Tapas for dinner
I whipped up some tapas for a light dinner the other night (well, it would have been light had it not been for the wine and dessert), and Denny posted some nice pictures of them.
On the menu was baguette with serrano ham and manchego cheese (it looks like a blob of butter but it’s cheese). The manchego was from the friendly neighborhood Co-op, and the serrano ham was from Prairie Table, a new store in town that sells kitchenware and some food items. Hooray for easy access to serrano ham! I hope they eventually expand to include Spanish chorizo and some more cheeses; right now they have a smallish but eclectic collection, and I’d love to see it grow.
We also had patatas bravas, which is roasted potatoes (you can also deep-fry them, but roasting is easier and just as tasty) with spicy tomato sauce and aioli. For dessert we had chocolate mousse with oranges. The wine was a Ribera del Duero.
It was really quite quick and easy (it helped that I had tomato sauce base in the freezer from the summer’s bounty), not to mention tasty and fun. I like dinner dates at home.
“Tapas” must be Spanish for “tasty.” Mmmm.
I know a joke about nacho cheese, but manchego is a funnier word.
If you have a SuperTarget near to you, I found Spanish chorizo there the other day for cheap, so I’m not sure of the quality but it’s there if you’re looking for it.