Like a lot of people, I've been trying to get all of those last-minute, pre-Christmas preparations finished. I've completed the gift-shopping, wrapping, and shipping, but I still have some promised food gifts to make, and I don't have time to spend making anything particularly interesting for my own dinner.
Yesterday, though, a friend gave me a wedge of Manchego cheese as a thank you (good friend, eh?) and the whole drive home I was trying to decide how I was going to enjoy it. I settled on shaving it over salad to serve with the last slice of mustard and leek tart I served at a birthday luncheon the day before. It wasn't a long break, but it was nice to hit pause for a few minutes to appreciate a good meal before getting back to work.
