Thomas & Nagle’s Last Minute Alfresco Dinner
A Boy, His Big Green Eggs, Evolution & Meditrina
Do you have neighbors that you can invite over at the last minute? Cook whatever is in the house and have a great time? Well, my neighborhood has it in spades! Right behind us is the Thomas family: Todd, Shelley, Carley and Kendelyn and they came over for an Italian-inspired alfresco feast. It also gave Susan and me a chance to try out our new patio cushions. Thanks Mom & Dad Foster & Nagle for the anniversary present! The new cushions sit quite nicely.
Our Italian Inspired Alfresco Feast
Salad: The Thomas garden grown salad: lettuce, spinach, snap peas, baby carrots and edible pansies. The salad was dressed with Todd’s homemade Thousand Island dressing and fresh raspberries. Garden fresh salad is unbeatable, yum! Below is Shelley, Kendelyn & Todd showing off this amazing beginning.
Wine: Evolution, 12th Edition. Tropical fruit, outdoor refreshing, worked well with the salad.
Pizza: Fire roasted red pepper, caramelized Walla Walla onions with mozzarella and basil. That’s me, the pizza and the 3 lovely ladies: Carley, Susan and that Goddess, Meditrina.
Grilling: Red pepper and pizza cooked on our Big Green Egg, Medford. Pepper cooked at 650 degrees plus until blistered. Pizza cooked indirectly on a stone at 550 degrees till cheese melted and the bottom of the pizza was nicely browned, about 16 – 20 minutes.
Wine: Evolution and Meditrina IV. Meditrina is my pizza wine and it did not disappoint tonight. However, Evolution rocked as well!
Pasta: Angel Hair Pasta with Olives, Cremini Mushrooms, Fresh Chopped Tomatoes and Italian Sausage.
Grilling: Our Big Green Egg, Medford, also grilled the sausage, which we added to the pasta.
Wine: Meditrina. Oregon Pinot Noir, Washington Syrah & California Zinfandel goes together like pasta, tomatoes and cheese. Try it yourself!