Monday 9 August
We were so flattered to be the first guests Lynne and Tom invited to inaugurate their new kitchen in their new apartment. We brought champagne (Gruet de Albuquerque, for reasons of taste as well as patriotism) to celebrate the occasion, though there's no way we were going to waste it by breaking the bottle over the bows - and where are the bows of a kitchen?
While we chatted, Lynne and Tom served some tasty guacamole with hearty dark brown tortilla chips; an unusual color, but they shop at Whole Foods, and this may be a whole food sort of chip.
As a first course, there was a lively-flavored carrot soup.
Fried zucchini on pasta came next, accented with fresh basil from the plant on the balcony. You can tell Lynne and Tom spend lots of time in Rome, where a balcony without herbs and plants is unthinkable.
For dessert, there were fresh cherries served in a bowl of cool water, also very Italian; and dark chocolate; and strong salty cheeses, which went surprisingly well with everything. So thanks, Lynne and Tom, and we'll see you at our house next time!
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