Shh... I Cheated, But Don't Tell- 5/7/09
On Monday, when I made the Peruvian menu from this month's Gourmet, Richard looked at the amount of food and asked how many people I had asked for dinner. I had reduced the size of the recipes when possible but there was still way too much food for only 2 and a half people. So I decided to split the other large menu, from the article " Cucina Paradiso " over several days to allow us to enjoy the flavors without having an unbelievable amount of food in one night. With thirteen recipes in this Tuscan-inspired meal, we couldn't possibly really enjoy eating anything if we had to save room for another twelve food items. After giving this tactic a try, I found I was able to taste every component of this large menu and really enjoy each part. I split the menu up into three days. For the last two days, I've made a tasting menu to go before our regular meal, using 3 appetizers from the Cucina Paradiso menu each night. Tonight, I completed the menu by making the final 7 ...