The Day My Husband Did the Dishes
The title to this entry is both misleading and unfair, as my husband often does the dishes. But on this day he quite literally licked his plate clean. And then he licked my plate clean. And then he took the pan to the couch and licked that clean. And then he did the dishes.
It was a special New Year's Eve. It was our first as a married couple. It was our first together. Yes, in five years we had never rung in the new year together because Thom always had to work. Not this year. This year it was just us. I decided to mark the occasion with a special dinner at home, just the two of us.
While down in the Bronx with Mom I had picked up a few veal cutlets and I decided to make a roulade around ham, mushrooms, spinach and cheese. The day before I made the filling:
The next day I stuffed, rolled and trussed each cutlet and pan seared them:
I served them with mashed potatoes, steamed french cut green beans and an absolutely killer bottle of White Hall Lane 2004 Silver Anniversary Cabernet Sauvignon.
Like any great meal it was the sauce that made this dish so utterly fantastic (and plate-licking worthy!). Caramelized onions and mushrooms with demi-glace and cream. Divine. Absolutely divine.
For dessert we indulged in a mocha-caramel cake:
It was a memorable New Years indeed.
It was a special New Year's Eve. It was our first as a married couple. It was our first together. Yes, in five years we had never rung in the new year together because Thom always had to work. Not this year. This year it was just us. I decided to mark the occasion with a special dinner at home, just the two of us.
While down in the Bronx with Mom I had picked up a few veal cutlets and I decided to make a roulade around ham, mushrooms, spinach and cheese. The day before I made the filling:
The next day I stuffed, rolled and trussed each cutlet and pan seared them:
I served them with mashed potatoes, steamed french cut green beans and an absolutely killer bottle of White Hall Lane 2004 Silver Anniversary Cabernet Sauvignon.
Like any great meal it was the sauce that made this dish so utterly fantastic (and plate-licking worthy!). Caramelized onions and mushrooms with demi-glace and cream. Divine. Absolutely divine.
For dessert we indulged in a mocha-caramel cake:
It was a memorable New Years indeed.