Friday, October 30, 2009

Book Owl Dinner



















Thank you all for coming to dinner! It is always a great pleasure to share a meal and great conversation with you all.

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I will pass on your kind words to the very talented Michelle! I will try to get recipes from her, but here's the menu:

Menu:


Butternut squash and green apple bisque with fried sage leaves and brown butter



Spinach salad with raspberries, feta, and candied almond slivers with red-wine vinaigrette


Grilled New York steak with chive oil


Baked salmon with apricot chutney



Whole-wheat couscous with dried cranberries and parsley


Poached pears and Cabernet Sauvignon (Terra Robles 2006 Paso Robles) reduction sauce with whipped mascarpone cream

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Wines:

Norton Malbec 2004 Reserva, Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
Neyers Chardonnay, Carneros District, 2007
Boarding Pass, Shiraz, 2005
Trefethen, Chardonnay, Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley

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