It is 6:44 p.m.. I am propped up against a few pillows, belching quietly to myself and pondering a nap.  We have just returned from the in-law's big anniversary lunch.  I will translate the menu.

To start, on the terrace of the restaurant, a table with finger foods and sparkling wine.

Then appetizers, two cold, two warm, as follows:

Cold Beef salad
Frittata and artichoke salad
Asparagus flan with red pepper sauce
Brie and Speck (sort of a prosciutto) tart with cheese sauce

Lemon sorbet as palate cleanser

Two "firsts", as follows:

Risotto with porcini mushrooms and sausage
Pasta stuffed with artichokes and fresh herb sauce

Assorted cuts of beef, sausage and chicken served with potatoes

Cake, prunes stewed in wine and spices, after dinner "digestives"

Wines through out, before and after

I am now going to collapse and will continue when I have recovered tomorrow.  Or the next day. xxoo me