Monday 19 November
After a stimulating lecture by
Gerald Finkielsztejn on his site of Marisha, Kathleen took us and the speaker
out to dinner at La Poste, a favorite of ours for food and convenience (it's
two blocks from our house).
They ring seasonal changes on
their standard menu. So our appetizers
were old favorites: scallops on rye toast (with wilted greens, chopped egg and gorgonzola, and
bacon vinaigrette) and a pretty fair crabcake (with corn salad, greens, orange
segments, and tarragon aioli).
And for mains, a huge lamb shank on
creamy polenta (most of which we had to take home in a doggie bag), and a nice
spiced duck breast on root vegetable hash.
Dessert was their seasonal (apple) crumble with
Graeter's vanilla ice cream; and since Gerald loves ice cream, after dinner
Kathleen took him across to Graeter's for further tastes.
Meanwhile, we went home and
prepared the second of our Long Island Cheese Pumpkins for the Thanksgiving
doings in a couple of days. Note the
dewy juices that gather on its cut surfaces, the light color, and how easily it
scrapes out, without as many tough fibers as your normal pumpkin.
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