Dinner on a shingle

You will be surprised once you are served your entree on a piece of slate.  I was in Italy when this mistake was placed in front of me.  My strips of sauteed bell peppers slid over to join the diner next to me.  My mini pork chops skittered off this rimless plate so I was quite busy picking up my food and putting it back on the shingle.  Who on earth thought this was a good idea??? This offense was coupled by the fact that the stuff that remained on the 'plate' was not that good to begin with.  Finally, I gave up, left the table and went to bed.  The food in Italy did not find us and I only had one good dish all the time I was there. (Although I qualify that by saying the breakfasts were very good.) But, I am not hungry for breakfast and rarely have it, so that was wasted on me.  Nonetheless, our good times over shadowed the food.   The food, however, is the first thing people ask about when they learn I had a trip to Italy. We found the wine to be very good, so that made up for some of the messes that we were served. It's tour food that is the culprit.  The kitchen knows it will never see the likes of you again, so they get away with it. This is strange by contrast--cruises have great food and they could have the same attitude, so it is a mystery.

My mouth is set for good New Orleans cooking so come on Thursday, let's set it up. Beth's family is known for their good food and the restaurants are so good.  I don't think I have ever had a bad meal there, and, I have discovered things to eat that I would never have tried at home.

Now, all I have to do is get over this cold or whatever it is.  I still have four days of it left if I calculate it right, so I will be good to go come Thursday. I have enjoyed the cooking shows so much this month on the Food Network, maybe because I know I won't have to make this meal myself.