Thursday, May 20, 2010

Amazing asparagus sauce

05-20-2010 Thur. clear day with a mild breeze

BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- apple
DINNER --- (Casa Oreste & Francesca) moong dal vada | pineapple chutney | tamarind eggplant | spicy cilantro sauce | German Riesling | penne agli asparagi (penne w. asparagus sauce) | Pinot Grigio | tacchino in umido (quorn-turkey in spicy tomato, olive and caper sauce) | Italian baked potatoes | Primitivo | goat cheese platter: halloum (Cyprus), kashkaval (Turkey), kefalograviera (Greece) | ma'amoul (Lebanese fig filled short bread cookies) | Barbancourt (Haitian rum)

  • Every part of the asparagus is used in a different way in the penne agli asparagi, rich, crunchy, and comforting all in one.