Tuesday, March 1, 2011

First night of cassoulet

Eastside Road, March 1, 2011—
IMG_1427.jpgSIX OF US AT DINNER, this last night of February, for cassoulet. I never hear or see the word without thinking of Curnonsky's story, about the shop door, uncharacteristically closed to business, with a placard hanging on it explaining "Closed for Cassoulet."

Ours has been a couple of weeks in the making, and tonight the six of us made a healthy dent in the first and biggest of the three pots, seen here before the final addition of breadcrumbs and the final baking.
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We began with oysters on the half shell followed by Lindsey's delicious sliced orange and onion salad with tarragon vinaigrette, and followed the cassoulet, of course, with a green salad. Apple tart for dessert.
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Champagne, Paul Bara, nv; Bandol, Domaine Tempier "La Migoua," 1985, 1989, 1994 (Thanks, John, for a delicious and informative vertical tasting of this rich, complex, important wine)


Details on this cassoulet here

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