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It’s hard to believe it’s been over two weeks since my last post.  Between the new job and my sister’s visit to Indianapolis, the time has flown like a bat out of hell.  Our girls’ night was great fun and it turned out to be a comfortable number of people for my small house – even though I was disappointed by the number of no-shows.  One of my girls brought white sangria - Delicioso!   Everyone enjoyed the vichyssoise, the gazpacho and the Shrimp Scampi Pasta Salad, and everything was cold and refreshing.  Shawn and I ate leftover gazpacho with spicy boiled shrimp and grilled Ciabatta the next night and it was a perfect light meal for two girls on a hot summer night.  Derek really enjoyed his trip to Montana, but I’m glad to have him back.  It was nice having a few nights to myself without having to cook or clean up if I didn’t feel like it, but I missed my big ole hunka burnin’ love.

"Veal" Saltimbocca

Last night I made “Veal” Saltimbocca, which is one of my very favorite dishes, and a great use of the vast quantities of fresh sage in our herb garden.  I use pork loin or country style pork ribs for this; veal is much too expensive and besides, I always feel a little guilty eating it.  We had a scrumptious salad of mixed baby greens (some of which were purple!) with roasted pecans and a Blue cheese/ red wine vinaigrette made with some beautiful Gorgonzola Dolce Latte I picked up yesterday as a special welcome home treat for my honey.  A steamed artichoke and some whole wheat orzo completed the meal, along with a crisp Sauvignon Blanc.  I think a robust red wine would be good with this dish, too.

Gorgonzola and Roasted Pecan Salad

I’ve gotten some feedback about the blog and I’d be interested to hear what you think: some folks think I should write less about the food and more about my life.  Others think I should include more recipes, and still others think I should make it funnier (I’m kind of a twisted sister in real life).  Most agree that I should keep it shorter.  Any thoughts?