As a friend reminded me today...
For each new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food,
For love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
Plans changed completely after we were invited to participate in a community Thanksgiving event... so today I decided to prepare a mini-celebration for just the two of us...my son and I.
I set the table with no idea of what I was going to serve, but knew that I didn't want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen or doing much cooking.
After looking to see what we had in the fridge, I took some scallops out of the freezer, thawed them and sautéed them in blood orange infused olive oil...
made toast points, and the rest consisted of truffle mousse paté, smoked salmon, cream cheese, brie, Havarti and ham rolls, and a few things like Kalamata olives, roasted pimentos, fig and caramelized onions tapenade, relish, and ginger honey... the ginger honey was in the little persimmon shaped bowl with lid.
My son loves relish on paté. I loved the ginger honey on mine. The ginger honey was also delicious drizzled over the brie.
May we remember to count our blessings every day... Sometimes we do forget what it really is all about...
