| Feb. 21st, 2005 @ 03:26 pm un rendez-vous d'amour et d'amitie' |
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Sometimes it's the simple things in life that bring you the most pleasure. It's often hard to S-l-o-w down enough to enjoy the Joys of Life, but it is really worth the effort.
Two my greatest simple pleasures in life, are cooking great food and spending time with friends. This weekend I got to do both. I set out on Friday simply to cook great food this weekend.
Friday afterwork my plan was to shop at Whole Foods and go home and prepare Soupe aux Le'gumes, Salmon 'a l'Unilatera'l a field green salad and Grilled Pineapple with honey and goat cheese with a nice light red wine. I did get to Whole Foods, but the cooking would have to wait for Saturday.
Saturday morning I rose early and spent all day with a good friend not returning home until 7pm. I started to cook the soup at around 7:30. I finished the soup around 11:00. Too late to cook and enjoy the rest of my meal, so I just ate some yogurt (I was tired of seing the soup by then) and went to bed.
Sunday I was determined to finish the meal I had been waiting for all weekend and adding to my enjoyment Laura had decided to join me.
I can't remember the last time I ate a meal at my dining table. It was relaxing and very pleasant. I wonder why I don't eat at home more and at the dining table. It's silly really.
Dinner
The pureed vegetable soup was very nice. It turned out a very pretty orange color and I finished it with a little creme fraiche, thyme and nutmeg. mmm..
The Salmon.. oh my.. it was incredible. I bought Wild Sockeye Salmon and I think it made all the difference. The preparation was unusual. It was only cooked on 1 side, but top-side was "cooked" with lemon juice and sea salt. It was presented with springs of Thyme, a drizzle of olive oil and a little black pepper. ( I only ate part of mine and was dreaming of a toasted english muffin , with a little goat cheese and chieves or Thyme with the leftover bit , but instead I gave it to a very hungry savenger that showed up late last night)
The salad was a field green salad, with a fresh citrus vinagrette and some Fabulous goat cheese (tourmound?sp?) it tasted like goat cream cheese, if you can imagine..simply lovely.
Dessert was orginally grilled Pineapple with goat cheese and honey, but was subsituted with Sticky Toffee pudding and bit of vanilla ice cream. The Brits definately know what they are doing with this one. I snuck in an extra serving it's my petit péché mignon.
Soupe aux Légumes
2 potatoes
1 onion, peeled and quartered
2 garlic cloves, peeled
Salt and freshly ground pepper
4 leeks, white and tender green parts
1/2 small cabbage
3 celery ribs
2 turnips
4 carrots
4 tableshppons butter
2 cups canned (whoole or chopped) tomatoes
2 sprigs parsley
2 springs of fresh thyme
2 bay leaves
( Cooking Instructions )
Saumon á ľUnilaterál
Serves 4
4 pieces of wild salmon, about 4 ounces each
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon course salt
( Cooking Instructions ) |
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