Dinner at G's

Last night, Guillemette made dinner. It seemed like half of the guests had recently arrived from Paris, and the other half were leaving for Cannes.

As we sat for dinner, Guillemette brought out empanadas filled with tuna and olives, served with spinach, olives, and capers. I asked if it was Berit's recipe. She said no, she had found it in a magazine. She said they were baked somewhat hard, but they were fantastic. After dinner, I took another one off of the baking sheet and ate it standing in the kitchen.

For dinner, she made chicken kebabs and an apple onion crumble. The crumble was a surprising mix of ingredients, but delicious. Coconut milk brought out the flavors, and it complemented the kebabs wonderfully. Pia complained about the use of cilantro on the kebabs. She said it was an unimaginative spice and proceeded to scrape it off. One of the guests remarked on the high number of carbs on the table, which she said was great. Guillemette, reaching for the bread, said she feels like a charicature of a French woman when she buys baguettes. And then conversation drifted off to why French women don't get fat.

At dessert, Guillemette brought out rice pudding. She told us it was Catherine's favorite. Tapping her share, she said there was a surprise. "Oh, there's cilantro in it?" someone joked. No, she replied. We dug in. Between layers of rice pudding there was a thick layer of chocolate. Catherine just about fainted. Or maybe it was the jetlag. Posted by eku at May 4, 2005 9:22 AM