Friday, March 22, 2013

Monkfish with Asparagus, and Pea/Sprout Salad


Thursday March 21
After chasing around the Washington metro complex for the past five days, we were able to take a laziness break and stay off our pins today (except for a brisk walk out to lunch at the Pita House with Ginger - and we'll walk almost anywhere if there's food at the end of it). 
Strangely enough, we were hungry again when Vaden got back from work, so she laid out a platter of various cheeses and salami, accompanied by a nice pinot noir.  As the evening wore on, Ginger got into the kitchen, and almost immediately delicious smells filled the air.  They proved to issue from the main dish, collops of monkfish with asparagus in soothing butter broth, from this month's Cucina Italiana.
On the side was a pea and peashoot salad with kumquats and pine nuts, and a Casillero del Diablo chardonnay from Concha y Toro.  


The meal ended triumphantly with toasted pound cake topped with lemon and olive oil custard (!) and blueberries like little polka dots.  So creative, festive, and did I mention tasty?  So thanks, Ginger and Vaden!

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