This past Saturday night saw us partying with friends and family for the second night of Rosh Hashanah. The meal started with the requisite tradition called simanim. Simanim are a play on words and are a very basic Jewish tradition of using word play to bring out symbolism and actual changes or good tidings. Our [...]
Archive for September, 2009
2002 Herzog Selection Gewurztraminer Verbau and Baked Gefilte Fish Loaf, Cholent, Roasted Chicken
Posted in Food and drink, Kosher White Wine, Wine, tagged Gewurztraminer, Herzog Selection, Verbau on September 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This past Saturday day we enjoyed a simple lunch between the two of us that consisting of our patented Gefilte Fish Loaf, some roasted chicken, a nice cholent, and a bottle of 2002 Herzog Selection Gewurztraminer Verbau. The fish was bang up as usual, the roasted chicken and the cholent were quite nice as well. [...]
Mushroom/Squash/Sweet Potato Risotto, and 2005 Ella Valley Chardonnay
Posted in Food and drink, Kosher Red Wine, Wine, tagged Chardonnay, Ella Valley Winery, Risotto on September 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After two weeks of French food it was time to return to my roots – Italy and its fresh herbal flavors. There is no dish and flavor that epitomizes Italy more than Risotto, and after some richer French food, we went with some creamy delight that was highlighted by herbs and Farmer’s Market vegetables. We [...]
Ratatouille, Brown Rice, Fresh Green Salad, and Dalton Zinfandel
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Dalton Winery, Ratatouille, Zinfandel on September 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This past weekend saw us enjoying some really sick Ratatouille. We spoke about what we wanted to eat for shabbos, and given the fact that the garden is producing tomatoes and some eggplant, my wife came up with ratatouille. Ratatouille is one of those dishes that when done correctly is killer. We are blessed with [...]
Couscous Au Poulet, Boulette, Makoud, 2007 Hagafen Lodi Roussanne, 2004 Four Gates Chardonnay, N.V. Four Gates Pinot Noir, 2006 Four Gates Cabernet Franc, 2005 Herzog Special Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon/Zinfandel/Syrah
Posted in Food and drink, Kosher Red Wine, Kosher Rose Wine, Wine, tagged Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon - Zinfandel - Syrah, Chardonnay, Four Gates Winery, Hagafen Winery, Herzog Winery, Pinot Noir, Roussanne, Special Reserve on September 8, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Two weeks ago saw us huddled around our shabbos table enjoying some wonderful company, friends, family, food, and wine. This past Friday Night we had my family and friends over for a classical Tunisian Friday Night dinner – Couscous Au Poulet and Boulette. Many have had couscous, which is fine, but proper boulette(s) and fluffy [...]
