I made this menu to celebrate the tomatoes I grew this summer and the visit from these women. I felt a little sad because summer is ending and because it’s among the last dinners I will serve in this garden.
Some things we discussed: Ana’s dad doorstepping for Yes during the repeal the 8th referendum in Ireland and several other good men; writers we like; the difficulties with getting people to pay you as a freelancer; sadness in London; an excellent woman of an older generation who supports other women; new loves who are better than expected; some very bad men who are not allies and who should be put in the bin; the font size of Doris Lessing’s The Golden Notebook; the perfume of the cheese; making friends on the internet; what we want to write.
Salted almonds, fried corn, and Perelló olives
Cremant de Loire
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Pantano tomatoes stuffed with veal, fresh herbs and chicken liver (à la Sardine)
Sauce made from cooking juices, white wine, cream and more tarragon
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Green salad
Greengages
Colston Bassett blue
French goat’s cheese I forget the name of (!) that had a striking perfume
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Delicious wine supplied by the guests
Dinner Document 