What a loverly day.
Yesterday was very low key. I really enjoyed the new "Friday the 13th". It was well done and held a great deal of the fun that was the original films as well as accurate homages.
Dinner at the Inn at Essex was, as always, marvelous. I had a Cauliflower Potage with truffle oil and Seared Hudson Valley Foie Gras with a nutmeg fig compote for the first 2 courses. There was a Passion fruit Intermezzo before the main course. The main course was Petite reibeye, braised short rib, velvet potatoes, cipollini rings and wilted greens with red wine sauce. Desert was a Fondue for two with some yummy sides to dip including bruled banana's. It all made me very sleepy and now I want to make Bouillabaisse since that was the other main course I was tempted to order.
Today I need to hit the gym. But dinner was well worth it and the portions are not huge which is good, but they still stuff you by the end.
I tried not to be somber since I tend to miss my mom a lot more on certain Holidays, but that morning I was. We would always send each other a Valentine, so it was sad not to have that in the mail this year or to pick out one that told her how much I loved her as my mother.
Dinner at the Inn at Essex was, as always, marvelous. I had a Cauliflower Potage with truffle oil and Seared Hudson Valley Foie Gras with a nutmeg fig compote for the first 2 courses. There was a Passion fruit Intermezzo before the main course. The main course was Petite reibeye, braised short rib, velvet potatoes, cipollini rings and wilted greens with red wine sauce. Desert was a Fondue for two with some yummy sides to dip including bruled banana's. It all made me very sleepy and now I want to make Bouillabaisse since that was the other main course I was tempted to order.
Today I need to hit the gym. But dinner was well worth it and the portions are not huge which is good, but they still stuff you by the end.
I tried not to be somber since I tend to miss my mom a lot more on certain Holidays, but that morning I was. We would always send each other a Valentine, so it was sad not to have that in the mail this year or to pick out one that told her how much I loved her as my mother.