Sunday, December 06, 2015
Willie's crostini alla parmesan
To kick off our dinner project, I made a traditional Willie appetizer of crostini topped with mayo and parmesan cheese. The recipe calls for toasting both sides of some Italian bread under the broiler. While the bread is toasting, I made a mixture of equal parts mayonnaise and parmesan cheese. When the bread was toasted, I added the spread and returned to the broiler until the spread bubbled and turned brown. Elaine, Nicole and I enjoyed the crostini during cocktail hour. Nicole and Elaine described the appetizer as "mmm yummy." When I disclosed the recipe after intense questioning, my Greek, olive oil-preferring women recommended using less mayo and more cheese. I ignored them and ate the rest of the plate. The dish tided us over until Elaine served fricasseed rabbit with yellow and red peppers, a dish from Marcella Hazan. Or as we call it at the table "Chicken." Overall, a good debut to our project that was well-suited to my culinary abilities.
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I used to love that appetizer and Willie's ability to make an hors douevre out of the simplest ingredients
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