Italian menu

Lucca

Riverwalk

The primi was followed by a cold course of veal with anchovy sauce - so exquisite only an Italian could cook!

Like vitello tonnato? One of my absolute favourites.

Similar, but the sauce was only anchovies and a small amount - didn't smother the meat.

I've only ever eaten it once - must seek it out!

Why is it that however careful you are to follow recipes etc, the food never ever tastes as good as the food you get abroad?

Because we've not grown up cooking such food, nor professional cooks/chefs!

Last night I had spaghetti vongole at an Italian restaurant - such basic ingredients but there is no way I could have re-created that lovely, simple and so so tasty plate of pasta .

Did you do the cooking WW?

I know if I do a 3 course meal, by the time I’ve sweated over a hot stove I’m sick to death of the taste and smell of it!

So I never really enjoy it or eat much of it to be honest, others clear their plates and say it was good, and to me that’s all that matters. Oh yes, and the cook can put their feet up afterwards which is most important!

3dognight

Did you do the cooking WW?

I know if I do a 3 course meal, by the time I’ve sweated over a hot stove I’m sick to death of the taste and smell of it!

So I never really enjoy it or eat much of it to be honest, others clear their plates and say it was good, and to me that’s all that matters. Oh yes, and the cook can put their feet up afterwards which is most important!

Yes I did! That was a couple of weeks ago now.

The chicken worked extremely well as I marinated it in red wine which made it incredibly tender.

I think it was a Jamie Oliver recipe.

It was really an easy evening tbh.

Next meal is sisters birthday. Going to do Irish stew and dumplings (Delia) and an autumn pudding (beginning of October)