Wednesday August 27
We normally don't do lunch here, since lunch tends to be a dull meal, but we ran across a copy of Martha Stewart's Cookbook on the shelves and a fine recipe for a salad to use Ontario's late summer bounty: Minted Peach and Tomato Salad. Whatever you think of Martha (and you do), ya gotta admit she has assistants who steal the best recipes. The combo of lemon juice and balsamic vinegar is especially good on the peaches. Our neighbor Sonia let us graze for mint.
Pretty much every dinner we've had since Sunday has been built around something we got at Antipastos di Roma, and today's was no exception. They had a wide selection of various sausages, most for under four bucks a pound, so we loaded up with a selection to keep in the freezer for a rainy day. Well, today it rained, so we pulled out something labeled "mild hot fennel." We didn't know quite what to expect from this oxymoron, but "mild" meant it would probably be easier to eat than the incredibly spicy ones from St. Catharines farmers' market.
Still, just to be safe, we boiled up some new white potatoes for a bit of blandness, as well as frying some onions. And indeed, these sausages proved to be standard, though not excessive, hot Italians. A cheap-ish Côtes du Rhône stood up to them pretty well, though.
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