A Bollywood Evening

Wine:

Vin Du Bugey-Cerdon (2 bottles)
J. Lohr 2006 Paso Robles Zinfandel
L'Ancestrale du Puits 2005 Cairanne (2 bottles)
Madrigal 2005 Napa Valley Petite Sirah Port

We had two guests staying with us this weekend: Mary Beth and JJ. Mary Beth is a professor of Cinema and we gave her and JJ a Bollywood experience. We watched two great moves by Ram Gopal Varma: Sarkar and its sequal Sarkar Raj. They are loosely based upon the movie God Father. They are available on NetFlix.
We went to Little India (Artesia) for an Indian Lunch and then went to various shops. It was a fun afternoon. We had invited Shelley and David to join us for dinner. It turned out that Shelley had also gone to Artesia and turned up wearing an Indian Outfit. They also brought some delicious Indian Candy.

We started with drinks on the deck and once again had the delicious Ginger Feta Cheese from The Cheese Store of Silverlake. Everyone loved it!

We wanted to make a dinner that didn’t involve a lot of last minute cooking and came up with a dinner menu that we prepared before they arrived.
We started with Tomato - Fig Soup from the Moro East Cookbook. This is very seasonal, and we probably won’t be able to make it again till next summer. It is amazing. The recipe can be found in our blog entry of: August 20, 2008. Click the date to get the recipe.

We then had Orchids Tangy Noodles from The Modern Art of Chinese Cooking. This is always a hit and when prepared ahead of time only gets better. The recipe can be found in our blog entry of: July 4, 2007. Click the date to get the recipe.

We served Char Shu Pork using a recipe from Jar Restaurant. We marinated the pork for 4 days before grilling it on the Egg. The recipe can be found in our blog entry of: July 4, 2007. Click the date to get the recipe. Shelley sent an email saying it was the BEST pork chop she had ever made.

We served a White Nectarine Crisp for dessert. The stone fruit is at its best right now in the market!

Finally we had the Assorted Sweets from Little India that Shelley and Dave brought. We moved very slowly the next day after our great night of excess.