Dinner With Leo

Another reunion for SJJ and ILR took place this evening, thanks to nanny night off and McGill reading week. ILR's father Leo graced us with his presence, culinary talent, and wine collection.
The menu included:
-mixed greens with Leo's homemade cilantro-garlic vinaigrette
-beet and goat cheese sandwiches
-parmesan crusted white roughy (also known as vietnamese catfish)

As we drank our red wine and munched on the white roughy, Leo entertained us with his stories of growing up in communism, shaking Fidel Castro's hand, and raising children with cloth diapers.

All in all, a wonderful evening.

Addendum (Written by: Samantha Jane Jacobs)
Ok, this night was awesome. leo introduced me to trader joe's lemon sorbet. it was like eating the love child of a freshly picked sugar cane and a sun drenched summer lemon. i especially liked it paired with the wine that had apparently been opened and left on the counter for days. leo asked us to try, as his tastebuds were tainted with his "i'd drink it all anyway" attitude towards any sort of wine. of course, it was fine. although, i must say, i have a very similar perception.

as ILR stated before ,there was cilantro dressing served with the salad. i HATE cilantro. ya ya ya, i love good food and cooking and happiness and what have you, but i can't stand the stuff! it's like soap! ILR claims there is a genetic link towards one's taste for cilantro. that's fine either way, but i truly don't understand how anyone can eat it so liberally. however, leo's dressing was totally tolerable. he masked the cilantroness of it with a good bit of olive oil, lemon, and garlic (mmm).

leo also talked to us about sex. he told us not to have it casually. to that, i say this: i don't think casual sex is exactly written in the stars for me right now. speaking of which, thank you ILR for editing the picture so that i don't look as horrendously fat as usual. you really are such a great friend and i love you for it:)

SJJ

Cheers!