Thanks to the Union Square greenmarket and good fishmongers, we enjoyed some very good meals at home this weekend, once again in excellent weather, windows open to the garden.
Only now as I’m composing this entry do I realize that two of these suppers seem quite closely related. I experienced them as totally distinct when planning and sitting down to them, but I’m still surprised that the outward similarities (from happenstance, and from the modest bounty of our larder) didn’t occur to me at the time.
Friday, August 22
Pimientos de Padr�n sprinkled with salt
baby yellow watermelon
Rioja Reserve Riscal, served slightly chilled
Sunday, August 24
red heirloom tomatoes, basil, oil, Boucheron, Panelle
Arctic char fillet pan-grilled on bed of salt, dribbled with excellent Spanish oil
boiled small red new potatoes, oil and parsley
grilled miniature sweet yellow, red, orange bell peppers sprinkled with salt
Kulfi Pistachio Cardamon ice cream
Argentine Torrontes Torino
[first image from nygirleatsworld; second from reimerseeds]