BIG NIGHT
I turned 40 last Thursday, and on Friday evening Susannah, my dear wife, surprised me with a dinner party for 16- an intimate gathering of some of our best friends. It was a magical night, a perfect combination of great food and drink, special friends, and some fairy dust in the air.....
This was the fantastic menu for the evening
Negronis
Kir Royale
Wine Chanpagne
Assorted Italian Cheeses
Antipasto Platter wih roasted peppers, carciofi, olives, salami
Caprese Salad with buffalo mozzarella
White Pizza a ala 8 1/2
Green Salad
Country Bread
White Beans with Spinach and Garlic
Green Beans with Pesto
Onions with Balsamic Glaze
Roasted Asparagus
Polenta with Gorgonzola
Vegetable Lasagna
Buucatini all'amatriciana
Crown Roast of Pork
Cannoli Cake
Chocolate, Hazlenut, and Blood Orange Gelato