Mrs. Sour Grapes is out of town, so I was
uno scapolo (a bachelor) this evening. I decided to have a nice Italian bachelor meal.
For the
primo piatto, I made the classic bachelor dish,
cacio e pepe (cheese and pepper), with bucatini. For the
verdura (greens/vegetables), I microwaved some leftover sauteed escarole. And for the
segundo piatto, I had one of those
agnello-spalla-costolette-che-sono-praticamente-costola-costolette (lamb-shoulder-chops-that-are-practically-rib-chops).
Primo, segundo, verdura? Since I am a simple American (and a bachelor tonight), I just served them all at the same time! I also had some ho-made Pinot Gris (sipped with the pasta) and some ho-made CC Showcase Red Mountain Cab (sipped with the lamb). It was really heavenly. The pasta was good, but each bit of lamb was better than the last. I am one lucky bachelor tonight!