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Subject: Re: TN: Election and Nor'Easter (Nahe, Sonoma, Piedmont)
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On Thursday, November 8, 2012 2:24:34 PM UTC-7, DaleW wrote:
> On Thursday, November 8, 2012 3:41:07 PM UTC-5, lleichtman wrote:
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> > On Thursday, November 8, 2012 1:30:31 PM UTC-7, DaleW wrote:
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> > > Tuesday night we were supposed to go to some friends=92 home to watch=
 the election. Unfortunately, about 4 PM their phone/net/TV service provide=
r had a blackout, and neither manse nor church had service. A flurry of pho=
ne calls, and Hubert and Linda agreed to host. I made a white bean/anchovy/=
caper dip, others brought mulligatawny soup, vegetarian lasagna, sage short=
bread with chevre, salad, and more.=20
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> > > There was some wine, my couple of bottles had label surgery with tape=
 and a Sharpie
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> > > 2009 Obamahauser Leistenberg Riesling Kabinett
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> > > Fleshy but fresh and bright, lime and apple over a mineral base. B++
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> > > 2004 Ghisolfi Barack=20
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> > > Some gritty Barolo tannin, but solid fruit, tar, a bit of leather. Yo=
ung, but would be good with a steak, a bit much for the lasagna. B with pot=
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> > > I didn=92t note details of other wines- there was a Bogle Chardonnay =
that while not my style was maybe a bit better than I expected, a Cavit PG =
that was even worse than I expected, and a J. Lohr CS that was decent enoug=
h for inexpensive Cab.=20
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> > > Wednesday was a bit scary. Betsy had taken my old Corolla rather than=
 her AWD RAV4 (due to lack of gas) to a rehearsal, by time she headed home =
the nor=92easter was dumping  a bunch of wet snow and roads got bad. But sh=
e made it back, and I had dinner ready. Chicken breast in a morel cream sau=
ce, rice, acorn squash, and broccoli, Wine was the 2004 Alesia =93Chileno V=
alley=94 Pinot Noir. A little gassy, raspberry fruit, tart acids but the fr=
uit matches up, a touch of barnyard but within my tolerance level. Pleasant=
 but not profound. B/B+
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> > > Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent=
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t a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no promises of obj=
ectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.
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> > I assume this is the Bricco Visette
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> No, the normale.
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> This is the dip:
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> 1 (15-ounce can) white beans (such as cannellini), rinsed well
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> 2 to 4 anchovy fillets, rinsed well if salted
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> 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, softened
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> 1 tablespoon good-quality olive oil
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> 2 tablespoons capers, rinsed if salted and chopped if very large
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> 2 tablespoons minced parsley, plus additional for garnish if desired
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> 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste
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> 1. Pulse the white beans, anchovies and butter in a food processor until =
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> 2. Transfer to a bowl and stir in the capers and parsley. Season with sal=
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> 3. Serve at room temperature on crostini. Sprinkle with more minced parsl=
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Thanks Dale. Just what I was looking for.