You may recall from previous posts that my sister is visiting. Unfortunately I have spent very little time with her on this trip. Tonight Paul and I cooked dinner for them. Most of what we are making is out of the latest Jamie Oliver cook book (Jamie's Italy).
This was the menu:
ricotta fritta con piccola insalata di pomodori
fettuccine alla carbonara di salsiccia
Spiedini di salsiccia e manzo (steak, pancetta, sage, sausage) on rosemary skewers
Roasted potatoes with Tuscan herb mixture (that Diva showed us how to make during the Florence cooking class last fall)
Sauteed greens (rainbow chard)
insalata do farro con verdure al forno
After dinner we went for a walk before we tackled dessert.
For dessert I made a plum granita from the David Lebovitch cookbook (Perfect Scoop) which we will serve with Ossa di Morto and the last of my World Peace Cookies (AKA Sablés Korova).
Drinks - Bellinis, the last of the wine from our trip to Italy last fall 
, lemoncello with dessert.
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Tomorrow I am taking my sister to visit wineries in Niagara. Friday she returns to Nova Scotia - I have hardly spent any time with her 
I had deli soup and wheat thins for dinner! This is not ok. Lucky OTHER sister!
Posted by: Palma | August 23, 2007 at 03:18 AM
Palma - Deli soup and wheat thins - YUM
No need to be all jealous. I would cook a nice dinner for my 'adopted' sister if you ever made it north! LOL
Rose reminded me last night that I have but one sister and if I wanted another one she would have something to say about it! *smile*
Posted by: Jerry | August 23, 2007 at 07:43 AM
I give up. I must be the most cooking-challenged person I know. I'd be in the kitchen for two days if I tried to cook all this fabulous food.
How do you do it??!!!!
Posted by: gail hecko | August 23, 2007 at 10:39 AM
Gail - Sometimes I wonder that myself. It helps that I have the most amazing sous chef! *smile*
Posted by: Jerry | August 23, 2007 at 03:49 PM
Actually Gail - now that I think about it I was cooking on and off for 4 days. I try and make as much as I can ahead of time so the work on the day of the meal is minimal - we even had time for naps!
Posted by: Jerry | August 23, 2007 at 03:51 PM
Wellll, I feel a little better, but no sous chef in this house, I tell ya. I'll just read your blog and drool on my keyboard.
;P
Posted by: gail hecko | August 24, 2007 at 01:59 PM
Don't do that - it may short out!
Take your husband to a few cooking classes - it will wear off and he will become your new sous chef. Perhaps Palma and I can start working on him in Paalm Dessert in October!
Posted by: Jerry | August 24, 2007 at 04:49 PM
Jerry, this is where I want to go Fall of 2008:
www.awaitingtable.com
Hoping to talk John into it!
Posted by: gail hecko | August 24, 2007 at 11:52 PM
Wow - that looks like an incredible week. I'd love to do something like that some day.
Posted by: Jerry | August 25, 2007 at 06:59 AM