Guess Who's Coming To Dinner?

Anne and Gary are coming for dinner tonight. To begin, we'll have a watercress and potato soup with bake at home bread rolls. Soup will be served with a local Hunter Valley wine, a 2004, Terrace Vale, declared vintage, Chardonnay. We only have a little of Alain's wine left in our cellar so this will be a special tasting tonight. Main will consist of pork fillet in a marinade of ginger and plum. The side accompaniments of roasted potatoes and steamed broccoli with also grace the plates. To sip while we eat our main we will offer our guests a 2005, d'Arenberg, The Dead Arm Shiraz from McLaren Vale which is a South Australian wine. So many names for one bottle of wine! For the first time ever I've baked a citrus tart for dessert. Not sure if we will manage a 'sticky.' I have cooked each night this week. Sadly two of those nights Stephen has been ill. I am trying not to connect the two happenings but it is difficult when his pain has been so closely related to the intake of food. Coincidence ... who can tell? If he is ill again tonight I shall hang up my apron for ever. Between mains and dessert we had a fromage plate with a variety of cheeses, dried pears, strawberries, figs and dates. The evening ended with a nip of port, chocolate and coffee. A good way to spend a cold winter's night.