The Sunday dinner I'm hoping to make for my buddy and his wife after I get paid around mid-September:
BEVERAGE
Your choice or recommendation.
APPETIZER
Prosciutto ham and fresh vegetables (cucumber, alfalfa, shredded carrots) on pita bread wedges, underlaid with dill cream sauce.
MAIN COURSE
Shrimp Fettucine Alfredo-- a bed of fettucine noodles topped with rich, creamy alfredo sauce, plus shrimp cooked in a butter/garlic/parsley sauce.
SIDE DISH
Italian garlic butter bread.
SALAD
In good European style, served after the main course. Quasi-Mediterranean salad made of tomatoes, three-cheese mixture, hard-boiled eggs, tuna, boiled (and chilled) sweet potato, and home-made Italian dressing.
DESSERT
Plate of seasonal fruit + ice cream topped with special sauce and accompanied by Korean butter wafer.
AFTER-DINNER BEVERAGE
Cappuccino or sweetened black tea.
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Unfortunately, the wine I'd recommend, you can't get here, or at least, I've not found it in Seoul. It's this slightly fruity Italian wine, Alghieri, yes, from a company owned by people claiming to be descendants of the author of The Comedy (you know, what we call "Divine Comedy" these days). There's red and white, actually, and the white (which I guess would go better with Alfredo, wouldn't it?) is a bit drier but still vaguely fruity and almost as lovely. It was a good mid-range wine in Montreal.
ReplyDeleteBut I'm sure you can find something alright up there in Seoul.
Added to the List of Things I Must Do Before I Die: Find a way to get invited to dinner by Kevin.
ReplyDeleteGord: One of the reasons why I left the beverage options open is that I don't drink and don't know jack shit about alcohol.
ReplyDeleteCharles: Say the word, man; you and the missus are welcome to come over. Give me a week's notice, and make sure you catch me right after payday (the 15th of the month) and before I've sent most of my cash home for debt relief.
Kevin