Sunday dinner with mom and dad

Mom and dad passed through on their way to Missouri. Here's what we had. . .

Apps: bell pepper tapanade (bell peppers, garlic, kalamata olives, lemon juice). Salmon salad (mayo, Dijon, garlic)



Cocktails--pomegranate gin gimlet (Hendrick's)



Autmnal salad--roasted beets, dried cranberry,walnuts with a pomegranate vinagrette.



Shrimp and grits. Sauteed prawn in butter and garlic. Sauce from shrimp stock and fire roasted tomatoes. Reduced and added sour cream and garlic chili. Grits are 1 part grit and 4 parts liquid. Here 1 c cream and 3 c water. Brought liquid to a boil with roasted corn cut from the cob. Pureed with hand blender. Added grits. Let thicken and then added Parmesan.