Dinner for Four at Chez Deano's

Last night I made my first ever French Bistro-style dinner. It was inspired from the amazing lunch I had a few weeks ago in Hong Kong. It turned out great. The pictures don't really do it justice.

APERITIF

My cousin Lisa brought over a bottle of Lillet, a French aperitif wine. Excellent. She added ice, gin, and lime to make a fine cocktail.

FIRST COURSE

Fresh oven-warmed bread with farm butter and soft-rind "brie-style" cheese

SECOND COURSE

Butter lettuce salad topped with roasted carrots. Lemon, honey, dill dressing.

THIRD COURSE

Lamb stew with oven roasted potatoes. Made with white and red wine and fresh rosemary and sage from garden.

FOURTH COURSE

Salted caramel (Ernest brand) ice cream sundae. With Nutella frosted brownie, whipping cream, and Ice Wine truffle and Canadian Maple syrup truffle chocolates.

Dinner was served with three wines, a New Zealand Savingnon Blanc, a Cotes du Rhone, and a BC Pinot Noir. I spilled a good third of the Cotes du Rhone all over the table and Lisa. Sorry!