I am loving Nigella's (Lawson) book that I'm cooking from this month. We have some friends here from California who are crazy about Ports, so planned dessert last night around that luscious drink. We tried two ports, both from Columbia Valley in Washington and both Cabernet Sauvignon Ports. One, from Preston Winery, was a blend of 10 vintages of Cab and Royalty ports from 1990 to 2000 - this one was fabulous. (I'm not good with the flowery terms and nuances of wine descriptions)
The other, from Canoe Ridge was a 2003 and very good also, but not quite the same league as the Preston.
I put together a cheese, dark chocolate and walnut dessert tray to go with them and the standout was the Halloumi cheese that Nigella's book recommended frying in a dry skillet, then drizzling a little lemon juice and finishing with a drizzle of olive oil mixed with dried chili flakes. It is goat & sheep's milk cheese and doesn't really melt, just gets deliciously soft and spreadable.
Oh my, it was just delicious - and we ended up going through the entire piece of this cheese. It was sure a nice dessert.
I'm going to post the dish we had for an entree later - it was a Jacques Pepin recipe for pork chops that was outstanding also - easy and just a simple dish that he is so well known for, just all flavor!!! With Garlic mashed potatoes. Certainly a repeat for around here.
The other, from Canoe Ridge was a 2003 and very good also, but not quite the same league as the Preston.
I put together a cheese, dark chocolate and walnut dessert tray to go with them and the standout was the Halloumi cheese that Nigella's book recommended frying in a dry skillet, then drizzling a little lemon juice and finishing with a drizzle of olive oil mixed with dried chili flakes. It is goat & sheep's milk cheese and doesn't really melt, just gets deliciously soft and spreadable.
Oh my, it was just delicious - and we ended up going through the entire piece of this cheese. It was sure a nice dessert.
I'm going to post the dish we had for an entree later - it was a Jacques Pepin recipe for pork chops that was outstanding also - easy and just a simple dish that he is so well known for, just all flavor!!! With Garlic mashed potatoes. Certainly a repeat for around here.
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