Ron and Jay came over for a spur-of-the-moment end of the week dinner. We delivered Ron’s Rafanelli to him – he usually takes part of our allocation. I shopped at lunch so dinner was pretty quick to make. We loved this salad. I’m obsessed with butter lettuce.

• Goat Cheese Crackers with Hot Pepper Jelly (Fine Cooking #64, May 2004, p. 63)
• Chicken with Marsala, Mushrooms & Gorgonzola (Fine Cooking #63, March 2004, p. 43)
• Creamy Goat Cheese Polenta (Fine Cooking #57, May 2003, p. 86C)
• Butter Lettuce with Poppy Seed & Tarragon-Crème Fraîche Dressing (Fine Cooking #86, July 2007, p. 49)
• Bourbon-Chocolate Mousse (Fine Cooking #85, May 2007, Back Cover)

Wine:
– Gamba 2004 Estate Zinfandel (Russian River Valley, California). One of our favorites.
– Amphora 2003 Mounts Vineyard Zinfandel (Dry Creek Valley, California). Delicious.