Wednesday night, midnight, touch down. Dan picks me up soon after...we talk on the way home and til 3 in the a.m. Woke up 6:30 a.m. Have been on the go ever since. It may start to catch up with me this weekend now that I have given myself 2 days to quietly stay at home. I'm looking for copies of all the Harkas that I collected for Joe and can't find them but, in the process, re-organized and made room for lots of loose things.
Yesterday Lara and Per brought his parents to lunch. They're here from Norway and it's my first time meeting them. They're awesome. Olav is very funny and kept us in stitches. Even Dan couldn't keep from chuckling and that's saying something.
I made one of my favorite meals: sopa majorca and chicken hazelnut feta salad.
SOPA MAJORCA (a very refreshing cold soup)
It is similar to one I had in a Santa Fe restaurant: Three Cities of Spain so I named it after theirs)
1 can tomato bisque soup (NOT plain tomato soup)
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 8 ounce can minced clams with the juice
lemon or lime juice to taste
Beat soup and buttermilk together with a whisk. Add remaining ingredients and stir.
Cover and chill several hours or overnight.
COOL CHICKEN PLATTER WITH MUSTARD SAUCE
Layer each serving plate in the following order, with the lettuce starting at the bottom. Amounts are to your own preference.
1 large leaf red leaf lettuce
a handful or 2 of a small pasta like penne or rotelle, cooked. (I sprinkle a little of the Mustard Sauce over it while it's cooling)
thinly sliced poached chicken breast
sliced Roma tomatoes
crumbled feta cheese
kalamata olives
drizzle Mustard Sauce over
MUSTARD SAUCE
1/2 c. white wine vinegar (try not to substitute)
1/4/ c. olive oil
2 T. Dijon mustard
1 T. dried herb (calls for tarragon but I prefer basil)
I wish I had pictures of the salad....it's quite beautiful.
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