We have been having nice spring weather, and with the change to Daylight Savings Time, and G&T’s company, what better excuse to fire up the backyard bbq? So, prepared on the grill (over mesquite hardwood charcoal, natch): asparagus and portabella mushrooms in olive oil, which I prepped, and chicken breasts and chicken and apple sausage, all of which T grilled. I then tossed the asparagus with some balsamic vinegar.
In the kitchen, I made risotto with porcini mushrooms, onions, butter, olive oil, red wine (‘06 Rodney Strong Sonoma pinot noir) and fresh thyme from the garden that G picked, with Parmesan on top. We had the rest of the pinot as well as an ‘05 Big House Red, from Santa Cruz with dinner.
For dessert, we had some mango mochi and Ben & Jerry’s Cinnamon Buns ice cream. Oh, and as an appetizer, G&T brought a baked brie and crackers, which we served with a fresh sliced peach.
3 responses so far ↓
alnedra // March 15, 2008 at 8:16 pm
Where does the pinot noir come from? Is it expensive? My mom like pinot noir, I might get her a few bottles for her birthday next week.
queso // March 15, 2008 at 8:39 pm
It comes from Sonoma, which is a region of California next to Napa, and just north of where I live, whereas Santa Cruz is south of where I am. I don’t know nearly as much about wine as T&G do; I’m hoping by keeping track of what they bring over that I might learn some myself.
gomichild // March 15, 2008 at 11:16 pm
That sounds fabulous.
*drools*
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