When I first rented my apartment, the real estate agent told me that our neighbors would be a couple from Seattle and that we would love them. He was right- we do. Matt and Paul are such peas in a pod, and besides all the hanging out we do as couples, Sabine and I have a standing date for a monthly Ladies Dinner. Now Paul and Sabine have bought a house and they are moving away (4 minutes away, but still). To say good-bye Sabine and I decided to have a mini progressive dinner- she and Paul provided cocktails, salad, bread, and dessert and Matt and I made the hors d'oeuvres, main course and (more) dessert.
It's been really cold out the past couple of weeks, so I wanted to make something truly cozy. I settled on this amazing lamb ragu. It's really simple to make- the hardest part is all the vegetable dicing- I loath chopping. Since it's the holidays, I wanted dessert to have a festive feel so I bought ginger snaps and Shatto ice cream and made the tiniest ice cream sandwiches. Hors d'oeuvres were provided by my talented new boss- he makes pate every Thanksgiving and he gave me a large portion, along with cornichons and fancy mustard- all I had to do was make the toast points.
It was a perfect evening, and I'll miss our lovely upstairs neighbors!
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| Old fashioned to start |
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| Pate, courtesy of my wonderful new boss |
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| I brought dinner upstairs in my much-loved Le Creuset and plated there |
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| Lamb ragu, topped with ricotta and mint |
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| dinner is served |
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| dessert |
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