ccsa friends and more

a last minute get together with rahul and kevin led to a menu of:

- tonnarelli al burro e rosmarino
- braciola di maiale arrostita con salvia e vino bianco
- broccoli rosolati con burro e parmigiano
(- frozen red pepper and chicken pizza)
(- fried hot italian sausage)
(- baked italian meatballs)
(- anise-scented rasberry tart)
(- french vanilla ice cream)

how can only 3 people eat that much? funny story... first, it was 2. then 3. then 4.... then 5... then 6? and then a roommate thrown in for fun. hahaha, the joys of 510b london hall.

tonnarelli is a square-shaped handmade pasta that my friend claudia and i worked on for a good hour. not that it was particularly difficult, but chatting and dry air caused us to have to work the dough a lot more than we though. on the up hand, no clumps here! the pasta was litteraly dipped into hot water before it was ready to be thrown into the pan of flavours butter (i didn't end up straining it like the recipe said, but i liked it. it showed the ingredients which added an element of beauty to the final dish.)

i've come to the conclusion that braised anything will end up beautifully if you just give it time. the pork was fall of the bone, but again, maybe because there was so much else happening on the table, the subtle flavours that i was looking for in the dish just didn't come through. it's too bad. i think i'm missing something - flavour. need to remedy this soon...

broccoli (and other winter veggies) and butter. really? need i say more?

this dinner shows that one of the most important components to any dinner, is people - good people; good friends. the food may not have been perfect, but laugher and memories are the things that matter most.

3 more down, so... 481 to go!