What'll You Say Old Friend, Are We or Are We Unique?

For an impromptu party, the food was incredible. After we'd polished off a pot of coffee with Irish Cream, and moved on to vodka - we started out the evening with two deep dish polenta pizza's Rolf had made. (They were for a luncheon that he couldn't get too because of traffic.)

Then we had cold shrimp with roasted tomato aioli, and warm scallops with bacon. After a few more drinks, I brought out an amazing salad of very fresh greens I'd gotten at the farmer's market that morning, topped with fresh corn, poached baby summer squash, vine-ripened tomatoes, and a tarragon and olive oil vinegarette. Except for NGN, everyone just about licked the plate clean; I know I did.

Puck and Rolf brought out little oil lamps while we enjoyed a bottle of Pinot Grigio before digging into baked pesto chicken thighs on thick rings of baked onions, with a side of slow roasted tomatoes (5 hours slow) with a bacon and olive oil reduction.

We finished up with a bottle of Fabiolli Farms Rasberry (sic) wine and Lindt Excellence 70% dark chocolate.

And then more vodka; well, for me.

{sigh}