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- winoweenie - 12-20-2002
After spending a week with my great-grandson I personally don't want to see him have to go after this maniac. I too think that this lying, manipulating kook needs to be stopped before he orchestrates another, even more destructive, 9/11. For any of you with the memory of the rise of Hitler in the 30s', the appeasment of Chamberlain, the will of Churchill that was the dominate factor in stopping this mad-man, God bless W. For Gracious sakes, he gassed his OWN people. Do you for one minute think he might pass on dropping some mustard is gaseous form over Portland? POSH! WW
- Kcwhippet - 12-20-2002
Well, back to the thread. As some of you know, I'm a frustrated chef, and I enjoy spending my time off from work cooking up a storm and opening up a huge bunch of wines to go with the food. Tonight I start with the first of several batches of various types of gougere (served some to IK and Bev awhile back) I'll make over the next few weeks. They go great with a bubbly and tonight we'll start with an Egli-Ouriet Rose. I'll also be making a few dozen loaves of bread, for breakfasts, dinners, fondues and just nibbling. Got a few batches of biga and poolish bubbling away to start fresh tomorrow morning. We're having some friends over Sunday and we're having a really nice aged prime rib from a local butcher with garlic mashed potatoes, and baby carrots fresh from the garden. Also, digging up some horseradish to grate fresh to go with the prime rib. Going to try to make some Yorkshire pudding for accompaniement. And it goes on and on for the next two weeks. Of course, we'll be pulling a lot of goodies from the bottom racks in the cellar to go with. Hedonism is a wonderful thing.
- Innkeeper - 12-20-2002
Must be nice to be able to dig something up this time of year! We were, amazingly, able to harvest a couple of sprigs of sage for Thanksgiving; but it's a wasteland out there now.
- Kcwhippet - 12-20-2002
I heaped mounds of leaves over the carrots, and the herbs (sage, oregano and thyme) so they've survived well. This next week will be the last harvest. The horseradish always seems to taste best after a freeze or two, so I should be fine there. Good food, good wine along with lots of family and friends to enjoy the holidays with - doesn't get any better.
- Innkeeper - 12-22-2002
Well, at the fourth and final party last night we served Crow Canyon Cabernet (being sure to scrape off the $4.99 price tags), and the ever popular St Andrews Ceravolo Unwooded Chardonnay ($8). It was red over white 4 to 1 again. All we have to worry about now is Christmas.
- Drew - 12-22-2002
IK, if you run out of Crow Canyon up there and don't won't to pay those gouged prices that Roberto charges you [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/biggrin.gif[/img], Beltway Liquors in North Baltimore County has bunches of the stuff! It would be a nice trip south.
Drew