Another Go and, Still, No
I gave the Hardy’s Shiraz one more try. After all, I had bought my wines for Wine Blogging Wednesday in advance but waited until the night before to try them. And unfortunately, I was still suffering from a bout of overindulgence from the leftovers of the previous night’s tasting. Therefore, half of the Sofia Mini went undrunk and I only took a few sips of the Hardy’s.
Tonight I made a loose version of Shepherd’s Pie by browning ground lamb, then adding chopped onions, carrots, and garlic. A little flour and red wine (yes, from a box) then poured into a pie crust and topped with thinly sliced potatoes and Irish cheese. The food definitely brought out more from the Shiraz, especially as the pie was heavily peppered. Still.
At least I kept an open mind about it.
March 15th, 2007 at 8:24 am
Hey Farley, you mentioned that you like Michael Chiarello. Here is a recipe for Shepherd’s Pie that he made up, it’s on the Food Network site.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_35732,00.html
The pie you made looks good!
March 15th, 2007 at 9:14 am
Farley, you look like an excellent cook. When do Ben and I get to try your food?
Sofia Mini and Hardys aren’t exactly Black Chicken huh? Oh well, we should have a Biale WBW… ; /
March 16th, 2007 at 5:07 am
My box wine isn’t holding up well either. I thought the whole purpose was that it could be good for quite a while after being opened…but in the 3 days it’s been open since we drank it on Tuesday for WBW, it has degenerated quite a bit.
March 16th, 2007 at 8:11 am
Ahren, Thanks.
Ryan, I do my best. The answer is when/IF you come winetasting….
Megan, That’s false advertising, don’t you think??? Mine wasn’t that great to start.