Jay came over for burgers - I've been wanting to make these again but have been waiting until I could get figs at the market. Finally! I made these with turkey instead of beef this time, and they were really good. The cake.... well, I had issues. It didn't look the best but it turned out okay in the end.
- Born in Berkeley Burgers (Food Network Challenge, Build A Better Burger III)
- Roasted Baby Beets
- Grilled Bread Salad with Tomatoes & Spicy Greens (Fine Cooking #58, July 2003, p. 38)
- Chocolate Stout Cake (King Arthur Flour Whole Grain Baking, p. 422)
My surprise guest for the weekend was my friend Kathy from Georgia. Larry and several friends were in cahoots to bring her into town to celebrate my dreaded 40th birthday (June 13). We had a great weekend, and I decided we needed to make dinner together but I wanted it to be something easy. This pasta is easy to make, but I wasn't overly thrilled with it. Not sure why.
- Smoked Trout Rillettes (Fine Cooking #42, January 2001, p. 44)
- Spaghetti Alla Carbonara (Fine Cooking #92, May 2008, p. 57)
- Butter Lettuce and Radiccio & Lemon Poppyseed Dressing (Fine Cooking #51, July 2002, p. 48)
- Oven-Roasted Beets
Wine:
- Fontodi 2005 Chianti Classico (Chianti, Italy). We thought this was one of the bottles we brought back from Italy last year. It was good, but my notes say we bought it at K&L Wine Merchants.
- Ridge 2002 Buchignani Ranch Carignane (Sonoma County, California). Really good, especially after it opened up a bit.
I've been eyeing the beautiful steelhead fillets at Whole Foods for a while now, so we finally decided to try it. Neither Larry or Jay had eaten steelhead before either, so I decided to just broil it with some salt and pepper. It was delicious! Kind of buttery and a little rich. The flavor is similar to salmon but not as strong.
- Broiled Steelhead
- Potatoes Fondantes (Fine Cooking #64, May 2004, p. 59)
- Sautéed Spinach with Garlic and Olive Oil
Wine: Copain 2004 Cerise Vineyard Pinot Noir (Anderson Valley, California). Not Larry's favorite, but I love Copain wines more and more.
