EAT & DRINK Launch Party - Saturday, March 29th at Des Voigne Cellars
In Woodinville, WA from noon to 5pm, Marcus and I are joining up with the winemakers of Des Voigne Cellars to announce their wine release as well as our book release. The wine release is titled "Untitled" and it is a blend of 40% Cabernet Franc, 30%Syrah and 30% Petite Verdot. It was recently described as:
"It's big, bold, and layered with flavors of dark cherry, mocha and olive with traces of eucalyptus and cigar box for a lightly spicy finish that goes on and on. "
I'm looking forward to catering the release and launch party. We are not sure how many people to expect, so I am planning on making enough crostini for 200 people, or 2 per person so 400 crostini. Of course we would like to represent the food from the book as much as possible so i am making 270 hanger steak crostini and the rest, 130 sauteed pear, gorgonzola and fig spread with arugula crostini, like the Pear and Fig Spread sandwich in the book. The hanger steak in the book is marinated in a green peppercorn marinade but I will be doing the spice with horseradish butter on these crostini. Hanger steak is just lovely no matter how it is prepared and Besides the tasty crostini, there will also be a cheese tray for snacking too.
Des Voigne Cellars
19501 144th Ave NE Suite C-200
Woodinville, WA 98072p.
(425) 415-8466
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Friday, February 29, 2008
The Final List Of Recipes For The First Book: Eat and Drink in The Northwest
Well, Marcus and I are on our way. We have been recipe testing, tasting and wine pairing. We have finally brought together the final recipe list for our first booklet. We were shooting for March 1st for our launch date, but as publications go, we are only a couple weeks behind schedule. A few more edits, a couple more final tasting notes and then it's off to the presses!
- Tarragon and Citrus Dungeness Crab Cakes with Lemon Tarragon Aioli
- Local Oysters in the Half Shell with Champagne Vinegar Mignonette
- Seared Duck with Oven -Dried Grape Tomato and Caramelized Onion Jam and Cambozola
- Mache, Butter lettuce salad with Avocado, Pomegranate and Goat cheese
- Roasted Beets Salad with Arugula and Pancetta Dijon dressing
- Fennel and Asian Pear Salad with Sweet Coppa Wrapped Green Apple and Citrus dressing
- Short Rib and Parsnip Puree with Prune Sauce
- Hanger Steak with Brined Green Peppercorns and Potatoes Anna
- Prosciutto Wrapped White Fish and Roast Vegetables
- Red wine and Fig marinated Quail with Mushroom Risotto
- Melissa's Lasagna
- Roasted Red Pepper Soup
- Lamb Chop With Rosemary Lavender Fleur De Sel
- Watercress Pesto with Fettucini
- Cider Brined Pork Chop with Caramelized apples
- Flank Steak and Butternut Squash Enchiladas
- Herb Mushroom Pizza
- Pear, Gorgonzola and Fig Spread Sandwich
- Red Wine and Pomegranate Poached Pears
- Chocolate Truffles with Bittersweet Cocoa Powder
Monday, February 18, 2008
Mid February Already!
So, it's president's day and I believe that I am guilty of neglect to my food blog. My apologies. And so much has happened. The Seattle Works Benefit Dinner was a success! Lovely setting, lovely company and great food and wine. Marcus Pape of WineChatr.com perfectly paired 4 different wines with 4 of my menu items. Just about all went well- minus a small error of the dessert- which I will fix next time I make it. Marcus is an incredible graphic designer too and he created a fantastic full color recipe and wine pairing booklet for the guests to take home. You can see it in the left hand corner of the top picture. Inspired by the idea that Marcus and I could go a step further with our two passions- his being wine and mine- food. We have started work on our first Wine and Food pairing recipe booklet. Look for it in wine shops!!
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