Sunday with the St Louisians

Sunday afternoon, a beautiful day and our "wine" friends from St Louis arriving for a leisurely afternoon of food, wine and boules. A perfect day.
Walt and Marcia, Steve and Barb, Geff, Angela and Gwen made the trek east - to what has become a regular event. We started with some zucchini fritters and local cheese, with chilled french whites and rose. Lots to talk about - travel, wine, food, health, family. The WFO was fired up - not for pizza this time - we tried flatbread, ciabbata and roasted cherry tomatoes for a dish Mark and I invented/adapted- first a thick slice of fresh heirloom tomato on the plate, topped by a slice of fresh mozzarella, roasted cherry tomatoes and basil puree. Accompanied by a basil lime sorbet! This was followed by Jamie Oliver's WFO Chicken caesar - the chicken fat croutons are amazing. Dessert was Verna's peach cobbler, with fresh peaches and homemade peach icecream.

In between courses a couple of boules games to work up the appetite. Friends and times like these are my farmlife.