This past week we had to endure through Tisha B’Av, so I wanted to make sure that we may something that would give Shabbos its due respect, and I came up with one of my new treats – Spaghetti alla puttanesca. It is a dish that my friend showed me a year ago, and is [...]
Archive for July, 2009
2007 Borgo Reale Montepulciano d’Abruzzo and Spaghetti alla puttanesca
Posted in Food and drink, Kosher Red Wine, Wine, tagged Borgo Reale, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Puttanesca on July 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Ella Valley Sauvignon Blanc, Roasted Chicken, Brown Rice, and Lindemans Raspberry Lambic
Posted in Uncategorized on July 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Well this past weekend was a wonderful learning experience for me. We had a quiet dinner of roasted chicken, accompanied by a nice brown rice pilaf and a fresh green salad. I thought a nice wine to match that would be a bright wine, and went fishing around the wine cellar for a Sauvignon Blanc. [...]
BBQ Glazed Salmon, Mock Spinach Soufflés, and ElviWines Classico
Posted in Food and drink, Kosher Red Wine, Wine, tagged Classico, Elviwines on July 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This past evening, my in-laws whipped up a really awesome dinner. It consisted of a Sweet and Sour glazed BBQ Salmon, along with a Quick Spinach Soufflés, and a lovely assortment of fresh vegetables. The evening was really quite nice, and well enjoyed by all. My wife’s uncle joined us and brought along a lovely [...]
Cholent, Spicy Food, and Segal Cabernet Sauvignon Special Reserve
Posted in Food and drink, Kosher Red Wine, Wine, tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, Reserve, Segal Winery on July 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This past weekend saw us sharing a Kiddush with my Brother and family after my nephew completed his Bar Mitzvah portion splendidly well. The spread we were presented with was absolutely outstanding! It included a North African Cholent called – dafina (wheat berry, onions, and meat), and a European Cholent (potatoes, meat, onions, etc.). In [...]
Willm Gewurztraminer, ElviWines Matiz Rioja, Ella Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Posted in Food and drink, Kosher Red Wine, Kosher White Wine, Wine, tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, Ella Valley Winery, Elviwines, Gewurztraminer, Matiz Rioja, Willm on July 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This past week saw us eating at our brother’s house and we brought over a few bottles of wine. The dinner started with a sweet and sour Salmon, so we complimented it with the newly released 2008 Willm Gewurztraminer. On an aside, this is the very first time that one of the famous houses of [...]
Jerk BBQ Chicken, Beef Bourguignon Leftovers, and Recanati Cabernet Franc Reserve
Posted in Food and drink, Kosher Red Wine, Wine, tagged Cabernet Franc, Recanati Winery on July 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This past week saw us enjoying a lovely Jerk BBQ chicken and leftovers of Beef Bourguignon that we had a few weeks ago. The chicken had a lovely BBQ aromatic, that is accentuated by the jerk rub. The jerk rub was made of a simple mixture of Garlic, Cumin, Brown Sugar, Black Pepper, and some [...]
Salmon, Chicken, Four Gates Merlot, Yarden Winery Pinot Noir, Yarden Winery Viognier, Galil Mountain Winery Viognier
Posted in Food and drink, Kosher Red Wine, Kosher White Wine, Wine, tagged Four Gates Winery, Galil Mountain Winery, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Viognier, Yarden Winery on July 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This past weekend we were up at Benyamin’s Winery – Four Gates Winery. We came early to hook Benyamin to the internet – yes my friends Benyamin is VERY close to the digital age. Anyway, after that we enjoyed a wonderful dinner and a following Saturday day and evening, that was nonstop relaxing, food, and [...]
