Happy President's Day, everyone. Valentines Day was a success, but now I'm out of coffee... well maybe 3 grams of a Brazil. I really liked the red grapes Sautéed in wine (12 year old bottle of Bonny Doon wine) and espresso and it went well with the leg of lamb, couscous, and asparagus. Since I pulled my last shot of my roasted Espresso Workshop #8 that morning, I pulled shots of the Brazil roast and followed up after dinner with two cappuccinos from the same. Nice. Hope everyone had a great weekend, or even long weekend like I get for a change. I'm roasting up a Kenya now and will have to decide what I'll be roasting for espresso next. I loosened up the grind on my espresso and the shots are flowing more easily now and tasting great. I actually prefer the singles now to the doubles, but they're more like clean singles then thick, syrupy ristrettos that can be so addictive. I think I'll roast up some Moka Kadir since I've never pulled this one as espresso (that I remember). -Chris On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 6:37 AM, Yakster wrote: <Snip> he <Snip> the <Snip> est <Snip> so <Snip> om <Snip> for <Snip> ke <Snip> be <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmar=iascoffee.com Homeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee=.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=7820 |
Chris - Thanks for the recipe...now we just need the ones for the Lamb and couscous ;) Seriously your Valentine's Day meal and espresso sounded wonderful. I mutilated a French Laundry recipe for port & roasted fig sauce with Lobster and Duck Foie Gras....I did my version with duck instead. The port-fig sauce called for bittersweet chocolate and espresso grounds..you could not really taste the espresso grounds but they added body to the sauce (and no doubt some caffein as well). I might try the sautéed grapes in w= ine with Duck next time instead. Mary Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmar=iascoffee.com Homeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee=.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=7820 |
The port and roasted fig sauce sounds interesting. For the Lamb, I used a dry rub I already had prepared (Wild Willy's Number One-derful Rub from the Smoke and Spice cookbook by Cheryl and Bill Jamison) plus some fresh minced garlic, hickory salt, chopped fresh rosemary from the garden, and a splash of the 1998 Bonny Doon Charbera red wine put into the oven at 400 degrees as per the instructions on the package until the probe read 140 degrees and then let the lamb rest covered with foil to allow the internal temperature to continue to rise for 15 to 20 minutes. The lamb was nice and tender and is making wonderful leftovers (packed some for lunch today). I wanted to make my favorite sauce to go with this, West Coast Wonder sauce, also from Smoke and Spice, but didn't have time to do this until last night. I also was going to make some garlic scones from scratch but this was ditched at the last minute as well due to time pressures. Despite everything not going to plan (and pulling out the PID box to make espresso which I'd forgotten about in the middle of it all was a panic) it all turned out well. I much enjoyed making a nice meal to enjoy at home rather then going out and fighting the crowds. The Wife prepared the box mix of couscous with pine nuts and steamed the asparagus in the microwave. Wild Willy's Number One-derful Rub from Smoke & Spice by Cheryl and Bill Jamison 3/4 Cup paprika 1/4 Cup freshly ground black pepper 1/4 Cup coarse salt (kosher or sea salt) 1/4 Cup sugar (I probably substituted Splenda) 2 Tbsp chili powder 2 Tbsp garlic powder 2 Tbsp onion powder 2 tsp cayenne Mix ingredients and store in a cool, dark pantry for use as needed. West Coast Wonder Sauce from Smoke & Spice by Cheryl and Bill Jamison (great for duck, lamb, fish, seafood) 1 Cup hoisin sauce 1/2 Cup rice vinegar 1/4 Cup soy sauce 2 Tbsp Dijon mustard 2 tsp peeled and minced fresh ginger 1 tsp ground anise 2 garlic cloves, minced Heat on low for about 10 minutes, keeps refrigerated for several weeks. -Chris On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 6:55 PM, mary deem wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmar=iascoffee.com Homeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee=.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=7820 |
