Friday, July 16, 2010

an Eastern Mediterranean Dinner

7-16-2010 Fri. hot, sunny to thunder storm


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- steamed buns with mushroom filling
AFTERNOON-TEATIME
--- peach
DINNER --- (at Oreste and Francesca's ) Falafel, Egyptian style green Hot sauce ( long green peppers, parsley, egyptian olives, olive oil, garlic), Italian Riesling || Rigatoni al Cavolo e salsiccia ( a peasant dish from Basilicata, eastern Calabria and Apulia, with cabbage, italian sausage, and Italian hot peppers `peperoncini a botticella') , Argentinian Red Malbec || platter of Middle Eastern cheeses: Turkish Kashcaval, Armenian Cheese, Syrian Cheese, with Turkish red hot sauce (short red peppers, onion, tomato, anise seed, oreganon, sommac, olive oil), Lebanese red wine || crepes alla rosa e ricotta, Mead honey wine

  • Oreste and Francesca made an Eastern Mediterranean dinner including elements of Ancient Roman, Southeastern Italian, Egyptian and Middle Eastern cuisines. The Syrian food shop near their place sits on an American Main Street of bygone era.