Well, I didn't take any pictures (idiot), but Saturday night's dinner was a success. Here are the recipes:
– Thai-spiced watermelon soup (chilled) with crabmeat (the hands-down winner of the evening, in my book)
– Vietnamese pork salad (not bad; needed more heat/dressing. Will be eating leftovers for lunch all week!)
– Thai coconut pineapple rice (yes, this is a WW recipe! was much improved w/sriracha)
The evening started out with a tasty bourbon/amaro punch, and we progressed to gruner veltliner and reisling. A lovely summer dinner — thanks to my guests!
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This menu looks enticing all the way. I’ve finally tried the soup (sans crabmeat for now), and think it’s delicious. The puree, formed into a mound (well, that was the idea) went right back in – too good to discard. Since this was for my own, erm, edification, I followed it up by a chicken sandwich with homemade mayo that included a concoction based on pomegranate seeds that needs more finesse than I managed… (the original recipe calls for duck and very much more dignified surroundings in every sense).
This menu looks enticing all the way. I’ve finally tried the soup (sans crabmeat for now), and think it’s delicious. The puree, formed into a mound (well, that was the idea) went right back in – too good to discard. Since this was for my own, erm, edification, I followed it up by a chicken sandwich with homemade mayo that included a concoction based on pomegranate seeds that needs more finesse than I managed… (the original recipe calls for duck and very much more dignified surroundings in every sense).