When Tom Gives You Truffles: Part Deux/ by Martha Francis, Pasta Maker Extraordinaire
As soon as word got out that Mom had gotten into town, people started asking: “Have you eaten the truffle butter yet?”
And I had to say “No.” Over and over again, “No.” You see my last minute frenzy of cleaning had so stressed out one of my cats, instead of greeting Mom with a heap of truffle scented noodles, I greeted her with “we’re renting a car and rushing to the emergency vet because Nate’s urinary tract has shut down.” Good news is Nate’s going to be fine, but rather than the leisurely build up to Christmas we had planned… time went rushing by and nights we didn’t have plans out, like the Dessert Cruise on the Virginia V (view from cruise, small photo right),
we had leftovers to eat or other meal plans….We did get in a beautiful dinner at the Dahlia Lounge. The last time Mom ate at the Dahlia, we were on our way to a Sonics game and Holly Smith was in the kitchen and sent out paté (I think). (Editor’s note: Holly Smith is now chef/owner of Cafe Juanita.) This night, we shared the Sea Bar- Yum! Then Mom had the pork (amazing), and I had the Dekyi-licious duck…But the star of the night was the Sticky Date Toffee Pudding. Words simply fail to capture the perfection of that dessert.
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