Valentine’s Day marked Ladies Baking Night #2 (read about #1 here!)
The goods: Salted Caramel Brownies – a hit indeed!
The eats: An appetizer of thinly sliced red pears paired with sharp white Vermont cheddar and a dinner of Hungarian Whitefish Paprika. I wasn’t quite sure this was going to be a winner when I was making it, but don’t let looks fool you. It was easy, healthy and delicious. I left out the potatoes, used baked bacon instead of fried, and served it over a bed of jasmine rice.
The drinks: A bottle of 2011 sweet effervescent Bellangelo moscato from our local Finger Lakes wine region. It was a great wine on its own, but paired really well with the Hungarian whitefish paprika!
The entertainment: We watched a slideshow of pictures from Becca’s epic cross-country road trip to many of America’s most awesome sights, our friend Mary stopped by for about 30 minutes for a drink and some girl talk, and Raymond, Priscilla, Becca and I frantically campaigned for over an hour to scare up as many votes as we could for our ice wine cocktail contest before the polls closed at midnight (or didn’t, thanks to technical difficulties). It was intense, especially since the competition was so tight and we were literally neck-and-neck with the guy who placed second. If this is how politicians live, I definitely chose the right field!
And now…the goods :)
