In memory of our trip to Italy with friends in June 2010, including Meena and Chris, I am cooking up an Umbrian themed dinner. We rented a villa outside a little town called Castiglione del Lago, right on the Umbria/Tuscany border for about 7 days. It was an unforgettable trip. We need to get back to Europe next year for sure. Ok, here is the menu - I will put a summary early next week about the food and guests.
MENU
A Weekend in Umbria
February 15, 2014
Cocktail
Zenzero frizzante
Ginger
simple syrup, prosecco
Aperitivo
Crostini con Lenticchie
Umbrian lentils, olive oil, parmigiano
reggiano
Primo
Strangozzi
Handmade pasta with tomato and bacon
sauce
Secondo
Salsicce all’Uva
Italian pork sausages with grape
reduction
Contorno
Bietola e spinaci
Sauteed chard and spinach with garlic
and peperoncino
Dolce
Pane e Cioccolata al Cucchiaio
Chocolate bread parfait
Digestivo
Arancello
Ospiti
Shamila Chaudhary e Christopher Steinitz
Tara McKelvey e David Brunnstrom
I accidently ran across your blog from Ken Rub being tagged in a facebook post. I am hooked and can hardly wait until the next post. If you ever host a You pick two strangers :-) please place my husband and myself at the front of the line.
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Hi Duane! Thanks for the comment and thank you for reading and enjoying the blog. It was something that started small but has been slowly growing in an organic way, which is great. I think a You Pick Two strangers is a great idea, we will put it on the list! Although, frankly, any friend of Ken's is now a friend of ours right? :) Thanks again and hope you get to try out some of the recipes as well.
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