grunhauser: Are you the only one eating? Come on, man, you know me better than that! My doctor says the only problem I have is a hyperactive fork.
Went on Sunday night to Sundy's, a great place in Del Ray Beach, FL. One of the most spectacularly beautiful restaurants to which I have ever been. The food was great, the wine was fine. Didn't actually see the wine list as the 4 of us were doing the by the glass routine. I had a mixed grill of osso bucco and lamb chops after a starter of calamari in aioli. Terrific. The menu was quite clever.
I heartily recommend it, though I will warn people that it was pretty doggone expensive.
(This won't matter to CDR11 and his cash carrying crowd).
Now, back home in Baltimore.
Irwin
"Life is short....start with the dessert."
it was a mating call 
tonight - putanesca with '97 Fontodi classico. earlier today - green curry, shrimp/crab rolls at Thai Ginger in Petaluma, a very nice place. no alcohol outside
a huge sign was starring at me the whole time. what a stupid, stupid law. we should let them borrow our brave boy Newsom for a day or two!
Free Martha!
tonight - putanesca with '97 Fontodi classico. earlier today - green curry, shrimp/crab rolls at Thai Ginger in Petaluma, a very nice place. no alcohol outside
a huge sign was starring at me the whole time. what a stupid, stupid law. we should let them borrow our brave boy Newsom for a day or two!Free Martha!
Chicken breats stuffed with Kalamata olives and goat cheese and then poached in the oven within a nice simple onion/garlic tomato sauce. Served with haricot vert and then we made a nice basil/spinach pesto in which I melted into the red sauce to tighten things up.
i'm giving skippy a second chance tonight. we'll see, if she likes to be stir-fried in the wok.
Free Martha!
Free Martha!
Had some oven baked chicken and roasted brussel sprouts with garlic and a nice Graves tonight.
Baked apple for dessert.
Irwin
"Life is short....start with the dessert."
Baked apple for dessert.
Irwin
"Life is short....start with the dessert."
Spinach gnocchi with a simple tomato sauce. Mmm mmm pillowy soft gnocchi.
update: kangaroo came out perfect! marinated most of the day in soy sauce, honey, NZ sea salt, african cayenne pepper and a 10year old balzamic, then qickly stir-fried with 1 red and 1 green chilli peppers, ginger, garlic and young onions. served with sesame rice and just warmed through snap peas and broccolini on the side and a bottle of Pipers Brook pinot '00. a winner! no comparison to my last encounter with this beast.
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Free Martha!
Ate at Due last night in Owings Mills MD.
4 of us.
I had a calamari starter and osso bucco, with spinach and asparagus sides. The others had salad and a tuna, with porcini mushrooms, olive tapanade and veggies.
We had a 2000 Phelps "La Mistral"-mostly Syrah and Granache with a few other things mixed in, and an Antinori Chianti Classico 2001.
This is the best osso bucco around, and I bring the bone home for the dog.
Irwin
"Life is short....start with the dessert."
4 of us.
I had a calamari starter and osso bucco, with spinach and asparagus sides. The others had salad and a tuna, with porcini mushrooms, olive tapanade and veggies.
We had a 2000 Phelps "La Mistral"-mostly Syrah and Granache with a few other things mixed in, and an Antinori Chianti Classico 2001.
This is the best osso bucco around, and I bring the bone home for the dog.
Irwin
"Life is short....start with the dessert."
Irwin, do you ever eat at home? 
Last night it was oriechette with roast chicken, escarole, shiitake mushrooms and sun-dried tomatoes. Nipozzano, Villa Cerna & Fonterutoli Chianti Classicos with that.
Last night it was oriechette with roast chicken, escarole, shiitake mushrooms and sun-dried tomatoes. Nipozzano, Villa Cerna & Fonterutoli Chianti Classicos with that.
Last night:
Dry-aged rib eyes, portabello mushrooms, and creamy gorgonzola polenta
Trio of chocolate desserts
To drink:
2001 Leone de Castris Primitivo di Manduria Santera
NV Quinto de Ventozelo Porto Reserva
Tonight:
Mussels steamed in Chardonnay and garlic
Chilean sea bass, rapini and leftover polenta from last night.
2001 Grove Mill Marlborough Chardonnay
Haven't figured out how I'm going to prepare the sea bass yet.
