Okay, some housekeeping comments. I know I said osso buco... that's next week. (Think Crock Pot and Super Bowl.) Sunday we attended the grand opening of an Italian market owned by some friends, and while we planned on cooking their food for a Sunday blog, it turns out they didn't officially open for sales until Monday. So... you're going to get a Sunday "in-a-moment's-notice" blog and then we ended up cooking again on Tuesday. Two for the price of one, people.
Cocktail - Orange Vanilla Martini
Okay, so J&J grab the dogs' leashes and go "Chris, figure out the cocktail." I'm not in charge of cocktails, but I think I managed ok. It was a mix of Clementine vodka, French Vanilla syrup, and Orange Vanilla Polar Seltzer.
Appetizer - Blue Cheese Potato Chips
Freshly made potato chips a la Stew Leonards, sprinkled with crumbled blue cheese, thrown in the oven until melted. Yummy.
Entree - Blue Cheese Stuffed Burgers with Caramelized Onions, Arugula and Balsamic
They actually serve a variation of this at the Burger Bar in South Norwalk. It's soooo tasty. As for the balsamic, we use a bottled reduction that is pretty much a staple in our cupboards... I'm going to include a picture... if you can find it, definitely pick it up!
Wine - 2009 Domaine Le Couroulu Vacqueyras
Yes, this is a repeat. We actually drank this during the mushroom themed meal almost a year ago. Honestly... were were already three glasses of red into it from the party, so we just grabbed the first bottle in the wine rack. And it was lovely.
Okay, there was no dessert, and I apologize. This was a rather last minute meal, when we realized we weren't buying pasta Sunday night. So if you happened to be at Stew Leonard's on Sunday around 5pm and saw three people flying around going "what the hell do you want to make?", then that was us! Next post....
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