Evening all
Today: we helped friends to celebrate Thursday'e general election results (well, somebody has to) with a slap-up, festive lunch.
B: Two poached eggs with a knob of butter and avocado, seasoned with a good grinding of black pepper plus a wedge of goat's milk Gouda.
Water to swallow tablet.
Espresso.
L: Aperitif: gin on the rocks with a slice of lemon.
Prawns piccantes sautéed with tomato and basil, garlic and chilli.
Side salad of lamb's lettuce, tomato, cucumber and taggiasca olives dressed with vinaigrette.
Water to drink.
Melanzane alla parmigiana
Steamed carrot batons, calabrese and French beans.
Spinach with garlic and butter plus deep fried zucchini matchsticks, some of which I swapped for extra spinach.
Skipped pud. [
Espresso.
D None of us was really hungry, but we made a light seafood salad using mussels, brown shrimps, lettuce, baby plum tomatoes, celery, Romano peppers, Kalamata olives, mint and salad onions, dressed with an olive oil, balsamic and garlic vinaigrette, topped with roasted macadamia nuts. It all disappeared.
Water to wash down tablets.