Last night a friend of ours Celeste cooked us up a wonderful French inspired dinner since she would like to move their STAT. Something about being "over" the US and our governmental ways... Anywho, we started off with a refreshing Arugula, Fennel, Satsuma Mikan Salad tossed in a light Dijon Vinagerette topped with nice-sized Parmesan shavings & Toasted Almonds. It paired nicely with the '08 Justin Viogner.
Celeste had been Roasting a Chicken when we arrived and had stuffed not one but Dos sticks of butter (how naughty) under its skin. When it came out it was just dripping with juice and I wanted to pour it directly into my mouth but obvi it was too hot. We pulled the whole bird out to let it rest and she deglazed the pan which had some remnants of onions and a little potato (which she pulled out as a side dish). She added some Dry Vermouth and some more butter for some killer Pan au Jus. We had a '04 Chateau nuf de Pape with our dinner and afterwards Celeste realized she forgot to serve the Rustic Bread. Too Cute.
We finished with a lovely Galette that she made with dried cherries and diced apples with the most beautiful Whipped Cream ever. '02 WesMar Pinot Noir was very lovely too.
(gained 2 lbs.)
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