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Dinner Party Fare
I threw a dinner party for six last night and made the following:
Cocktail Hour: Blanched Snow Peas with Toasted Sesame oil and Sesame Seeds Chipotle Grilled Shrimp with Lime-Cilantro Dressing Stuffed Cremini Mushrooms with Prosciutto & Goat Cheese (Richard Campbell's recipe) Served with Cosmopolitans Salad: Mixed organic greens, mint & cilantro with walnuts, cranberries & orange segments, dressed lightly with a champagne dressing and topped with sauteed scallops and shaved black truffles Served with Blackstone Sauvignon Blanc Main Course: Stuffed Leg of Lamb, grilled over a rotisserie Green Beans with Garlic, Turmeric & Cumin Homemade Butternut Squash Ravioli Served with a 1999 Pessac-Leognan that was absolutely amazing (brought by one of the guests) Dessert: Ice cream sandwiches, made with homemade vanilla ice cream and banana nut bread with raisins & coconut. All in all, the meal was wonderful, if I do say so myself. I was disappointed that the lamb was a bit overcooked for my taste, but because I stuffed and rolled it after I butterflied it, even though it was close to well done, it was still moist and tender. It was the first time I ever cooked a stuffed roast before; I'm not sure why my trusty thermometer let me down (maybe I need to check the batteries?) but next time I'll be sure to cut back a bit on the cooking time and/or move the meat a bit further away from the heat. -- Donna A pessimist believes all women are bad. An optimist hopes they are. |
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Donna, that sounds amazing!
I'm not familiar with that last wine. What is Pessac-Leognan? Janet "Donna Rose" > wrote in message k.net... > I threw a dinner party for six last night and made the following: > > Cocktail Hour: > > Blanched Snow Peas with Toasted Sesame oil and Sesame Seeds > Chipotle Grilled Shrimp with Lime-Cilantro Dressing > Stuffed Cremini Mushrooms with Prosciutto & Goat Cheese (Richard > Campbell's recipe) > Served with Cosmopolitans > > Salad: > Mixed organic greens, mint & cilantro with walnuts, cranberries & orange > segments, dressed lightly with a champagne dressing and topped with > sauteed scallops and shaved black truffles > Served with Blackstone Sauvignon Blanc > > Main Course: > Stuffed Leg of Lamb, grilled over a rotisserie > Green Beans with Garlic, Turmeric & Cumin > Homemade Butternut Squash Ravioli > Served with a 1999 Pessac-Leognan that was absolutely amazing (brought by > one of the guests) > > Dessert: > Ice cream sandwiches, made with homemade vanilla ice cream and banana nut > bread with raisins & coconut. > > All in all, the meal was wonderful, if I do say so myself. I was > disappointed that the lamb was a bit overcooked for my taste, but because > I stuffed and rolled it after I butterflied it, even though it was close > to well done, it was still moist and tender. It was the first time I > ever cooked a stuffed roast before; I'm not sure why my trusty > thermometer let me down (maybe I need to check the batteries?) but next > time I'll be sure to cut back a bit on the cooking time and/or move the > meat a bit further away from the heat. > > -- > Donna > A pessimist believes all women are bad. An optimist hopes they are. |
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On Sun, 04 Jul 2004 20:13:28 GMT, Donna Rose
> wrote: >I threw a dinner party for six last night and made the following: > >Cocktail Hour: > >Blanched Snow Peas with Toasted Sesame oil and Sesame Seeds >Chipotle Grilled Shrimp with Lime-Cilantro Dressing >Stuffed Cremini Mushrooms with Prosciutto & Goat Cheese (Richard >Campbell's recipe) >Served with Cosmopolitans > >Salad: >Mixed organic greens, mint & cilantro with walnuts, cranberries & orange >segments, dressed lightly with a champagne dressing and topped with >sauteed scallops and shaved black truffles >Served with Blackstone Sauvignon Blanc > >Main Course: >Stuffed Leg of Lamb, grilled over a rotisserie >Green Beans with Garlic, Turmeric & Cumin >Homemade Butternut Squash Ravioli >Served with a 1999 Pessac-Leognan that was absolutely amazing (brought by >one of the guests) > >Dessert: >Ice cream sandwiches, made with homemade vanilla ice cream and banana nut >bread with raisins & coconut. > >All in all, the meal was wonderful, if I do say so myself. I was >disappointed that the lamb was a bit overcooked for my taste, but because >I stuffed and rolled it after I butterflied it, even though it was close >to well done, it was still moist and tender. It was the first time I >ever cooked a stuffed roast before; I'm not sure why my trusty >thermometer let me down (maybe I need to check the batteries?) but next >time I'll be sure to cut back a bit on the cooking time and/or move the >meat a bit further away from the heat. Even with the too-done lamb, it sounds absolutely wonderful. Thanks for sharing the menu. modom "If you have a racist friend, Now is the time, now is the time For your friendship to end." -- The Specials |
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Donna Rose wrote: > > In article >, > says... > > Donna, that sounds amazing! > > > > I'm not familiar with that last wine. What is Pessac-Leognan? > > > > > Damned if I know. I had to dig one of the bottles out of the recycling > bin to get the name right. > > On further inspection of the label, it says "Product of France - > Bordeaux". I know that a real Bordeaux can only be *from* Bordeaux, but > I don't know if anything *but* a Bordeaux is made in Bordeaux. Confused > now? LOL me too. > > -- > Donna Here's some info: http://www.winemega.com/articles_200...n_graves_e.htm > A pessimist believes all women are bad. An optimist hopes they are. |
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"Donna Rose" > wrote in message k.net... > In article >, > says... > > Donna, that sounds amazing! > > > > I'm not familiar with that last wine. What is Pessac-Leognan? > > > > > Damned if I know. I had to dig one of the bottles out of the recycling > bin to get the name right. > > On further inspection of the label, it says "Product of France - > Bordeaux". I know that a real Bordeaux can only be *from* Bordeaux, but > I don't know if anything *but* a Bordeaux is made in Bordeaux. Confused > now? LOL me too. > > > -- > Donna > A pessimist believes all women are bad. An optimist hopes they are. Thanks Donna, I learned something new today! Jan |
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On Sun, 04 Jul 2004 23:42:45 GMT, Donna Rose
> wrote: > > Here's some info: > > http://www.winemega.com/articles_200...n_graves_e.htm > > > > Thanks Arri - that was quite helpful. I'm not sure if I can buy it here, > as the folks who brought it actually brought it back from France, but I'm > going to take the label with me to the liquor store to see if I can find > some locally. It was definitely worth a second try. Which stores do you have in mind? I'm thinking the one on Chestnut St near the theater (if it's still in busines) and/or PlumpJack. What other possibilities did you come up with? > Thanks again for the link. > here is a good link too http://www.terroir-france.com/region...sacleognan.htm no broken links Practice safe eating - always use condiments |
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