Sunday Gravy On Thursday Night

Here's the low down on dinner last night... Yes, you do see "greens" in the line up. I picked them right after the light evening rain and they were so sweet and fresh... words fail me. I cooked up with some extra thick, apple wood smoked bacon which enriched the "pot liquor". Pot liquor is a Southern or soul food term used to describe the rich, delicious juices left in the bottom of the pot after the greens have finished cooking.

I also made an extra large helping of "gravy", the Italian term for a long cooked red sauce. My gravy was in part comprised of fresh basil from the garden, sweet Italian sausage, super groovy olive oil, white wine and and assortment of other fresh picked herbs and tomatoes I canned previously. Not pictured is a loaf of home made ciabatta garlic bread made with real garlic butter and a nice shaving of Asiago cheese. There were also chocolate pots de creme which I had made and allowed to set up the night prior using Rechiutti's decadant noir chocolate.