Cooking at Home – A French Dinner for our Family
Cooking at
Home – a French Bistro Tablescape Photo
by J. Rodgers
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Wicked
Cellars wine shop in Everett ,
Washington is our go to location
for wine. We believe their wine club is the best in the area. Providing both
great deals and fantastic wine selections. The wine for our French dinner was
mostly made up of wine club selections. The exception would be the Gru
Beaujolais, which was part of a wonderful and unique tasting back in March
2010. Where we tasted over eight different styles of this little-known wine (I
think we bought one of each wine tasted).
Cooking
at Home – A French Dinner for our Family - Our French Wine
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Saint
Seurin sur l'Isle 1963
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Saint Seurin sur l'Isle 1963 – Our Fre Families Café – Café’ du Midi |
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Back to our dinner...Our French dinner consisted of six courses served in the restaurant style. We did take a break from tradition and had the salad in more of the American order. We started our meal off with a L ‘entrée (appetizer) of a take on a Charcuterie (preserved meats and cheeses). Next followed an aperitif of orange peel wine. A fennel and mushroom salad was served next. The Le Plat Principal (Main course) was a poached egg in a red wine sauce on a croûte. Followed by Coq au Riesling (braise chicken with Riesling) with boil fingerling potatoes with parsley and roasted asparagus. Le Dessert was a berry soup with Champagne.
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What about the food?
But first the Aperitif.....
Apéritif vin de zeste d'orange
Orange Peel Wine Aperitif****
Cooking
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Fenouil et salade de champignons
Fennel and Mushroom Salad***+
Cooking
at Home – A French Dinner for our Family –Fenouil et salade de champignons (Fennel
and Mushroom Salad)
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Oeufs pochés sauce vin
Poached Eggs in Burgundy Wine Sauce****
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Coq au Riesling, pommes de terre grelots persil bouillie et asperges grillées
Chicken in Riesling with
Boiled Fingerling Potatoes with Parsley and Roasted Asparagus****
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Champagne et soupe de
Berry
Cooking
at Home – A French Dinner for our Family - Champagne et soupe de Berry (Berry
Soup and
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Our wines in order:
Thunevin 2006 Bad Boy (Mauvais Garçon)
Robert Parker nicknamed Jean
Luc Thunevin as bad boy and black sheep, and thus gave Thunevin the idea to
create the Bad Boy (Mauvais Garçon) cuvée.
Mauvais Garçon (Bad Boy) was
born as a Bordeaux
wine, due to the legislation ruling at that time, it only seemed natural to
create a Baby Bad Boy by the time the new appellation Vin de France appeared,
and it was compulsory to also give birth to a Bad Girl, Crémant de Bordeaux.
This cuvee from leading
garagiste Jean-Luc Thunevin is a blend of 95% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc,
from vines at least 40 years old on a great terroir of clay and limestone. The
nose is full of blackberry, black cherry, black pepper, and black olives. These
"black" notes follow through on the palate, where notes of cassis,
smoke and minerals also emerge. Full bodied with a silky texture and loaded
with ripe chewy tannins, this wine is a pure, delicious offering. 91
Points-Wine Spectator.
2007 Lucien Lardy, Fleurie, "les Roches" Vieilles
Vignes
This cru Beaujolais offers
superb value and should be enjoyed young even though it may well evolve for
another half dozen years. Aromas of cassis,
blueberry, plum, sage, and smoked meats fill the nose. Orange zest, black
pepper, and crushed stone add further complexity on a pleasantly dense palate,
offering lift and luscious refreshment characteristic of Beaujolais .
Domaine de La Côte de l’Ange 2010 Côtes du Rhône
This wine is a dark ruby red
color, with superb youthful glints of deep purple. The nose is very fresh, with
aromas of violet, black currant and dark fruits, but also of red fruits, cedar
and spices. It is light and fresh in the mouth, with a nice balance of
roundedness and intensity, banishing on a peppery note combined with dark
fruits.
Domaine de La Côte de l’Ange 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape
“The 2010 Châteauneuf du
Pape is a blend of 70% Grenache, 20% Mourvedre and 10% Syrah aged in a
combination of cement and old wood foudres. The wine has a dense ruby/purple
color and a classic nose of blueberries, blackberries, licorice, new saddle
leather, roasted meats as well as pepper and spice. It is full-bodied,
moderately tannic and impressive. Let it age for another 2 3 years and drink it
over the following 15 or more.” (93 points WA 10/2012)
And to end the evening
Château Branda 2005
This lovely wine is made
under the supervision of wine-making guru Michel Puzio, deemed one of the best
makers of Merlot in the world.
Robert Parker says of this wine: "Like
many of the unheralded terroirs from the satellite appellations, Branda's
vineyard is planted in clay soils, and hence produced a strong effort. Readers
looking for a fruity, medium-bodied, well-made, pure, smooth claret should
check out this reliable performer from a St.-Emilion satellite appellation. The
2005 Branda will offer lovely drinking over the next 4-5 years." GOLD
MEDAL Concours des Grands Vin de France 2007.
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In
the following weeks we will post the recipes for:
Fennel
and Mushroom Salad
Poached
Eggs in Burgundy Wine Sauce
Chicken in Riesling
Bon Appétit
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bonjour de France
ReplyDeleteHasard !!! ma famille,mes cousins de Seattle,sur photos de st Seurin
Michel (petit fils de paulette )
Hello Michel
DeleteGlad to hear from our French relatives. I am the grandson of Marcell the sister of your great grandmother? I’m sitting on the left side of the table.
Jerry
Bonjour Michel
Glad d'entendre de nos cousins Français. Je suis le petit-fils de Marcell la soeur de votre arrière grand-mère ? Je suis assis sur le côté gauche de la table.
Jerry