I made the swordfish with tomato sauce, onions, garlic, pine nuts, currants,
Gaeta olives, capers, orange zest, parsley, thyme and red pepper flakes.
I served it with broccoli rabe in garlic, lemon and Parmesan. We liked
both and they went well with our $8 bottle of 2005 Meridian Pinot Grigio
(I know, very cheap but great wine for the price).

The dish is Mediterranean, but I still have Piedmont on the brain. Wednesday
I'll try to create a simple Northern Italian version of the same idea using
#1 tuna pounded flat and wrapped around baby spinach, ricotta and herbs
baked in a red pepper sauce. Tomorrow night we're dining at Aujourd'hui,
the restaurant at the Four Seasons for their Epicurean Feast Series -
A Piedmont Feast with Truffle, Risotto and Barbaresco.

"DaleW" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> Yes, read Buford's Heat and quite enjoyed it (especially part where
> author is dragging a whole pig into expensive Manhattan co-op
> elevator). Post on the swordfish and what you served with it!
>
> Professor wrote:
>> I use a lot of Mario Batali's recipes too. Last night I served his
>> recipe
>> for short ribs and tomorrow I'm making his Swordfish Involtini. Have you
>> read the book about him named Heat? I've always liked the Cote de Beaune
>> Villages, a solid Burgundy at a great price.
>>
>> "DaleW" > wrote in message
>> oups.com...
>> > Friday with a Mario Batali recipe for a pasta with parsnips and
>> > pancetta (really quite good!), the 2004 Drouhin Cote de Beaune
>> > Villages. Rather sturdy Burg with fresh raspberry and black cherry
>> > fruit surrounded by earth and a little coffee. Good acidity, some fine
>> > tannins. Very nice wine for $15ish. B+
>> >
>> > Over a couple nights (usually with a bit of Boucheron) the 2005 Michel
>> > Bailly "Les Loges" Pouilly-Fume. Grapefruit and grass, a little cat pee
>> > and muskmelon. I really liked the 2002 of this, then ignored as prices
>> > went up. Thought this might be a good deal at $13, but it leaves me a
>> > little bored, though competent and typical, and I don't think I'll
>> > order more. B/B-
>> >
>> > Saturday I went to Blu in Hastings for a goodbye party for friends
>> > moving to Hong Kong. Nice party, nice nibbles (lamb chops, roast beef
>> > crostini, grilled veggies, spring rolls, etc) and nice wines (well,
>> > mostly nice):
>> >
>> > 2005 Bollini Pinot Grigio (Trentino)
>> > I started with a glass of this. Nice, light but not dilute, good
>> > acidity over ripe apple fruit. I'm not a big PG drinker but this is
>> > tasty. B
>> >
>> > 1995 Muga Prado Enea Rioja Gran Riserva
>> > Nice to see this old friend. Straddles the line between modern and
>> > traditional, with medium body, red fruit, some leather and cigarbox.
>> > Good finish, balanced. Kind of Rioja meets Medoc. A-/B+
>> >
>> > 2004 Terra Noble Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve (Chile).
>> > Oversweet, not fun. Overripe red plums, but with a green minty streak.
>> > A bit of vanillay oak. Like a milkshake immediately after brushing your
>> > teeth. C+
>> >
>> > 2002 Sineann "McDuffee "Cabernet Sauvignon (Columbia Valley)
>> > Big dark blackcurrant and blackberry fruit, a little grilled meat, a
>> > bit of tar. Big impressive wine, big ripe tannins. A bit too much
>> > fruit-driven for my tastes right now, but this could develop into a
>> > very impressive Washington wine. B/B+ for now.
>> >
>> > Good night with good people, Tarrytown's loss is Hong Kong's gain.
>> >
>> > Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent
>> > wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't
>> > drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no
>> > promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.
>> >
>> >
>> >
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