gfrancie | what we found.

Today we walked along Madison and ended up at the Madison Park Cafe for a kind of brunch/lunch meal. All of the outdoor tables were taken since it was such a lovely day out. (Like a total git I didn't wear sunscreen, no burns but plenty of skin damage I am sure) We ate in doors which was quite alright and had some orange juice, quiche and a scone. While the service was slightly distracted at times the food was fairly decent. The orange juice was freshly squeezed and had a nice amount of pulp. I do like a bit of pulp in my juice. But not so much that I have to chew my beverage. The quiche was a tomato, basil and cheese quiche that really didn't impress me all that much. It seemed weak. The pastry was good and wasn't soggy but it just lacked something. The scone on the other hand was pretty damn delicious. It was classic, not too light, not too heavy it wasn't dry and the jam went well with it. I may not try the quiche again but I will have to have their scones if I go there for brunch again. I just might. I think next we will explore their dinner menu. I understand their french onion soup is incredibly appealing.

After that nice meal Mr. Jenner and I wandered down to the lake and watched small people float in the water and Mr. Jenner dipped his toes in the water. I sat in the shade hoping to avoid dying of skin cancer for the day.

Besides having a nice afternoon meal we went to a book shop that is going to close and I picked up a Delia Smith cookbook for a very low price. It is a companion book from a Summer food series she did about 10-12 years ago. There are a number of exciting things in there that I have to try like a summer fruit terrine and a dish of sauteed asparagus with eggs and parmesan. I also found a tempting roasted tomato salad. The real find in this book is a recipe for rhubarb ice cream. I think I have found some inspiration once again.
Tonight for dinner we are just having omelets and a spinach salad. It is very warm out and I want to have the stove on for a very short period of time. Otherwise I might become irritable. We don't want that.

I do think it is the perfect time for some rhubarb.