dinner party diary

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Beverages:
Juvé y Camps cava
Roncier red table wine (basically a cheap yet excellent burgundy)
Drew's Brews (Decaf Springs) coffee

Hors d'oeuvres:
roasted red pepper tarts (with mozzarella and fennel)




chevre-stuffed grapes


stuffed mushrooms (goat cheese and fennel)


daikon radish pickles (yes, from one of the beasts I brought home earlier this month)

Mains:
boeuf bourguignon
fennel braised in cream
snow peas sauteed with oyster sauce
a demi-baguette from Bella

Dessert (brought by the guest of honor):
apple strudel with ice cream

Comments

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I'm a slapdash cook most of the time, but now and then I like to show off. ;-)