Tomorrow my wife is hosting one of her regular beading parties. The girls come over, make jewelry and do what girls do when they're together. Needless to say, I won't be around. I'll be out doing manly things. Most likely a round of sporting clays with the guys and beers and cigars afterwards. A fine day indeed.
But since my wife is hosting, I volunteer to cook the brunch/lunch for the ladies before I depart. Snice I'll be off fairly early tomorrow, tonight was the night.
For brunch is the Gatto Napoletano, a giant potato cake. This thing weighs about seven pounds when complete. 4 pounds of potatoes, about two pounds of cheese, a half pound of Sopressata and some milk and eggs to hold it all together. Here's phase II of construction (phase I being prep):
Yes, that's a pound of buffalo mozzarella in the middle of this thing.
Here's the end of Phase II (before going in the oven):
Just look at all the sopressata batons and parsley littered through that mixture.
This recipe takes a little effort but is well worth it. As well as the majority of the recipes in Mario Batali's Holiday Food
Girls will be happy and guys will be happy. Guns, beer and cigars. Doesn't get much better than that.
Ummmmm, one might think that getting to eat that potato cake, quaff mimosas, and play with beads is a pretty darn good day :-)
As you well know, I love my guns and beer, but tomorrow is strictly "All that glitters is good."