Friday entertaining

[drscott]

We had John (without Mark, since he was in Chicago on Lambda Legal board business) and a cute young couple we know via them, Chris and Andy, over for drinks and dinner last night. I was responsible for most of the prep work, and I tried out an easy canape recipe -- slice a narrow baguette diagonally to make 1/4" thick ovals, lay them out on a baking sheet, brush with olive oil, top with a coin-sized slice of tomato and sprinkle heavily with Gorgonzola cheese crumbs, then broil for about 2 minutes. Crunchy and flavorful. They were all eaten.

The rest of the meal was more typical broiled salmon, steamed broccoli, and wild rice, with salad on the side.

Dessert was another new idea from me, low-carb Breyer's chocolate ice cream with Nonni's "decadence" biscotti crumbles mixed in and a few drizzled lines of Nutella hazelnut butter (warmed to make it runny) and a mint leaf across the top. About 300 calories and really interesting compared to the thick slices of chocolate cake (800 calories) we get at Draeger's.

None of this would impress foodpoisoningsf, but I've rarely been patient enough to play the foodie, so I'm pleased with myself.

Comments

[dr-scott.livejournal.com]

Depends on your tomatoes. Mine were about quarter-sized, but larger or smaller would be fine, or you could add mushroom or olive slices. Be creative... I just ate the few leftover for lunch. As cook, I didn't get very many!