The Tour started today. Both towns are in the region of Brittany, which makes the choice of today's dinner easy -- crepes. We'll start with something simple to tempt the appetite, and then move on to buckwheat crepes filled with savory ham and cheese. Then a green salad, and finally some fresh cheese and fruit from this morning's farmers' market: blackberries and flavored chevre (fig and honey) from Elodie Farms. Maybe some nice hard cider as an accompaniment.
Dinner tonight is at 7 PM. N and B are financing my cooking this month, but we'd be delighted to have other people -- just be willing to donate to cover the costs of groceries :)
Dinner update: I used the Susan Loomis recipe from pages 293-294 of French Farmhouse Cooking. The crepe batter was a bit finicky; the pan needed to be just the right temperature and the crepes needed to be cooked longer than I would have expected. The highlight was eating the Elodie Farm's chevre smeared on a baguette slice with a ripe, juicy blackberry on top. E joined us for dessert; he was feeling sociable and there was Tour coverage :)
Plans for tomorrow are up in the air: Mussels in cider? Clams? Perhaps just omelets for brunch and something luscious for for a post-dinner dessert.
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