September 2014, what's for dinner

Seaquam wins by a minute.

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Originally posted by The Old Man:

Seaquam wins by a minute.

Doesn't matter. We don't need 2 identical threads, so I moved my post here:


Tonight, to accompany a nice red Burgundy

- heirloom tomato salad, 11 different varieties of tomato from the farmers' market, with a bit of chevre, green onion, and lots of with chiffonade of very fresh basil scattered over it, and a simple balsamic vinegar, dijon, and EVOO dressing; man, I LOVE this time of year when there's lots of great tomatoes available!

- roasted chicken breasts with fresh sage under the skin, roasted baby new potatoes, steamed green beans

Chinese BBQ chicken with white rice

Tonight we'll be having cacao and coffee crusted rib eye steaks, roast cauliflower and Brussels sprouts.

Grilled pork chops and salad

Fattoush salad
Grilled barracuda, with mango salsa
Sancerre

An obscene amount of crab legs.

Went to a "Cuban gastro pub" where a friend knew the owner and they put together a nice tasting menu

BBQ pulled chicken topped with a fried egg. (I made two giant pots of chicken soup yesterday, so there will be many variations on the chicken theme this week...)

Went to Diana's in Scarborough today only discover that Colville Bays are back in town. Seafood feast tonight with the Mrs. and little guy.

Colville Bay and Raspberry Point Oysters to start. Washed down with a Beau's Bitter Pils.

Grilled fresh calamari, scallops and wild caught chinook salmon, with fresh pea sprouts, grilled peppers, zucchini and artichokes. Roasted fingerling potatoes to round it out. Paired with a 2013 Mirabel Rose.

Feeling very satisfied.

Pulled a wine+art tonight and went with Scallops. Served over an aged risotto topped with a parsley infused olive oil made with italian parsley from our herb garden. PURPLE tossed in some fresh corn as well and finished with a saffron infused sea salt.

Randomly stopped at the Stout Monk pub in Oakville last night and discovered the special was a complete lobster dinner for $20.

Made a killer veggie pizza last night with NV Calabretta Cala Cala Sicilia. Very nice pizza wine.

In honor of NFL Opening Sunday: Organic chicken wings in assorted flavors; falafel, calamari and poblano fritters, lots of fresh veggies + dips including jicama, celery, sunchoke and brassicas.

For the record this also counts as lunch too!

At g-man's last night:
- smoked pork belly (very good, needed a couple more hours(
- smoked pulled pork sandwiches, banh mi-style (excellent)
- smoked chicken thighs (surprisingly tender and juicy)

Ate with kimchi and other assorted pickled vegetables followed by stove top peach cobler and coconut cake.

Drank with a 2011 Chassagne-Montrachet (forget the producer), 2008 Cayuse Cailloux Syrah, 1988 Haut Brion, and 2005 Robert Sinskey Marcien.

Grilled swordfish finished off with a mixture of olive oil, lemon juice, oregano and salt.

Late night dinner at the Meatball Shop

Apparently Picadillo tonight at Miami Atty's house.

Fried chicken and caprese salad.

Got 27 sockeyes for 60 bucks and 2 cold cans of Colt 45... The "catch" was that they were uncleaned. After a full afternoon of labor I ended up with 11 females so last night for dinner the roe was crusted then fried in ghee and peanut oil. They were served with lemon and lime wedges, quinoa, fresh and steamed garden veggies and an apple blackberry cobbler. An excellent treat!

As for the salmon they are now at my friend's smokehouse plant.

Jambalaya

Carnitas tacos

Chili...with beans.

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Originally posted by steve8:
Chili...with beans.

Here we go

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Originally posted by Jcocktosten:

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Originally posted by steve8:
Chili...with beans.

Here we go

Same here tonight - with turkey. A Texas favorite.

Broiled snapper with orange and oregano
Beets
Swiss chard

Morgon

Bucatini with Homemade Meatballs and 'Gravy'

Grilled chicken and salad

smoked chicken wtih a sweet and sour sauce.

surprisingly very good

(i had some oranges left over!)

Conchiglie w. Chard, parsnips & sausage

Had a montepulciano with it, should've gone barbera.

Grilled ocean perch with garlic-ginger spinach mushroom stirfry.

Kumeu Estate Chard

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Originally posted by VinT:
Grilled ocean perch with garlic-ginger spinach mushroom stirfry.

Kumeu Estate Chard

Aaaand...? How was it? The Chard, I mean. I'm confident the perch was lovely.

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Originally posted by sunnylea57:

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Originally posted by VinT:
Grilled ocean perch with garlic-ginger spinach mushroom stirfry.

Kumeu Estate Chard

Aaaand...? How was it? The Chard, I mean. I'm confident the perch was lovely.

Really nice. Not Chassagne-Montrachet nice, but would certainly hold its own against a top Village. Hints of lime, pear and grapefruit with a chalky minerality and medium + finish. At 6 years of age, the 20% new oak is well-integrated and this is ready to go. Thanks again to Danyull and winetarelli for putting this on my radar.

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Originally posted by VinT:

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Originally posted by sunnylea57:

quote:

Originally posted by VinT:
Grilled ocean perch with garlic-ginger spinach mushroom stirfry.

Kumeu Estate Chard

Aaaand...? How was it? The Chard, I mean. I'm confident the perch was lovely.

Really nice. Not Chassagne-Montrachet nice, but would certainly hold its own against a top Village. Hints of lime, pear and grapefruit with a chalky minerality and medium + finish. At 6 years of age, the 20% new oak is well-integrated and this is ready to go. Thanks again to Danyull and winetarelli for putting this on my radar.

Crab cakes
Oysters
Corn on the cob

Riesling

Pizza on the grill

Sizzling chicken at Liu Brothers in St. Charles last night. Thanks again to Allred for introducing us to this little gem. $66 for 4 people, entrees as well as shared apps and desserts!

Rack of lamb with herbs de Provence crust

Can't come close to competing with the last post. Made my first pot of chili in a while this morning. Re-heated it tonight. Cornbread and a salad to accompany. Not too bad.

PH