Family Reunion

Wine
Washington State Syrah courtesy of Hope and Arnie
Vin Du Bugey-Cerdon “La Cueille” Sparkling Red Wine NV
Bugey Cerdon Elabore par elie et Alain Renardat NV


We had met Michael and Tamara in Santa Fe where we went to the Opera and enjoyed the city. We then all flew back to Los Angeles. On Sunday we had my Sister Mina and Sharon and Cousins Hope and Arnie over for a dinner.

We asked Chris at The Cheese Store of Silverlake to make up a cheese platter for us. When we picked it up it was beautiful, with many cheeses, sausage, fruits, bread and olives. When we went to pay, he told us it was a gift to a loyal customer. It was very un-expected and appreciated by us. It tasted great and was delicious.

Earlier that day we had purchased fresh white nectarines from the Hollywood Farmer’s Market and made a salad of: Nectarines, Almonds, Lettuce, and Prosciutto dressed with Saba.

For the main course, I had purchased Aged Porterhouse Steaks from Harvey Gus Meats. The steaks are always delicious! They were extremely tender and tasty with both the taste of the grill and the aging making them wonderful. I tried a different idea for the doneness of the steaks. There were a lot of different requests from blood rare to medium well done. Usually I grill the more done steaks longer, taking the rarer ones off first. This time I put the more well done steak on first grilled it on both sides for a few minutes then added the other steaks. The advantage was that all steaks were done at the same time. It is an easier way to do it. Always learning!

Corina owns the best restaurant in the Silver Lake area: Canele. We asked her if she could make Pommes Anna for us to serve. It is on her menu and is a favorite side dish of ours. She prepared them and we picked them up, they only needed to be reheated.

For dessert we served Apple Pie that we had purchased from Clementine.

It was a dinner that was relatively easy to present because we had purchased so many of the items. The trick was to select only the best, and be able to serve it. It was great having all of the family over. We also have some great leftovers -always an extra bonus.