Sunday dinner, October 5

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We had dinner at a event sponsored by Slow Food Madison. It was pouring rain but they had canopies up which really helped. These are the details from the Slow Food's website:

CELEBRATE AUTUMN once again at picturesque CRAWFORD FARM with SLOW FOOD MADISON Members and Supporters SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2008 guest chef Tracey Vowell returns to prepare an all-inclusive family-style meal featuring goat slow-cooked in the wood fired pit.

In addition to the Basque-Inspired Pit-Roasted Goat served with Pan Juices flavored with Tomato, Onion, Paprika, Thyme & Rosemary, we will have as starters
Fried Almonds Tossed with Sea Salt & Lemon Juice
and Mixed Olives Marinated in Red Wine with Fresh Thyme & Savory, Lemon, Garlic & Onions
Cabbage Soup with Tomato, Carrot, Garlic, Chives & Cilantro,
Dutch Oven Bread with Wisconsin Sweet Butter,
Slow-Braised Mushroom Stew with Fire-roasted Mild Green Chile, Red Wine, Bay Leaves & Oregano
Potato Salad with Butler Farms Farmstead Sheep's Milk Feta, Piquillo Peppers, Carrots & Onions,
Pit-Baked White Beans Simmered with Garlic, Oregano & Chorizo,
a Salad of Fall Greens with Lemon Pickled Onions, Toasted Shagbark Hickory Nuts & Carr Valley Artisan River Bend Goat's Milk Cheese,
finishing with Zurrakapote with Natillas, Fruit Compote with Basque-Style Crème Anglaise Flavored with Cinnamon.

The goat was delicious and tasted just like lamb. I wasn't a big fan of the dessert. The fruit compote reminded me somewhat of mincemeat pie filling. We brought along a bottle of wine and so did Kenny. They also provided apple cider and beer.

The rain stopped but then the wind picked up and it was very chilly. We all wished we had winter coats and gloves.

Needless to say we didn't need any more food on Sunday.

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