Sunday, January 20, 2008

We were supposed to watch football

today, but our friend's little boy had a 102.8 F fever this morning (lower now, thank goodness -- that is scarily high), and so we are instead at a loose end. Naturally we invited friends over for dinner instead --- I'm throwing together a risotto alla sbiraglia (a chicken risotto, but doesn't it sound more impressive in the Italian?) and am making focacica with some dough I happened to have lying around for just that (sort of) purpose. I decided on a dual topping: one half is rosemary alone, the other is sliced onion, sauteed until golden in olive oil, with about half an ounce of finely chopped pancetta sauteed in with it.

We are starting with a smoked salmon pate that I made yesterday (appropriate quantities of sour cream, ricotta, smoked salmon, salt, pepper, lemon juice, in a food processor): we had bought some smoked salmon which turned out to be west-coast style rather than lox-ish, and it wasn't suitable for the purpose we had in mind for it: but since it reminded me very much of smoked trout, I decided to use a smoked trout pate recipe with it. It's not bad --- a little heavy on the sour cream and ricotta, but quite edible.


Yours, on the spur of the moment,
N

3 comments:

Bobkat said...

That sounds lovely, and on the spur of the moment too! Mmmmm!

awareness said...

fevers are scary.......hope your wee boy is mending well.

ps. dinner sounded delish as always.

BreadBox said...

Bob-kat: it was fun, delicious, and delightful company. The best way -- and the best part is that our friends take us the way they find us!

Awereness: Fortunately, our friends' little boy is all better --- it seems that it may have been growth-spurt related: apparently he has fever issues when he is growing!

N.