"and a splash of the 1998 Bonny Doon Charbera red wine" I really miss Bonny Doon! They used to have a tasting room about a mile or = two from where I live (I live smack dab in the middle of wine country Calif= ornia). = I can't even find their Syrah locally here anymore(their Syrah is hands dow= n one of my all time favorite wines)... -- = Ryan M. Ward *Note: This email was sent from a computer running Ubuntu Linux 9.10 (Karmi= c Koala)http://www.ubuntu.com**Note: This signature was placed here by me and is not automatically-gener= ated-annoying-end-of-email-spam placed here by anyone other than myself. I = am a Linux nut and am doing my part to support open source software and the= Linux and Ubuntu communities by getting the word out with each email I sen= d, I encourage you to do the same. <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> on) <Snip> the <Snip> was <Snip> <Snip> ce, <Snip> ned <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> eat <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> and <Snip> ou <Snip> in <Snip> ariascoffee.com <Snip> ee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=7820 = Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection.http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469227/direct/01/Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmar=iascoffee.com Homeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee=.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=7820 |
Wait a minute... I live smack dab in the middle of wine country California. I'm a fan of Bonny Doon Le Cigare Volant. -Bonnie P. On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 12:23 PM, Ryan M. Ward |
YES!!! Le Cigare Volant!! The only wine that I know of whose name translates into the flying saucer!!! I have a Cardinal Zin tee-shirt laying around here somewhere that was given to me by the old tasting room manager years ago- I should try to dig it out! I love wine! I actually picked up a bottle of 2 buck chuck today for dinner tonight(which contrary to price is usually good quality wine- its made out of all of the left overs!!) Wine and coffee are my two favorite health foods! Anti-oxidant power houses!!! Which area of wine country are you from if you dont mind my asking, I am from San Luis Obispo county. (South of Napa but north of santa Barbara) -- Ryan M. Ward *Note: This email was sent from a computer running Ubuntu Linux 9.10 (Karmic Koala)http://www.ubuntu.com**Note: This signature was placed here by me and is not automatically-generated-annoying-end-of-email-spam placed here by anyone other than myself. I am a Linux nut and am doing my part to support open source software and the Linux and Ubuntu communities by getting the word out with each email I send, I encourage you to do the same. <Snip> Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free.http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469229/direct/01/Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
We are in Sonoma County which is one hour north of San Francisco, and about 1.5 hours West of Napa Valley. It takes a little over an hour with no traffic to get to Sweet Maria's from here. We have a small Chardonnay vineyard and made our own wine, actually, custom crushed, for a few years, called Poole Vineyards Chardonnay. In fact, that is what we had for dinner tonight. I mean, with dinner. You can find me on the Sweet Maria's Home Roaster Google Map, let me find the link....http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie F&msa=0&msid3805607926076218082.00044e3c2d9fb3e0670c9&mid12154580It is called Homeroast List Members, take a look, it's an interesting map. Add yourself. -Bonnie P. Santa Rosa, CA On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 4:47 PM, Ryan M. Ward wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
Ryan, I've been to that tasting room in Paso, a friend, Bonnie, no relation to Winery, worked there for a while. It was fun to stop in. Bonnie, I hear that you'll be loosing Ecco Cafe this summer, they're moving from Santa Rosa into SF. I like their espresso, but their move probably won't affect me, I'll continue to imbibe their blends in San Jose rather then brave the city. -Chris Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
That will be a little sad for me because there is a little booth at our farmers market where they do beehive pour over of Ecco, and it is my Saturday morning treat. It's also my go-to coffee when I just can't roast my own. I am lucky because there are other good roasters in the neighborhood. Ecco doesn't have any actual cafe or espresso shop here, they only roast here. There is one shop near my work that does use their beans for espresso, Centro Espresso. I will be in San Jose on March 13 with my entire family (1 PM Sharks game), and I look forward to going to Barefoot. -Bonnie On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 8:48 PM, Yakster wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
I've heard 2 buck chuck called many things in the past 5 years, but "usually good quality" has never been one of them. Oh well, there is a first for everything. I'm eyeing a 1981 Ridge Cabernet Monte Bello Jimsomare right now. It is calling my name. <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
