Yep... well, I added veal stock and dijon as well and pinot seemed to be the right choice. Had the BV reserve (wine club shipment) which I never had before and it was pretty decent stuff, although I prefer a little lighter, bright red fruit style.

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Originally posted by Matt H:
Pork with tarragon cream sauce. Started the afternoon with 92 Harlan Estate and 98 Haut Brion (with no food). Probably a pinot of some sort with the pork.

sounds delicious...
but cream and pinot noir? Let me know how that paring goes. Curious.

Quesadillas.

Simple pasta last night. Spaghetti tossed in garlic and red pepper infused olive oil, bacon, onion, fresh parsley, parmesan and homemade bread crumbs.

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Originally posted by Dom'n'Vin'sDad:
Lots of papers to grade.....

What do you teach?

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Originally posted by GlennK:
What do you teach?

High school English....

Last night was leftover night as I didn't get home from school until after 6:30 (master scheduling duties ). Still, there was some chicken, and some flank steak and a salad. The Hansel Cahill held up very nicely over the couple days it was open....

Steamed calamari over spinach with a touch of truffle oil.

Veal skirt steak with gnocchi

Linguine with arugula, prosciutto, sliced red chiles, garlic, capers and lime juice and zest....

Last night - Grilled rib-eye, sauteed prawns, and sausage and red pepper stuffed portabello mushroom. '03 Corte Riva Cab and '03 Cinq Cepages....

Getting ready to pull a pork butt off the smoker. Ummm, ummm, good.

Last night we had grilled skirt steak with chimichurri sauce and rice. 2005 Clos des Andes Malbec.

Tonight we are going out for Korean BBQ.

Last night:

Empanadas and grilled provole cheese followed by grilled sweet breads, blood sausage and short ribs.

2006 La Linda (by Luigi Bosca) Malbec

Tonight:

Mixed greens salad with homemade french dressing

Grilled rib eyes

Grilled portabella mushrooms marinated in EVOO and balsamic vinegar

2004 Sur de los Andes Gran reserva Malbec

Chicken, chicken/apple sausages, and asparagus on the grill, and some rice. '05 Etude Estate Pinot Noir....

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Originally posted by Dom'n'Vin'sDad:
Chicken, chicken/apple sausages, and asparagus on the grill, and some rice. '05 Etude Estate Pinot Noir....

Don't you ever just have a Carne Asada Burrito or a bowl of cereal?

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Originally posted by spo:
Don't you ever just have a Carne Asada Burrito

Yes, for lunch....

Marinated a whole pork tenderloin in rosemary and grilled it along with onions and asparagus, served with Riesling.

home made dumplings

Shepherd's Pie, simple but delish.

Beef ribs on the grill, with a light pasta with butter and garlic. 2004 Storybook Mountain Vineyards Zinfandel Eastern Exposures....

Simple salad last night – Shredded rotisserie chicken over baby spinach, sliced red onion and a red wine vinaigrette.

Seafood BBQ tonight

Salmon filets
Bacon wrapped shrimp
Other sides

2005 Kistler Chardonnay

Cod

More salad last night. Baby spinach, dried cranberries, toasted walnuts, sliced red onion, blue cheese crumbles and a balsamic vinaigrette.

Pizza. '05 Etude Fortitude....

Pizza and '05 Esprit de Beaucastel

We sold our Laker tickets for tonight. Going to make some veggie pizza and watch the game at home. Will probably pull a barbera to go with the pizza.