We were so excited to have foodies from out of town join us for dinner. Unfortunately, we also had a Fios installation that got delayed 5 times (meaning we waited each time and they never showed up) and ended up finally happening yesterday. They occupied my kitchen and dining room (really my living room with a table that just folds out to be bigger) from around 10:20am to around 4pm. I had to simplify my plans a bit and that also meant no recipe writing. Hopefully you’ll enjoy the pics anyway.
We started with a Warm Bruschetta of Slow Roasted Tomatoes with thinly sliced garlic. (We forgot to take a pic until we almost finished it.)
2nd Course – brussels sprouts with bacon, topped with shrimp, with a squeeze of lemon and some zest.
Fresh Direct had Berkshire Pork Loin on sale so we jumped at the opportunity. It’s rubbed with whole grain mustard, rosemary, salt and pepper.
After slicing, it was arranged on some Sweet Potato Mash.
For dessert, we had Hot Chocolate, Smores, and Spicy White Chocolate.
We did two different kinds of Smores. One made with a Ghiradelli Espresso Chocolate, and the other with Bittersweet Chocolate Chips. Of course, both were made using my marshmallows.
It was messy but worth it.
I made smores last night and put peanut butter on them and it was like reeses pbc smores…yom!
Kelley, yum, PB is always a good pair with chocolate.
don’t you worry–i’m perfectly content just drooling over pictures.
Cable guy distractions or not, you put together an amazing dinner for us! If you get the chance, could you post recipes for the tomato bruschetta and the brussels sprouts dish? The bruschetta will go well on top of my no-knead bread, which I’m determined to conquer when I get back to St. Louis.
Grace, I figured it was better than nothing. =)
Sheng, I will definitely work on these recipes. We enjoyed your company and hope to do it again soon!