In the aftermath of the La Festa al Fresco, Lis and I sat at the huge table, cleared of food, and smiled. With our tummies filled to bursting and our hearts happy, we reminisced about the good time had by all.
That is until we realized we forgot someone.
THE HORROR!
With all the eating and the drinking and the dancing and the singing we forgot to thank our dearest Ximena of Lobstersquad for her dish. How could we forget our sweet friend Ximena?!
Lis and I are ever so sorry. We blame the excesses of the festa for clouding our minds.
And now, we present to you:
Bonito en Escabeche from Ximena of Lobstersquad.
As soon as Ximena’s blog burst onto the scene she became an instant favourite with her charming, quirky and imaginative drawings. The fact that she is a brilliant cook also helped. Ximena blogs from Madrid, Spain (are we ever jealous!) and can always be counted on for inspired cuisine and a very humorous outlook. For the festa, she brought Bonito en Escabeche. Doesn’t that sound wonderful … say it with me … Bonito en Escabeche! Bonito is a type of fish and en escabeche is the way that the fish has been preserved. There weren’t any leftovers so I can tell you that it was beyond fantastic. Ximena, thank you so much for coming to the festa. Lis and I will gladly fly to Spain and do your dishes for a week to make up for not including you in the original round up!
Grazie, Ximena!
Ginger Crunch n’ Cream Ice Cream from Bron of Bron Marshall.
Last but not least, our sweet friend Bron flew in from New Zealand to close out the festivities with the most delicious offering of ice cream made with ginger cream. Some of you had already left the festa by the time Bron arrived and that’s unfortunate because you missed a most tantalizing ice cream based on the popular cookies n’ cream ice cream. Bron’s version was gingery and oh so good! Of course I expected nothing less of Bron whose blog is just one gorgeous creation after another.
Grazie, Bron!
Thank you to everyone for all the wonderful comments about the festa. It was a joy to host it with Lis. We’ll do it again next year!
Ciao!
Technorati tag: la festa al fresco
11 comments
Lisa
Ximena.. forgive us! I’m checking on airline tickets to spanish dish washing destinations as we speak!
Bron.. you can come to any party I throw with food like that.. or you could just come to my house and cook for me. I’ve almost got Ivonne talked into it – so you two could tag team my kitchen! Woo!! Yes?
Britt-Arnhild
Looks like you had a great party:-)
Bron
Hehe Lisa, sure, ok, why not!
I’d love to cook with Ivonne!
Thank you both so much – what a fantastic party, shame it had to end!
Will try a catch an earlier flight next year!
Cheers!
jann mumford
What a happy ending to such an event…..would love to see more pictures!
Kat
what a lovely event, will start washing some dishes now
ximena
Just let me know the flight number , and I´m there at the airport to pick you up!
We can have a festa al forno, given the temperatures here. Chilled wine guaranteed.
rowena
Oh come now Ivonne…you were just saving the best for last. With the flux of dishes brought by everyone for the festa it’s hard to decide where to begin. Now with Ximena’s offering taking top rung in this post, guess where I’m going first?
Buon weekend bella!
Amy Sherman
Wow! How did I miss this? Was it by invitation only?
hag
I wish I was really there at that party! What a great idea…and what a fantastic set of dishes! Isn’t it amazing how many talented people are out there!!!
Paz
There’s room in my tummy for these last two dishes!
Paz
Ivonne
Once again, Lis and I extend are thanks to everyone who participated!