During June (I think......!) we figuratively went to France with our gastronomic travel buddies! Jackie cooked a superb French Onion soup, Boeuf Bourguignon and Tarte Tatin. It was absolutely delicious and of course all gluten free. We guessed it would be France and were going to turn up in outfits but then thought we would look really daft if they fooled us and went to Fiji or The Falkland Islands instead!
So for our turn it was 'G'. When we did 'C' we thought about Cyprus, but decided to save the Mediterranean food for Greece instead. We started with hummus, taramasalata (not GF so not for me!) olives, and tatziki with GF pitta bread which was actually ok. I must learn how to make my own but was really short of time so didn't get a chance.
Having tried not to fill up on the appetisers, we then had peppers and tomatoes stuffed with rice, feta, pistachio nuts and spices. This was really lovely but by now we were full!!
For main (yes we were still eating.....) we had moussaka. I'd never made it before and my only memory of having it was in Corfu circa 1987! Then it was obviously served with chips because that's all us Brits eat abroad!! LOL! In a truly dignified fashion we had a lovely fresh Greek salad consisting of tomatoes, onions, cucumber and feta with fresh mint chopped in. 'Twas beautiful.
Still stuffed with gritty determination we then went on to dessert after about another hour and many coffees later. I pinched a Jamie Oliver recipe but made it gluten free. It was a honey and pistachio nut cake. Really nice and light, but because we were all so full I have three quarters of it in my freezer for another day.....life is so tough sometimes.
Unfortunately food and alcohol got the better of us on the night and we forgot to take any pics so here's a pic of the leftover cake!
So in a couple of weeks we're off to 'H'. We have challenged our friends to make a Hungarian meal just like Ferenc's mama makes but I think they may balk at that! The gloves are off........!
