The rain continues and our town specifically was given a Flash Flood Warning. For the first time in this week of insane weather. We weren’t really sure what to anticipate. Our house is a couple steps higher than the ground, on a slight hill without a basement, so we figure wait and see would be the best action. Unless told otherwise.
In the midst of this uncertain weather, we were staying close to home. Doing activities here and there around the house, including a grand attempt to build a trench in the backyard so that we can eventually have electricity in our garage. Xerxes was figuring the ground would be a bit easier to work with while damp.
Inside, I figured Lulu and him would appreciate a nice warm lunch. I have been wanting to make a German Pancake, but since we are taking this no sugar thing seriously it seemed worth skipping. After thinking it through for a few days, I decided that the candy-sweet cherry tomatoes I still had in the fridge from my friends would be the perfect addition. And no one would be tempted to drizzle it with maple syrup.
With a light drizzle coming down, I picked arugula, basil, and a couple nasturtiums to have as a little salad on the side. The workers gave the bistro-style meal rave reviews. The pancake itself is almost a cross between quiche and bread, if that makes any sense. Eggy bread? Super dry frittata? All in all it is just a Puffed Pancake!
Baked Cherry Tomato Pancake
1 tablespoon butter
4 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup rye flour or your favorite flour mixture (gluten-free or all-purpose will work)
1/4 cup almond flour
1/4 cup grated parmesan
1/2 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
fresh black pepper
1/2 cup cherry tomatoes
Preheat the oven to 425. Spread the butter around an 8-10 inch cast iron pan or cake pan.
Whip together the eggs, flours, parmesan, milk, salt and pepper. Pour into the baking dish. Arrange the cherry tomatoes on top.
Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden and slightly puffed. Remove from the oven and fully anticipate that it will fall from its puffed state, while remaining tasty. Sprinkle with additional shreds of parmesan. Serve alongside a simple salad of greens, basil, balsamic and olive oil with extra cherry tomatoes too.
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Lulu offered to watch Juliette for the evening, so we could go out on a date. We were excited, but exhausted for each of our own reasons. I actually went to bed the night prior feeling a bit sick and managed to lie awake in bed in the middle of the night deeply considering all of the donation possibilities for my daughter’s preschool’s auction.
I cannot think of a worse way to spend my time in the middle of the night.
While I of course want the auction to be successful, this is a very silly reason to lie awake. Fortunately, I do not often have insomnia so I forgive myself quickly… usually.
Feeling a bit less than fabulous, we headed out for what we anticipated would be a quiet dinner with a sleeping Zed in our arms. With all of the rain and disaster in Colorado this past week, I felt a bit concerned that we were heading out on the town in the middle of a flood warning, but it was barely spitting on us and it seemed worth the taking advantage of Juliette being with Lulu.
Unfortunately, that quiet evening we hoped for did not happen. The restaurant was chaotic and overly loud. We were sitting across from each other, shouting and still unable to understand the other. One of us would say “Oh dear, it is so loud in here” and the other would respond “I’m sorry, I cannot hear you. Can you say that again?”
The entire experience made me feel painfully old. I have memories of wonderful dates in obnoxiously loud concerts or bars where I enjoyed everything my friends said to me, but this was not to be listed among those loud memories.
Fortunately, the food was quite lovely. I am pretty sure Xerxes enjoyed it as he was mostly smiling through his bites of the Brie Bruschetta with onions, balsamic and bacon. I insisted on a Fig Salad with crispy prosciutto, blue cheese and greens and I am so glad I did.
Our shared entree was a pasta stuffed with duck and topped with a strawberry salad. It was good enough that I forgot to grab a shot of it.
Not many bites past the entree, we realized we were not communicating well enough to stay. We pack up the sleeping Zed and another patron signals for me to come over. We arrive at his table and he says “If your baby could teach the people in hear how to be that quiet, this restaurant may actually be pleasant.”
It was certainly worth a laugh and with that, we headed out under the threatening skies that had yet to burst into that 7pm flash flood. Predictably, Xerxes couldn’t hear the man’s joke.
Stay dry friends!
Chef Lilly