"MrAoD" > wrote in message
...
> "Yvonne" writes:
>
> >Hi-could I have some suggestions please? - have invited friends to lunch
and
> >have promised them calzones (filling-sundried tomatos, pesto, bacon,
> >mushrooms, cheese). They are very nice but I dont want to serve just
> >calzones - what do they go with?? Apart from a glass of beer?
>
> Don't know your guests/friends or their tastes but the filling seem either
a
> little pedestrian or a tad busy. For my own tastes I don't like the
> juxtaposition of pesto and sun-dried tomatoes. Each on its own is fine by
me
> but together they grate. YMMV, but I'd suggest losing the pesto and
adding
> another veg, something more robust than mushrooms. My personal fave is
spinach
> or if you've the stomach for it, chard. If you're using regular bacon and
not
> pancetta I'd use a 1/2" dice of thick sliced bacon lightly cooked in a
pan.
> Wilt the spinach or chard in the grease and drain well before stuffing.
>
> >A garden
> >salad?
>
> Salad's good. You might want to consider a giardiniera appetizer course.
The
> problem with calzones is they're a meal in themselves. Between the
filling and
> the crust you've got most of the major food groups covered. I'd recommend
a
> granite or Italian ice as a desert, or perhaps some fruit.
>
> And for heaven's sake try some wine with the meal instead of beer. Barolo
or
> Sangiovese, although my current kick is pinot grigio (Cavit is acceptable
plonk
> if you're in the US) and a white shouldn't interfere with a calzone whose
only
> meat is a pork product.
>
> >Anything else? I'd be grateful for any suggestions.
>
> Probably more than you wanted. ;-)
>
> Best,
>
> Marc

I agree on the spinach thing......
kili