Saturday, May 5, 2012

a happy weekend

Last weekend was such a treat - my best friend came in from Brooklyn and we talked and cooked. Dinner for Saturday night, with three good friend and us was fun,delicious and full of the warmth that comes with friendship and lovingly prepared food. With drinks, belgian endive leaves and a green goddess dip. Dinner was oven fried fish - thick filets of haddock dipped first in milk, then panko seasoned with marjoram, thyme, salt and pepper and baked at a high temp. With this. a terrific slaw and old-fashioned potato salad, along with just-baked cornbread. Dessert, and indulgent it was, was a coffee ice cream pie on an almond meal crust, which had been painted with bittersweet chocolate. And, to gild the lily, more chocolate drizzled over the ice cream. A wonderful time was had by all