What are you cooking tonight?

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  1. matwoolf

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    It's about the only wine I know how to buy. Anything long the banks of the Gironde River...doh, me.
     
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    Then you can tell me whether I made a mistake, above.
     
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    Yes, it's nice, £11 in UK supermarket. I just deleted my duffer's guide to Bordeaux - it contained about one half fact. My father-in-law's a wine enthusiast - 'Bordeaux is the home of red' he said - was kind of the impression I remember, and ever since I trudge to 'France/low shelf/dirty label/sucker.'

    I suppose if you wanted to 'play' you might google Bordeaux and 30$ -100$ for those super-heavy flavours. It's a hobby isn't it? Some people really immerse. I hope I didn't mislead, my golf and table-tennis guides are to come.
     
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    Looks good from here. Grand Cru is the highest certification (I think), and saint Emilion is the sub region, so it's genuine. Never had that one myself... does it say what the blend is on the back? It'll be some combo of cab and merlot...
     
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    Doesn't say. I found a site online that says the 2011 vintage was a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cab Franc, Merlot, and Petit Verdot. I don't know if that means the 2015 would have been the same blend, or if it varies year to year.
     
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    Barring something dramatic, like a failed harvest or a shift in philosophy, I would say, yes, same blend. The cab and merlot will dominate it either way... that's the famous Bordeaux blend that spread across the world. We call it "meritage" in the US.
     
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    @Homer Potvin @matwoolf

    The Bordeaux turned out to be quite good. I'm glad I picked it up.
     
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    Following the "never cook with anything you can't drink" philosophy, my sister used a different vintage of that one for a classic red wine reduction sauce for a filet of beef a few Christmases ago. I'm allergic to red wine and could only have a taste, but it was amazing. Butter, shallots, Demi glace, wine, a sprig of rosemary, and cracked black pepper.
     
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    I do love a good red wine reduction.
     
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    I made a jackfruit (seasoned with Mexican seasonings to resemble taco meat) taco salad.

    Whoever keeps spreading the lie that jackfruit resembles meat in texture needs to be pushed off the closest cliff. It was the most awful thing I've ever eaten (other than ham and beans). It smelled really good and looked really good, but that was it. Never again.
     
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    My bf can't eat wheat (he eats gluten free in restaurants because he can't be bothered lecturing them about the difference, but he can eat spelt, rye, and oats without trouble) and seems to be intolerant to milk (no antibodies detected in the blood test, unlike wheat) so I do a lot of cooking from scratch.

    Last night I made gf fajitas (Old el Paso released a gf version of their BBQ fajita kit) then my bf had home made raspberry ripple (basically churned coconut milk with sugar and lots of vanilla for the ice cream with home made raspberry coulis for the ripple) and store bought gf shortbread for dessert.

    I also baked gf white chocolate and oat cookies (he wanted them to fill him up for longer, so I replaced half the chocolate with oats).
     
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    Lol, neither of us are big on alcohol. I was talking about ice cream.
     
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    Pea & ham soup, domestic super-flatulence day 2.
     
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    Green salad with sauteed Asian chicken tenders and an Asian vinaigrette (soy, sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, five spice, stuff like that)
     
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    I have a pack of salmon and a pack of pork mince that need eating by Saturday, so one of those will be up, likely candidates are either barbecue pork burgers (a fave of the bf's) or sweet and sour salmon and rice.
     
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    Take the salmon and pork, along with eggplant and a few prunes, and run it all a few times through a meat grinder. Add yeast, peanut butter, and honey; let rise. Form the result into patties and grill; top with fried eggs and barbecue sauce. Sprinkle with bleu cheese, anchovies, and Froot Loops. Come to your senses; throw the whole thing in the trash. Order pizza.
     
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    I think fruit loops are banned in the UK due to their colourings. Plus my bf can't eat wheat or milk without his gut playing up.

    But maybe my herb breaded salmon would go down well.
     
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    Well played, sir!
     
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    Steamed veggies with store brought garlic sauce and white rice.

    Praise the holy rice cooker.
     
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    I was tired and not that hungry so I had Lazy Guacamole: half an avocado with salsa poured over it, plus a large handful of tortilla chips.
     
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    To make up for my earlier taco failure and to celebrate Golden week, I'm making Japanese curry with white rice.

    I'm focused, eager and 100% ready for this. The potatoes are boiled, the crab, dry tofu, peppers and onions are grilling and all is well. Just need to add the crab and stuff to the boiling potatoes, then stir in the curry cubes.
     
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    Something fattening...and still fail to get fat. :p
     
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    Alfredo, and possibly garlic bread.
     
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    I'm going to start ranking meals posted here.

    I think Moon wins today.
     
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