Saturday Nov. 27
We drove across the border, stopping at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, but the main treat was dinner with friends at Don and Martha's. They are great cooks and thinkers about food, so we love getting together with them.
We started with appetizers of salume and olive-oil dressed almonds (and wine, of course). Then we went to the classic Marcela Hazan recipe that we first had with them, Pork and porcini stew.
You need something bland to soak up the rich flavors of the stew, so we had mashed potatoes, as well as a wonderful dish of roasted acorn squash and carrots (2/3 to 1/3), seasoned with cumin and chipotle peppers. An arugula salad gave a nice arresting zing to clear the palate, and for dessert, there was a choice of wine poached or vanilla poached pears with ice cream, and good coffee.
A marvelous time was had by us all, and we hummed all the way back to Canada.
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