Sunday, April 21, 2019

April 21, 2019 Easter Dinner at Amy and Vahl’s House Dinner – Artichoke and cheese sandwiches

April 21, 2019 Easter Dinner at Amy and Vahl’s House   Dinner – Artichoke and cheese sandwiches

I awakened at 7:30, drank a cup of hot sweet lime water, watched the news programs until 9:00 and then showered and dressed and we drove to a Willy’s apartment.

We took the  rhubarb and blueberry clafoutis I made yesterday and three bottles of Gruet wine, a 2017 Chenin Blanc, a 2017 Pinot Noir, and a Brut Rose Champagne.

Willy drove us to Santa Fe in his car and we arrived at about 11:30.  Soon Rick and Lee arrived and finally Joe and Deanna.

Amy made her traditional Easter dinner, a swirl cut ham, garlic grits, and asparagus.


April 21, 2019 Easter Dinner at Amy and Vahl’s House   Dinner – Artichoke and cheese sandwiches



Rick, Willy, and Suzette

It was delicious as always.  We started by making mimosas with fresh orange juice and Gruet Brut.  Then Vahl opened the Gruet Pinot Noir, and I drank Pinot with the meal and enjoyed it very much.

Rich and Lee brought a Bourbon cake and Amy had made whipped cream and served a bowl of fresh berries.  I took a bit of each.

The outright winner in the dessert category was the Clafoutis.  There was no separation of the flour and no thick white doughy crust at the bottom, which I attribute to two factors.  One, I used 1 ½ cups each of heavy cream and half and half, so a denser milk component.  Second, the thick rhubarb compote probably kept the flour in suspension. The clafoutis was uniformly dense.  It was terrific.



We drove home at 4:00.

We were not hungry until 8:00, when I ate the PPI grilled artichoke and freshened up the dipping sauce with more lemon juice and mayo, a bit of salt, and about a tsp. of Sorrel Pesto with
 a slice of Dubliner cheddar cheese.  I also drank the rest of the Trader Joe’s 2017 Gran Reserve Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir with three slices of toasted baguette smeared with butter and goat cheese and two more with slices of Stilton.



We watched Masterpiece Theater until 10:00 and then went to bed.

A relaxing and pleasant day of conversation, wine, and food.

Bon Appetit

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