Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Wedding in Napa

7/4/10
Our kids were the flower girl and ring bearer at a friend's wedding, held at V. Sattui Winery in St. Helena, Napa. The ceremony was beautiful (our kids did a great job-whew!) and was followed by a great reception. There was a delicious selection of appetizers before dinner, the kind of things I'd love to put in a bento.


One-bite, open-faced B.L.T.'s

Melted cheese-stuffed oven potatoes

Mini hamburgers served over extremely thin shoestring french fries - very creative presentation

Featured wines: V. Sattui 2007 Syrah, 2008 Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, and a Rosé
Wedding cupcakes (chocolate) with choice of 3 frostings: pink champagne, "the sky is falling," and limonata

Farro!

I was up in Marin County on an incredibly warm Sunday, and picked up a "farro and fava bean salad" at the A.G. Ferrari market in Corte Madera. It was an incredibly simple and refreshing lunch, perfectly suited for the weather. One bite and I knew I wanted to make it for dinner.

I picked up farro and fava beans at Molly Stone's in nearby Sausalito and googled "farro fava salad." I coincidentally came across a recipe posted by Albion, a Marin blogger who had eaten the very same thing from the very same store and posted a modified recipe on her blog, "Albion Cooks," 2 years ago.

I made my own modifications to it by adding feta cheese and diced mint leaves, and served it with grilled salmon and sautéed kabocha. I packed the leftovers in my daughter's bento the next day.

Delicioso! And a big thank you to Ms. Albion for sharing the recipe.

イタリア食材のお店のA.G.Ferrariで買ってみた「ファーロー(スペルト麦)とそら豆のサラダ)。先週末は特に暖かく、サッパリして美味しかったので早速自分でつくって見よう思った。なんとgoogleで検索したら同じ店で同じものを食べたAlbionさんのブロッグにレシピがポストされてある。偶然にそばに住んでるらしい。

早速つくってみたら、グー!ちょっと材料を変えてフェタ・チーズと刻んだミントの葉を加え、焼きジャケとかぼちゃのオリーブ油ソテーとよそったら、みんな喜んで食べてくれた^^夏のディナーにぴったり。残りは次の日、娘の弁当に。

レシピのリンクはここAlbionさんに感謝!

June wrap-up

6/24/09
Chicken & cucumber salad
Sliced pork, zucchini & carrot stir-fry
Simmered & glazed kabocha
Peaches & cherries
Onigiri

チキン&キュウリの和えもの
カボチャの煮物
豚肉・ヅキーニー・人参のソテー
桃&さくらんぼ
おにぎり
6/25/09
Chicken cutlets filled with shiso-plum pesto (an insanely good combo that oozes flavor with every crunchy bite)
Steamed asparagus with sesame dressing
Cherry tomatoes
Pineapples
Onigiri

しそ&梅入りのチキンカツ
アスパラの胡麻和え
プチトマト
パイナップル
おにぎり