Friends Roberto and Roberta, who live down at the Marina di Ragusa, have decided it's Christmas, so I was delighted to join them and their other lucky guests for a jolly, Anglo-Italian 1pm - 6pm feast yesterday.
The menu consisted of: antipasti of marinated aubergine, marinated artichokes and olives; bocconcini di mozzarella; various little tartlets and pastries and arancini [rice balls]. Then there was pasta al forno followed by beautifully cooked chicken and barbecued pork accompanied by cavolfiore in pastella [cauliflower in batter] and green beans. For dessert there was Trapani melon [the juiciest in the world, I am sure] and other fruit and then Roberta's pièce de résistance - bread and butter pudding, only it wasn't as it was made with panettone!
Finally I did admire this innovative carafe stopper.
Grazie, Roberto e Roberta!
It sounds like a great deal of fun. It is certainly a delightful spread.
ReplyDeleteLucky girl...
ReplyDeleteSuch a super spread..What great friends you have over there..ooooh Panettone pudding!
ReplyDeleteI don't mind Christmas coming early if I can have food like that!
ReplyDeleteCan hardly wait to hear about the actual Christmas dinner. It all sounds so yummy, I'm gaining weight as I read this. lol
ReplyDeleteIt seems Christmas is getting earlier and earlier every year.
ReplyDeleteBut what a wonderful feast put on by your friends.
How pretty, how delicious, and lovely to see the sun streaming in and the cyclamen covered in flower. It sounds a wonderful way to spend an afternoon and I hope it did everyone good.
ReplyDeleteAre you sure it was an early Christmas and not an early Thanksgiving?
ReplyDeleteIt looks wonderful. I wouldn't have able to move away from the table at the end of the dinner. Here, this week, such a dinner would be a slightly early Thanksgiving.
ReplyDeleteI know you enjoyed such a treat with such wonderful friends.
Did you have time to eat any in between taking the piccies?
ReplyDeleteI'd like them to try my bread and butter.I add marmalade on it. It's so scrummy, wonderful comfort food.
ReplyDeleteI've eaten well and still my mouth waters over this post! That certainly looked a delicious meal
ReplyDeleteYes, much fun was had, cherrypie. Aren't I just, TBRRob? Hi, Anne. I do have great friends here - and there! You are one of them. It makes it bearable, dragonstar! Hi, Leslie. Yes, I think I put all the weight I lost back on yesterday! Ciao, jmb. Yes, even here it is getting earlier. Hi, Sally. I think it did us all good because it was so relaxing [well, not for the cook!] Never thought of that, WW. Hi, flutterby. I did find it hard to get up now you come to mention it. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving. x
ReplyDeleteHi, Mutley. Just about! Sounds wonderful, Ellee. You'd have loved it, jams.
ReplyDeleteBread and butter pudding, mmmmm.
ReplyDeleteYum yum. What fun and what great food with your special friends. This is the way of a good life.
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