Ahh, the Roman kitchen experience can be very exceptional! It's not like going to an Olive Garden on Friday night when you want some want to be Italian food. Look no further than the Memores Domini house in Rochester, MN. I am sorry to tell you that it is not a Rochester restaurant that you can go to. A Memores Domini house is a house where a group of men or women who follow a vocation of total dedication to God while living in the world. My girlfriend and I were invited for dinner on Friday. It was a long awaited invitation. We were in luck because one of our Italian friends was cooking. It was started off with a simple plate of brushcetta. What was great is that it was simple and tasty. There was nothing fancy about it. What I found most interesting was that when the bread was being toasted, he took fresh garlic and scraped it against the bread.
That was our first course. I could have eaten that for the whole meal. Just as I was taking my last bite of tomato, I could see eggs being wiped up and then my eyes started getting really big and I think my stomach started to expand... Anytime that you see eggs being whipped into submission, you should know that you are in for a treat. If you don't know what I am talking about, I am sorry. Spaghetti Carbonara is one of the most amzing dishes that you can have! To look at it, you might think that there is cream in it, but in the original recipe it does not call for cream at all. It is a creamy dish that has egg, panchetta, peccorino cheese and parmigiano-reggiano. There might be a debate between what types of cheese to use, but when isn't there an argument in the culinary world?
Just when I thought dinner was over, there was more... My stomach by this time was really starting to expand and not to mention that there was some wine &salad involved as well. My girlfriend was really enjoying this and it was a great joy for her to experience this exceptional food with friends.
The meat course began. I am not sure exactly what yowould call this particular dish, but it was beef, pork and sage rolled up and sauted in olive oil and butter. MMMM....
This was one of those great feasts that you have always dreamed of. Its not that there was so much food, but the quality and the craftsmanship of everything. Americans are always on the go and this was an event, a night that I wouldn't forget. Dinner was finished with some fruit and some coffee. You must enjoy what is in front of you with your friends. Your all on this journey together. Ciao! Ciao!
