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[lsanderson]

Had a friend over for dinner:

Salad - mixed box with herbs
Grass fed Cowboy Steak (& braised leek)
Potato Salad
Grilled Veggies -- Red peppers & pea pods
Raspberries -- on the side, cream, sugar, Grand Marnier

For the taters:

Boiled & cooled yellow fingerling taters sliced
Cinzano Bianco
Lemon Thyme leaves & tender stems
Smatting of coarse mustard
Garlic
EVOO
Lemon Juice & Zest in strips from a zester
Tabasco
Sea Salt

When I'd just thrown the potato salad together, the lemon zest added a too bitter note. After it had sat for a while and we ate it, it had mellowed out to just wonderful. We roughed it and started with a Cinzano Bianco over ice with lemon zest and then switched over to champagne, which lasted through the raspberries.

Comments

[vgqn.livejournal.com]

Lucky friend!

Are you saying you put some Cinzano Bianco in the potato salad?

Yes!

[lsanderson.livejournal.com]

On the potatoes first thing.

I shoulda said...

[lsanderson.livejournal.com]

Yes, some of it... Some of it managed to find my mouth as well.

Or all to taste....

[lsanderson.livejournal.com]

For the taters:

~1 qt Boiled & cooled yellow fingerling taters sliced
~1/2 cup Cinzano Bianco
Lemon Thyme leaves & tender stems
~ 1 heaping tsp of coarse mustard
1 clove Garlic, smashed
~1/2 cup EVOO
~1/2 Lemon Juice & Zest in strips from a zester
Dash Tabasco
Sea Salt

Re: Or all to taste....

[vgqn.livejournal.com]

Thanks!