Hummus

     Did you make the grilled cheese?  No, I didn't either but it is on the radar.  Last night, we had raclette.  Do you know about this dish?  Raclette is this wonderful cheese from either France or Switzerland.  I would never eat it cold but it is one of my favorite dishes served melted.  We have a Raclette grill (Google it).  We place diced meat and potatoes on the grill, the raclette goes into its own grill pan under the grill.  Cheese melts...scrape it onto your plate, add some beef and potatoes....So, so good.  It is communal...the meal lasts a while...although Cate would tell me that those final weeks in Belgium, we had it a lot.  Well, it was just too easy.  Here in Pittsburgh, I have found it sliced in the upscale cheese section of Giant Eagle...but in bulk and in better quality at Penn Mac.

     When we make hummus in this house....it is Jamie who makes it.  It makes for a great lunch with sliced vegetables and small pieces of Naan.  Today, it was actually sunny until about 3pm.  We all met for lunch on the deck after our 3-mile walk and enjoyed a simple lunch of tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, carrots and hummus.  We always have a can or so of garbanzo beans in the pantry and get our Tahini from a Greek grocer in the Strip.

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Jamie and I are getting ready to make martinis with a local potato vodka (the company delivers as our State stores are closed).  Then Cate will come down and we will make Shrimp and Grits for dinner.  The warmth of today may hold and we may get to eat outside.

Bon weekend...