From our Food Goddess, TaMara:
I’m always looking for something different to do with pasta that is flavorful and moves away from the traditional tomato based sauces of my childhood. Tonight’s main course is just that. Butternut squash with a bit of heat and a bit of sweet, all brought together by smoky bacon and creamy chèvre. Finish off the meal with a light, sweet Panna Cotta Parfait. Panna Cottas are traditionally molded desserts, but I think we been doing this together long enough that you know I’m all about keeping it simple. And Panna Cotta is as simple as it gets, unless of course you choose to mold it, then a thousand things can go wrong between placing it in the ramekin and serving it to your guests. Thanks but no thanks, it looks quite elegant in a wine glass, topped with a pretty berry topping. And I don’t have to worry that the last 5 minutes of prep are going to leave me with a blob of great tasting shapelessness on a plate. But that’s just me.
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On the board tonight:
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1. Bacon and Squash Campanelle
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2. Tossed Salad (try these)
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3. Panna Cotta Parfait
Recipes and shopping list, as ever, at the link.
Villago Delenda Est
mmmm
bacon!
Zam
Well we are fucked. Some asshole called in a bomb-threat to a place Walker was at.
http://chippewa.com/news/local/article_c02cfad6-45ba-11e0-b1cb-001cc4c03286.html
Steeplejack
Don’t know if people have seen this, but I’ll throw it out there: trailer for The King’s Speech II. Apologies if this is old news.
Steeplejack
@Zam:
Looks like he finally got his infiltrator/agitators working.
Zam
@Steeplejack: Ugh the coverage of this is just gonna be unbearable. All I want to do is crawl in bed with my whiskey and stay there for a week.
Villago Delenda Est
@Zam:
You trace the bomb threat back, and lo and behold, it’s G.Gordon Liddy or Jeb Magruder.
Sarah, Proud and Tall
I think the Bacon and Squash Campanelle (whatever one of those is) would go well with my ambrosia. My secret is putting in some canned peach instead of half of the pineapple, and throwing in some candied cherries.
I don’t make it much since my husband died.
It brings back bad memories, and I have to remember to cut the marshmallows up small in case someone else chokes to death.
Jon O.
Guys, I’m so close to winning Republican Bingo right now.