All these winter holidays we have are really tied to the winter solstice. It is the moment when the days stop getting shorter and start getting longer. For ancient man in Northern climates this had to be a really significant event. It meant that the end of the world was not at hand – that the summer and its bounty would be back.
I take the solstice as a time to have a really decadent dinner. OK, so those of you that have been reading for a while know that I don’t need much of an excuse to be decadent. Anyway, this year I went for my version of Pasta Carbonara. (see recipe)
I cooked it yesterday for dinner and Jason and I tore through it.
I paired this with one of the super Tuscan Chiantis that I bought last summer. It was a 1998 Tenuta dell Ornellaia, and it was awesome – hopefully it will thin the blood a bit.
I’ll get some paddling in later this week to work off all that saturated fat.
Happy solstice, everyone
2 comments:
O.M.G. That pasta looks phenomenal. And paired with Chianti? Mmm... wish I could've been there to help you eat it, hehe! =)
Thanks! It was yummy. And Jason was lamenting the lack of feminine companionship at our feast.
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