Mushroom Risotto.
Roasted Chicken and Veggies.

Turkey Nachos

Grilled Tri-tip and baked Russets.

Friday night at the club - New England Clam Chowder, Crispy Parmesan Veal Sweetbreads, Colorado Lamb Chops with wild mushroom risotto, pomegranate reduction, brussel sprout leaves.
2007 Beringer Vineyards Chardonnay Sbragia Limited Release and 2002 Stags' Leap Winery Ne Cede Malis Reserve.

Saturday night - grilled rib eyes, scampi style prawns, baked potato, green salad. 2003 Chateau St. Jean Cabernet Sauvignon Cinq Cépages and 2003 Sbragia Family Cabernet Sauvignon Rancho del Oso.

Last night - chicken cacciatore with rigatoni, garlic bread, green salad. 2006 St. Clement Merlot.

Friday night at home- Dungones crab cakes, purple potatoes. 2004 Domaine Serene Etoile and 2006 D.S. Etoile.

Saturday night at the brother in laws - seafood gumbo with 2005 Davis Family Vineyard Syrah for dessert a cherry fransipane tart with a 01 sauterne.

Sunday night at home - apple and cherry dressing stuffed cornish game hens with crispy bake acorn squash - 2006 DDO Willamette Valley Pinot.

We took our first shot at making braciole last night. It tasted very good, but we definitely need some work on the way it looks and doing it correctly. I think we needed to pound it down thinner (we did not pound at all per the recipe we used) and get better at tying it together. It ended up pretty much fallen apart and was not anything that resembled a rolled log.

If anyone has any tips on braciole (did a search and it looks like a few posters have made it) in regards to recipes or techniques, I would appreciate the input.

Yankee Pot Roast ... yumm and very fitting

Southern Pot Roast, and always better than Yankee p.r.

2006 Borsao Crianza -50% grenache, 25% tempranillo and 25% cab sav. Tasty, but probably too young for the pot roast. Needs time but it was only about $15/ btl.

Tuscan white bean and chicken soup. It was actually pretty tasty for an in-house store brand. No wine last night.

Seared duck breast with pumpkin risotto.

My wife turned 29 yesterday and she just wanted to celebrate at home because we have been traveling and eating out a lot lately. I took off early and came up with a little 4 course meal for her. Started with a roasted tomato soup with some grilled bread. Next was pumpkin filled tortellini (bought freshly made from an Italian deli) in a butter and sage sauce. Main course was a pan roasted beef filet, sautéed mushrooms and creamy mash potatoes. We had a half bottle of 05 Shafer one point five with the steak. Wine was ok, if a bit boring but the fruit worked well with the steak. For dessert I picked up her favorite red velvet cupcakes. Fun night at home.

Sounds like a nice night GlennK!

The boys had soccer practice, and DnVsMom is down in Paso Robles for work, so it was pizza night. I love sausage and mushroom pizza!

Slow Cooker Chicken Enchiladas tonight!

In the middle of a snow storm tonite;

A big pot of lentil soup with kielbasa

Ribs, salad, and a bottle of 2004 Pegau.

some homemade pumpkin pie with rozes lbv 94

Semester Finals tonight.

Couscous with black olives, raisin and carrots.
Light and yummy.

Rib eye, rigatoni, and a green salad. 2002 Ruston Family Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford.

Mahi mahi marinated in jerk spices. 2008 Merry Edwards Sauvignon Blanc.

Bacon cheeseburgers. 2005 St. Clement Oroppas.

Thinking about a Ferran Adria dinner tonight.

Last night.

Excellent Lamb at Petras in Los Olivos.

Tonight I will be trying the Hitching Post most likely, although Board-O seemed to hate it and his dining recommendations have aligned with my tastes in the past.

Pizza, followed by little tiny Snickers bars.

Last night:

Mushroom toasts
Spaghetti and meatballs.
Roasted brussel sprouts

Last night

Seafood Paella