Twenty Years Later, I Think I Finally Know the Recipe Lars Would Make When Visiting Roskilde, Denmark, with My Students

One of the joys of bringing students to Denmark in the summers while I was teaching in Louisville, was the wonderful communal feel of evening dinners, where all the adults in the house (we were all adults in the house) would rotate dinners, always with numerous bottles of wine. Lars Møller Kristensen, Principal of the the Lille Skole, would often make the most incredible mushroom dish with mashed potatoes. The house was vegetarian, so there wasn't meat. 

Last night, Dave and Kris had me over for Coq Au Vin, and I'm pretty sure that is the flavor Lars would achieve with the mushrooms. Dave also made it with chicken and it was absolutely delicious, something I want to add to the Mt. Pleasant eatery for special occasions. I'm perfectly fine with a vegetarian version, but the chicken version works just as well. 

Delicious. 

We ate while hoping Buffalo would get the win over Kansas City, but it didn't happen. They lost, but our stomachs won.

This semester, I had to pick up a third class to cover the major losses in our department, so I have to teach Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings. I'll be on campus this evening, moving student teachers along in their placement experiences - the work is mostly therapy and survival skills. I coach them to hang on, do better, and meet the requirements of our state and accreditation. I wish I could make them dinner like I had last night, but that isn't the purpose of this class.

Here's to the work week. We're definitely off for a new beginning.