A French Sunday Lunch

This morning, Dev, an acquaintance from DailyKos called. He was visiting in the area and JM invited him for lunch. The call was at 10 am and the lunch at 12:30.

Around here, lots of restaurants and hotels close in January, because it's the slow season and the easiest time for them to do that, so you never are sure what is open and what isn't. The weather had turned cold and rainy and I didn't feel like driving around to find someplace that we liked that was actually open, so I told JM that I would throw something together.

I looked in the fridge and freezer and this is what I came up with: homemade vegetable soup using some of the great frozen vegetable mixes that are available here and which I always keep on hand. a bit of leftover wine and this amazing boullion powder (Marigold) that a friend introduced me to just this week.

Then, I had two kinds of potatoes so I made potatoes roasted in duck fat with chives and garlic and a simple herb omelette. A quick trip to the boulangerie next door for fresh bread and a lemon tart. And, of course, CHEESE wonderful CHEESE.

By 12:30, everything was read, the house was cleaned (de-dog haired!!!) and we were ready to meet and greet.

Simple, satisfying and a big success.

A perfect Sunday lunch.

Ciao for now.

Randy