Last Friday night we hosted a Dinner Party & Wine Pairing. It was a little crazy since my husband just returned from Europe the day before the party - but we shopped, cleaned, and cooked all day to get ready in time. Three couples joined us for the evening. Here is the pairing menu I created:
Appetizer: Cranberries, almonds & cheese two ways:
Pastry crust filled with dried cranberries, almonds & melted brie (with honey)
Spinich salad with cranberries, almonds and feta cheese with poppy dressing
Wines served with this course: Chardonnay (white) and CoHo Red (Red - one of our favorite NY wines)
Main course: Meat two ways with bulgar wheat & asparagus
Lemon chicken slow cooked in the crockpot (one of our favorite dishes)
Spicy beef ribs slow cooked in Country Sweet sauce (sweet & spicy sauce - a Rochester original sauce)
Wines served with this course: Risling (white) and Shiraz (Red)
Dessert: gingerbread cake served with poached pears and whipped cream
The pears were poached in a delicious Merlot wine & spices and were INCREDIBLE!
Wine served with this course: Merlot (same as I used to poach the pears)
We also served some good Christmas Blend Starbucks coffee to top off the evening (with a dollup of the whipped cream!)
The couples stayed till almost 11 and we washed dished till midnight! It was a wonderful evening deepening our friendships and creating new friendships. It was a delightful day of cooking & decorating. And the wine was perfect.
May your special holiday meals be this enjoyable. Happy Holiday Cooking!
4 comments:
SO wish I could have been there! Sounds amazing...of course! You DO know how to party!! =)
Oh my WORD! How do I get invited to one of those. I saw tickets to NY for 471 yesterday. It may just pay!
Oh Andrea... Is there any way you could come help me out with the food for my wedding?
sounds like a perfectly delightful evening! I may need some recipes from you!
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