accidental dinner date

Last night, we unwittingly celebrated our 41st month together. (We just remembered that the following day will be the 23rd so we just declared last night's dinner as an advanced celebration.)

We had spaghetti with a sweet tomato, ham and Swiss brown mushroom sauce topped with cheddar cheese, of course.

We paired it with a 2005 red cabernet sauvignon wine. It's not as good as the others we've tried. We found it quite watered down.

After dinner, we tried to pair cheddar and walnut. We've tried various cheeses from hotel buffets but never with walnut so we decided to give it a shot. It was good! The sharpness and saltiness of the cheddar complemented the bitterness of the walnut. The creaminess of the cheese gave a nice contrast to the crunchiness of the nuts as well. 

To round off our meal, we had Lindt Madagascar dark chocolate with 60% cocoa. It paired nicely with the wine.

  

Compared with other anniversary dinners we had before, this is one of the healthiest. Red wine is a good source of resveratrol which is beneficial to heart health, and according to a study, cabernet sauvignon reds may help reduce the risk for developing Alzheimier's. Walnuts are sources of omega 3, dark chocolate has anti-oxidants and our pasta is whole wheat. 

Healthy meal + great conversation = more anniversaries to come!