side of the pasta. Normally, we would have chosen the chardonnay route, but this wine was delicious! There were fresh strawberry and cherry aromas with a pleasant acidity for good balance. If you're still unsure about Rose wines, give this one a shot!
Dessert - Fresh Fruit and Gelato
Doesn't the fruit plate look beautiful? Ok, let's move to the good stuff!! If you've ever spent any time on this blog, you know that we pretty much die for salted caramel anything. This gelato is INSANE! First off, we've had the coconut one and that was delicious and the sea salt was the smoothest, creamiest, most flavorful ice cream I've ever had. (My family has also had some of their other flavors and swears by them.) So while this is not a paid advertisement, I'm hoping Talenti will hear my praise and send me cases of anything and everything!
So there was a quick blog post for you - sorry for the lack of fancy meals and creative cocktails. It's summer, after all. This coming weekend is special, though. We've having Jennifer's nephew over for his 21st birthday! And that means he got to pick the ingredients. So what ingredients would you expect from a 21 year old?? Vodka and butterfingers, baby!
Next Week - Vodka and Butterfingers
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