i purchased domaine de maubet, blanc sec, 2008 for the express purpose of drinking with my green tofu curry. unfortunately, i drank it before i began eating the actual curry. i'm sure that together, they would have worked well, but i can vouch for their individual qualities for certain. 

i sauteed green curry paste, added lime zest, green serrano pepper, then tofu. 

one the tofu was browned, i added coconut milk, lime juice, water, brown sugar, and fish sauce. boiled, then brought it to a simmer, added bamboo shoots and green pepper. 

with rice, more lime juice, and cilantro, i can not think of a better way to start fall then a nice hot curry!

i like cote du rhone continued....

domaine charvain 2007

spicy, a little dry, but not excessively so. yum. purchased at pike and western, where a great many of my wines are selected. 

i ate this with penne, sauteed zucchini, tomatoes, caramelized onion...pretty simple, but pretty delicious. 

i drank the 2008 grenache from Masia De Bielsa last night, with my burrito from the taco truck.
much has already been said about the rancho bravo taco truck on 45th.
the wine was fruity, medium bodied, delicious, and decidedly affordable.
then we roasted some eggplant slices with cumin and cayenne pepper. after half an hour in the oven, garnished with garlic, pomegranate molasses, and cilantro.
the recipe as from epicurious, and i would gladly try it again, maybe with some turmeric as well?

blog has been on hiatus for far too long.
just returned from sojourn in syria, lebanon, and france. many many delicious things were consumed, but i just want to talk about the hummous. mainly the texture....that creamy, smooth texture, complimented by little pools of olive oil. it's hard to reconcile the hummous of the middle east with the coarse piles crudely lumped on a plate that passes for restaurant hummous here. sigh.
might have to start trying to make that...
also, the fresh juice stands on the street. cheap, fresh, tasty. i'm glad that some people recognize the fact that juice stores on every corner improve one's quality of life.

the spring reign from ninkasi was everything the dude at bottleworks said it would be. delicious. a pleasantly hoppy spring ale from the brewery that can do no wrong. 

i've eaten some quite intersting things lately. 

an e-mail annoumcing the new monthly cupacke at cupcake royale prompted a visit there to sample their maple irish whiskey cupacke. it was pretty tasty, but general consensus is that the chocolate salted caramel cupcake is better. 

ate thai food at djanjay the other day. it was pretty tasty, but i prefer the meats...

also took a freind visiting to mighty-o donuts. she was pretty impressed by the fact that they were vegan, and the the chocolate peanut butter.....yum!

also, ate at palace kitchen the other day. i statrted off with a cocktail, a "winter tonic", which wa all right, nothing too special. we ate olive poppers and beet salad for starters. for the main dish, i had the mussels, which were prepared in a coconut milk sauce with orange. it was pretty interesting, but honestly, i prefer the mussels at cafe presse. my glass of sangiovese was pretty tasty. 

soba is the new thai fried rice

and by that i mean, the best way to clear out your fridge. 

i had a hankerin, that kind that can only be cured by japanese buckwheat noodles. so a friend and i got some soba a cookin', and then we heated olive oil with a little sesame oil, and browned some tofu. after that we threw in  zuchini, mushrooms, and garlic. after tossing the noodles in with the veggies, we garnished with cilantro, green onions, soy sauce and sesame oil, and pepper!

so satisfying, and so easy.