YES!!! Le Cigare Volant!! The only wine that I know of whose name translates into the flying saucer!!! The flying cigar, actually, and I didn't know that's what they called it. It's pretty funny, too, because a flying saucer in profile probably does look like a cigar. It sounds awfully quaint, the French named an alien spaceship after something familiar and comforting, something you'd find around the house. How sweet! Oh, wait... we call it a 'flying saucer,' which must seem as sweet and silly to the French as 'flying cigar' seems to us! :) Doug Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
Yes, that is the one. Bonnie... I wonder if she was there when I worked at = Sycamore farms(the company that leased the tasting room to Bonny Doon)... I= think I might know who she is, if it is the same person I am thinking of, = she is really cool! Does she have a husband that works for/with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory? -- = Ryan M. Ward *Note: This email was sent from a computer running Ubuntu Linux 9.10 (Karmi= c Koala)http://www.ubuntu.com**Note: This signature was placed here by me and is not automatically-gener= ated-annoying-end-of-email-spam placed here by anyone other than myself. I = am a Linux nut and am doing my part to support open source software and the= Linux and Ubuntu communities by getting the word out with each email I sen= d, I encourage you to do the same. <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> ariascoffee.com <Snip> ee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=7820 = Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection.http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469226/direct/01/Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmar=iascoffee.com Homeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee=.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=7820 |
Yes, Dawn (The old tasting room manager) and I used to joke about that literal translation all the time. Very funny(the geometric difference between a saucer and a cigar would lead one to believe that they would never be used to refer to the same object). -- Ryan M. Ward *Note: This email was sent from a computer running Ubuntu Linux 9.10 (Karmic Koala)http://www.ubuntu.com**Note: This signature was placed here by me and is not automatically-generated-annoying-end-of-email-spam placed here by anyone other than myself. I am a Linux nut and am doing my part to support open source software and the Linux and Ubuntu communities by getting the word out with each email I send, I encourage you to do the same. <Snip> Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service.http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469228/direct/01/Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
Mmmm, wine. I need to get back to Pasadena for another visit to the Chronicle Wine Shop. It's 3 Buck Chuck here in the Midwest because it's an import. Literal translation is certainly cigar, but it means the same thing: UFO. Maybe the French are more into cigars while we think more about or coffee cup saucers? Dunno. Mmmmm, wine. John On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 4:33 AM, Ryan M. Ward wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
I just found the following articles which may shed a little light onto the name:http://thewinecellar.blogspot.com/2005/01/winecology-bonny-doon-le-cigare-volant.htmlGeez, I need to visit Europe again soon, all this talk of French UFOs is making miss the small town of Saint-Genis.... I love France(What little I have seen)! I actually want to move there but Kaylene wont have it.">http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid55&dat541226&id=XqshAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PpoFAAAAIBAJ&pg#73,5174967and http://thewinecellar.blogspot.com/2005/01/winecology-bonny-doon-le-cigare-volant.htmlGeez, I need to visit Europe again soon, all this talk of French UFOs is making miss the small town of Saint-Genis.... I love France(What little I have seen)! I actually want to move there but Kaylene wont have it. -- Ryan M. Ward *Note: This email was sent from a computer running Ubuntu Linux 9.10 (Karmic Koala)http://www.ubuntu.com**Note: This signature was placed here by me and is not automatically-generated-annoying-end-of-email-spam placed here by anyone other than myself. I am a Linux nut and am doing my part to support open source software and the Linux and Ubuntu communities by getting the word out with each email I send, I encourage you to do the same. <Snip> Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service.http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469228/direct/01/Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |