I had the most amazing day recently. I started out by making
German pancakes with sautéed apples and strawberries, topped
with a sprinkling of confectioner's sugar and freshly whipped
organic cream from Organic Valley.
After an absolutely delicious breakfast, I harvested sweet basil
from a friend's garden to make Pesto. This is something that I've
enjoyed making every August for several years. Instead of using
pine nuts, I used toasted walnuts, sweet basil leaves that were
picked, washed, and spun dry, kosher salt, freshly ground black
pepper, garlic cloves and extra virgin olive oil. I buzzed
everything in the food processor, tasted to correct the salt and
pepper ratio and froze portions in one quart resealable bags. I had
just finished enjoying the remainder of last year's abundance in a
pasta dish at the finish. It was perfect timing as I was able to
stock up on more of the green gold for another year.
After several hours of pesto making, we enjoyed a lunch of
toasted bagels, topped with the fresh pesto, slices of just picked
ripe tomatoes from the garden, smoked salmon and cream
cheese. It doesn't get any better than eating from summer's
abundance.
Later that same day, I had the good fortune to be invited to
another friend's home to enjoy an assortment of fine caviars
from Petrossian Paris including Royal Ossetra, Royal Sevruga,
Alverta, USA Royal Transmontanus and Royal Baerii. With the
cork popped from a 1996 bottle of Dom Perignon and a lovely
bottle of Russian Vodka to enjoy with the caviar, I couldn't have
asked for a better day!
The point of the story is a reminder to enjoy good food and good
company wherever you may be!
A Bientôt!
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