Dry-aged rib eyes, portabello mushrooms, and creamy gorgonzola polenta
Trio of chocolate desserts
To drink:
2001 Leone de Castris Primitivo di Manduria Santera
NV Quinto de Ventozelo Porto Reserva
Tonight:
Mussels steamed in Chardonnay and garlic
Chilean sea bass, rapini and leftover polenta from last night.
2001 Grove Mill Marlborough Chardonnay
Haven't figured out how I'm going to prepare the sea bass yet.
steve8: Actually, I eat dinner at home every night that we do not eat either at a restaurant or at someone else's house.
Irwin
"Life is short....start with the dessert."
Irwin
"Life is short....start with the dessert."
porc loin chops, pan fried and then roasted with apples, caramelized radicchio with sultanas and balzamic and 1995 Pertimali Brunello.
chi-ki-chi-ki-boom!
Free Martha!
chi-ki-chi-ki-boom!
Free Martha!
The great weather served to motivate us to break out the charcoal briquettes. Basil and garlic dressed ribeyes accompanied by a splash of Casa Lapostolle Clos Apalta 2001. Candles figured in there somewhere as well.
malena
malena
As soon as enough snow melts that I can get to the BBQ, we'll probably have dinner off the grill most every night- last year our favorite was a mixed grill of scallops, shrimp and vegetables, dressed with a little olive oil, garlic, basil and fresh ground pepper. I think a sparkler should be good with it, probably the Domaine St. Michelle.
We also like blue cheese burgers with carmelized onions, a ceasar salad, sweet corn and Sebastiani Sonoma cabernet.
Can't wait to get grilling again!
Cheers!
We also like blue cheese burgers with carmelized onions, a ceasar salad, sweet corn and Sebastiani Sonoma cabernet.
Can't wait to get grilling again!
Cheers!
Why do you have to wait until the snow melts to BBQ? I've been doing it all winter!
Tonight for dinner - sat down with my new roomie for a "get to know you" meal:
Pork roast with provencal herbs and ruby port reduction
Rapini
Mashed sweet potatoes
It was very, very good!
Tonight for dinner - sat down with my new roomie for a "get to know you" meal:
Pork roast with provencal herbs and ruby port reduction
Rapini
Mashed sweet potatoes
It was very, very good!
i haven't seen snow since 1989
baked local ling cod with fingerling potato and kalamata olives warm salad with Saint-Bris Sauvignon.
somebody better start March thread.
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baked local ling cod with fingerling potato and kalamata olives warm salad with Saint-Bris Sauvignon.
somebody better start March thread.
Free Martha!
We had another couple over for dinner on Saturday for Swiss cheese fondue. It's sort of an annual tradition for us.
For appetizers we had:
- Pork chili empanadas
- Crostini served with Kalamata olive tapenade and also with sundried tomato butter.
Served with the appetizers: '00 Campus Oaks Lodi Zin and '02 Marquis Philips Shiraz. They both excellent.
With the fondue we served a '01 Saracco Moscato d'Asti and a '02 Leitz Dragonstone. Again, both wines delivered the goods.
Finally, for dessert we had a mixed fruit crostata, served with a '03 Selaks Sauv Blank Icewine. That made the success rate 5 out 5.
Couldn't ask for anything more, except I was so stuffed I couldn't eat another bite till Sunday evening.
For appetizers we had:
- Pork chili empanadas
- Crostini served with Kalamata olive tapenade and also with sundried tomato butter.
Served with the appetizers: '00 Campus Oaks Lodi Zin and '02 Marquis Philips Shiraz. They both excellent.
With the fondue we served a '01 Saracco Moscato d'Asti and a '02 Leitz Dragonstone. Again, both wines delivered the goods.
Finally, for dessert we had a mixed fruit crostata, served with a '03 Selaks Sauv Blank Icewine. That made the success rate 5 out 5.
Couldn't ask for anything more, except I was so stuffed I couldn't eat another bite till Sunday evening.
Pan seared Fillet Mignon with a mustard port sauce, parmesan-chive smashed potatoes, and haricot verts with sauteed red peppers and carmelized onions. For dessert, a chocolate Amoretto fondue with flaming marshmellow.
To drink- a simple 2000 Sterling Merlot
No my wife expects me to cook like this every night.
"My friend with the best wine is my best friend"
To drink- a simple 2000 Sterling Merlot
No my wife expects me to cook like this every night.
"My friend with the best wine is my best friend"