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| The marble table is all set when we arrive and the antipasti served. |
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| Bonnie and Byron with the first bottle matched to our meal. |
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| Cutting the bread for our dinner |
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| Greeting when we arrive |
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| Rabbit on pasta |
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| From left, me, Tom, Bonnie, Byron, Steve (Cody is taking the picture) |
Friends Cody and Steve invited neighbors Bonnie and Byron and us to their beautiful home in Poulsbo overlooking Liberty Bay. They once lived on the 4th floor of Hillclimb Court but moved closer to Cody's work and couldn't pass up the chance to have a sunny slope where they could indulge their passion for growing every sort of vegetable, herb and fruit imaginable and then some. We ate at their marble table outside in the fresh air. I made a four-course Italian dinner which survived the ferry crossing and drive to Poulsbo and Byron matched Italian wines to each course. The first course featured fresh figs from their yard, Parma prosiutto and Italian gorgonzola, dribbled with blackberry honey from the Market and fresh thyme. Second course was rabbit slow roasted with pancetta and first-of-the-season Chantrelles on a bed of parpadelle from Italy sprinkled with parmesan. Third course was heirloom tomatoes on arugula with garlic, parsley, basil and my preserved Moroccan lemons chopped fine and sprinkled on top with some EVOO and balsamic vinegar. Finally, we finished off the meal with my homemade Limoncello and a lemon Mascarpone cake, fresh whipped cream, topped with peaches, blueberries and blackberries gathered on a walk, different kinds of currents, and some old-fashioned strawberries from their garden macerated in a Spanish Vermouth. It's making my mouth water just thinking of it.
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