Dinner: Zucchini and Garlic Gratin, salad and cupcakes
Personnel: Liz and Sara
Sara and Liz arrived just as I placed the gratin in the oven: perfect timing! Fortunately for all of us, they missed the salting and subsequent rinsing and squeezing of the zucchini.
The gratin was simple to execute; composed of zucchini, salt, olive oil, garlic, parsley, fresh thyme, pepper, Monterey Jack cheese (in place of the recommended Gruyère), eggs and breadcrumbs, I combined the main ingredients in various steps and then sprinkled the gratin with the parsley, cheese and bread crumbs. The salad was complemented by large, plump raisins and flavorful pumpkin seeds (provided by Sara!).
The cupcakes were spongy and perfectly browned, and Liz expertly creamed them in front of a captive audience.
Once again, we decided to call Maurice (this time for a legitimate reason: to wish him happy birthday!), but, instead of surprising Maurice by my voice, I was surprised by someone who was definitely not Maurice! Almost as weird as the matching outfits by accident.
We still miss Elly, Naomi and Noa...
For posterity (I'm in my proper British mode!), future dinner ideas include pickling and fondue!
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