Tonight I made Pork Shoulder “Pernil” with Cilantro-Citrus Adobo. This has to be one of the best pork roast recipes I have ever tasted. It had a crunchy exterior, with a juicy, melt in your mouth center. Luckily there are leftovers!
INGREDIENTS:
1 boneless pork shoulder (about 4 pounds), skin on 4 garlic cloves, smashed 1 handful fresh oregano 1 [...]
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2006 Pax Syrah Cuvée Keltie (USA, California, North Coast) A nice floral and tar filled nose, with subtle undertones of blueberry pie, black currant, pepper, smoke, and baking spice. In the mouth it is rich and juicy, with heavy floral flavors, plus tar and smoke. The mid-palate has loads of dark fruit, and it finishes [...]
Here’s the wines I tasted today:
2005 Château La Fleur de Lescours – France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru The nose is a major fruit bomb! There was a lot of black cherry and black currant, but also some spicy cedar, and earth. The palate was also very fruity, with a nice herbaceous characteristic. It [...]
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I’m watching Real Time with Bill Maher tonight and can’t believe what I’m hearing. He’s talking to Michael Moore about his new movie and he says that if we don’t have capitalism the only other option is communism. In other words, we either keep what we have now or we switch to what they had [...]
2006 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Peay Vineyard (USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast) The nose had a very candied fruit aspect – mainly cherry and raspberry. Underneath the fruit was a little cola and earthiness, which transitioned to spice and just the faintest hint of vanilla. The palate also had the same candied fruit as [...]
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Tonight I made Mussels with Coconut Green Curry and Lime.
Here’s the recipe:
INGREDIENTS:
3 lbs. mussels 1 (15oz) can coconut cream 2 tablespoons Thai green curry paste 1/2 lime, juice only 1 cup chopped cilantro Kosher salt 2 shallots, finely sliced 1/4 cup flour Vegetable oil for shallow frying 2 limes, cut into wedges Fresh cilantro, for garnish
METHOD:
Rinse the mussels under cold running water while scrubbing with [...]
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Tonight I made Ceviche. I did, however, use different fish then the recipe called for. Instead of halibut, snapper, and shrimp, I used scallops, ahi tuna, and tiger shark. But other then that, the recipe is the same.
Here’s the original recipe:
INGREDIENTS:
1/3 lb. Pacific halibut 1/3 lb. Yellowtail snapper 1/3 lb. cocktail shrimp 1/2 cup lime juice (about 4-5 [...]
2004 Fiddlehead Cellars Sauvignon Blanc Hunnysuckle (USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Ynez Valley) The nose was very grassy. It also had citrus and tropical fruit, and some creamy vanilla at the end. The palate was fairly rich for a Sauvignon Blanc, and had a bunch of citrus upfront. The mid-palate was nice and grassy, and [...]
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Here are the wines I tasted today:
2005 Ca’ Marcanda (Gaja) Magari Toscana IGT – Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT The nose had a lot of perfume and manure smells on the front end. A very strange, but interesting combination. There was also blackberry, currant, and spice. The palate was soft and juicy. It had quite a bit [...]
2007 Thomas Halby Cabernet Sauvignon (USA, California, Napa Valley) The nose was very dirty, with a nice center of black currant, chocolate, and cherry. Towards the end it had some toasty oak. The palate was little green, but not in an entirely unpleasant way. Like the nose, there was a lot of earthiness at the [...]