Peaches and mozzarella, risotto

Well, we sure had some great wine tonight, and the food wasn't half bad either. :) We opened a 2009 Grgich Fume Blanc and then a half bottle of the Hamacher 2006 Chard we were gifted in OR. Yum! I made a buffalo mozzarella, peach, mint and pistachio salad which was both beautiful and delish. I also made an asparagus, shallot risotto that everyone really liked but I thought was just OK. The Julia cake is beyond compare, and I'll keep you posted on how the freezing/thawing goes.Off for some TV and bed. Kinda hard to be back on a 5:30am forced wake-up. Sigh...

Did I say diet? I answered with Julia's Reina de Saba.

Well, I had a very austere cereal breakfast, went to Pilates and enjoyed my compost salad for lunch. Not long afterwards, I was struck with a yen for Julia Child's Reine de Saba, an almost-flourless, chocolate almond cake that is absolutely divine. Now, part of this yen was due to the fact that I need to testbake and freeze to see how it tastes when thawed. I did this for my Dad's 60th birthday party and remember that you couldn't tell a bit, but in anticipation of the Arts Market in which I'm participating next month, I think it prudent to check again.Beyond that, it just sounds delicious. Please observe it coming together:

So glad to be back to daily compost salads, Mr. Farmer and our most recent harvest

How beautiful is this salad? Don't you want one??

And Mr. J and I dug up the rest of our potatoes and two of the smallest beets I've ever seen. I think I'll just mandoline them onto something for a garnish.