It's the perfect moment to be selfish.  No worries about someone else's sensitive palate or over-reliance on animal protein.  Frugal or extravagant, depending on the mood.
I opted for this:
For every pound of boiling pasta place three tablespoons of butter in a skillet.  Add four ounces creamy gorgonzola and 1/3 cup milk.
  Place heat on low, add two teaspoons of salt and mush 
the cheese as everything melts together.  Drain the pasta, add to 
skillet, along with 1/4 cup heavy cream and 1/3 cup grated Parmesan.  Toss.  Serve.  Devour.
It was memorable.
The down-side about eating alone?  When that bottle of wine is done, there's only one person you can blame. 
Chicken Milanese
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This is a dish that I would often order in a restaurant if it's on the menu 
and the other night, I wanted to make a version myself.  I used the base 
chic...
6 months ago
 
 
 
 
 
 
Good lord, that sounds rich.
ReplyDeleteIt is rich, that's why you need a marvelous red wine to accompany it--although I didn't mean to imply I made a full recipe.
ReplyDeleteM: I was alone the weekend after my birthday and it was a marvelous gift.