Dinner for Chistine Shields
On Friday the 5th I am making my way into the heart of San Francisco for a very special dinner. My friend Christine Shields is having an art reception for some of her new work currently showing at Triple Base Gallery in the Mission http://basebasebase.com/.
I am planning a very exciting meal just for her. Taking into account her favorite food, blackberries. Although we are at the end of the blackberry boom, I am going to make a dessert of poached pears in red wine, a small scoop of vanilla ice cream with blackberry reduction drizzled on top.
I am also going to make the AMAZING EGGPLANT PARMESAN THAT FEATURES EGGPLANTS DEEP-FRIED IN GHEE! Yes you heard me correctly, deep friend in ghee. I know, insane. As Joe says, I am going to “ruin” everyone.I am looking forward to an adventure in the city and seeing some old friends.
Check out Christine’s work at christineshields.com
ghee alone is one of the greatest gifts to my kitchen:) but that eggplant parmesan deep-fried in ghee and CHICKPEA flour was the treat of the decade! at least for my strict gluten-free sweetie who hadnt eaten fried eggplant parmesan in 9 years…..It was fabuloso~ everyone will benefit from your loving cooking and the ghee too:) thanks for all you do for the nutritional development of our youth and communities…. keep the farm to table connection strong~
peace