Tonight’s supper on a warm Summer day (temps rose to the mid-80s, the forecast rain never showed) out on out patio, was another crab-stuffed ripe California Haas avocado on Farmers’ Market greens. The crab was in mayonnaise seasoned with SI Spicy Seafood Seasoning, celery seed, chervil, a little chipotle chile, and onion powder. The dressing on the greens was onion powder, celery seed, chervil, lemon peel, and chipotle in half Meyer Lemon olive oil, half Tuscan EVOO, with yuzu rice vinegar. Wine was a 1999 Jean-Philippe Fichet Meursault 'Les Chevaliéres - light yellow-gold in color; rich nose and flavors of complex, spicy white fruit & flowers; slightly low in acidity, with a very long complex flowery fruit finish. It was a very good wine, but not as good a match with the salad as our usual Pulignys, because of the lower acidity. It was actually more enjoyable to drink before a bite of salad, rather than after the bite. This was shared with Jeff Pfohl before he left for the Santa Fe Monday Night Wine Tasting. A good meal for a warm Summer evening.
Then for dessert, while watching yesterday’s British Grand Prix, was TJ’s Belgian Chocolate Bars, milk for Carollee and 72% Cocoa Dark for me, with a 375ml bottle of 2006 Susana Balbo Late-Harvest Malbec ‘Virtuoso’, not as much ripe fruit as the 2005, but still good with the rich chocolate.