The locations: Verita’s Wine Bar to start, followed by our usual hangout at Becca’s.
The goods: Le Cordon Bleu Fruit Tart – A light flavorful treat perfect for summer, dessert…breakfast.
The eats: A shared cheese board and a shared charcuterie board paired with bread, nuts, and crackers at the wine bar. Back at the house, Becca made a delicious salad of field greens, Cara Cara oranges, pomegranate seeds, avocado, crumbled feta, and a maple balsamic dressing. Meg made baked chicken marinated with olive oil, rosemary, thyme, and garlic served with white rice. Both were delicious!
The drinks: A different glass of wine for each of us at Verita’s. Back at Becca’s, a shared bottle of dry white wine for Meg, Mary, and Becca, and I drank a sweet tropical wine – Rosebud Gold from Niagara Landing Winery in the Finger Lakes wine region just down the road from us. We also split two bottles of effervescent peach beer and, later in the night, gin-pomegranate-citrus cocktails.
The entertainment: Good conversation, many rounds of the game Scattergories, and of course, baking!
And now…the goods!
Alternate blog titles for this post (bonus!):
– ‘There’s too much peach liqueur in this pastry cream,’ said no one ever.
– ‘To living above the poverty line!’ – A toast to success!
