Historically and a sometimes practice today in France is to enjoy a warm meal for lunch and a cold meal in the evening. A common delicious cold combo meal is cheese and wine.
Did you have a stressful week? Do you want to catch up with your best friend ( aka lover)? The best way is to enjoy one another with no distractions is to enjoy some good conversation over food. What better way to do this then sparking romance by replicating a French date? Love was nurtured in my very backyard with a combination of conversation, cheese and wine!
My husband and I went to Whole Foods for the intention of buying hamburgers to grill ( because there was a special on quality hamburgers). We got there and minds were changed. I had tossed the idea before of having a picnic of cheese and wine at the park. My husband remembered and suggested we do this very idea.
Tonights data menu:
– cheddar cheese ( good quality on sale)
– quality salami
– sour dough crackers
– wine from Red Bud, IL local winery
Warning for lactose people. This is a great date concept. I am lactose but a small amount of good quality cheese doesn’t bother me. I am still experimenting “with caution” what cheeses my body can tolerate. If you are lactose do you have cheese recommendations?
We got home with the intention of getting the wine and wine opener. With miscommunication we ended up dining in. We were going to do the sophisticated date on the local Tempe Town Lake but things change. I would recommend enjoying the French date in nature: a park, lake, in the mountains, fields, a garden or your own backyard.
Our dining in went well. My husband and I recently bought a house so quality time, with no distractions we were able to appreciate our new home in peace.
My husband and I enjoyed one another over a simple meal of cheese, salami, crackers and red wine.
Do you have any suggestions on global cruisine date ideas? Ideas are appreciated!
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