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Skriven 2015-02-25 14:50:00 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av JIM WELLER
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 ML> How was the wine? I recall its umbrella parent Peller making
 ML> well-regarded stickies.
 JW> He/they make an award winnning ice wine 9at $75 per half bottle) and

Too rich for my tastes. I'll go up to 35-40 and then only
a couple times a year. Inniskillin is my go-to brand as it's
almost reasonably priced and easily available (especially on
the duty-free carts, where it's probably $5 less than retail,
plus I get 10% off). Only if I'm going to check a bag, though.
One post-9-11 scam that the airlines and security must be in
cahoots on is that they will sell your duty-free, but then
the TSA will confiscate it if you don't remember to put it in
a checked bag.

 JW> also make a wide range of table wines that run from from horrible to
 JW> medium good. The low end is labeled as coming from Andres Wines

I'm confused about Andres wines vs. Andre wines.

 JW> (e.g. Baby Duck) and the better labels come from Peller Estates.
 JW> Andrew Peller started with Andres and used the profits thereof to
 JW> build Peller estates. Cooper Moon is in the middle of the pack but
 JW> good value. Like any shiraz it is smooth, medium-bodied, with
 JW> flavours of plum and cherry, and a bit of pepper. It pairs well with
 JW> beef, smoke and spice.

And Baby Duck vs. Cold Duck. It all must have something to
do with the persistence of the Gallo lawyers, who in fact
tried to prevent the Chianti consortium from using the Gallo
Nero emblem. I refuse to buy Gallo products even though the
Chavez boycott is long past and am leery of adjective noun
wines (especially noun-derived-adjective noun) because of
the Gallo tendency to use that formula in naming.

 ML> what does Kicking Horse Pass have to do with coffee?
 JW> A long time ago a couple of hippies found themselves in Invermere
 JW> B.C., started a modest coffee roasting and blending business and

Thanks. So the Starbucks of the future comes from a bunch of
counterculturalists?!

 JW> I do like chocolate excess but nothing is better than sex.

That sounds like the seed for a poem, an Ogden Nashish one.
I'd have something more to say, but this is a family echo.

Double Dark Chocolate Excess
Categories: Cake, Valentine's
Servings: 6 to 8

6 oz bittersweet chocolate
2 oz unsweetened chocolate
1/4 lb unsalted butter
3 Tb strong espresso coffee
1/4 ts almond extract
1 Tb vanilla extract
4 lg eggs
1 1/3 c sugar
1/4 c unsweetened cocoa
2 pn salt
1/2 c toasted blanched almonds
- coarsely chopped
1/4 c flour
1 c heavy cream, whipped

Oven at 375F. Line the bottom of an 8" springform pan with a
round of waxed paper.

Melt chocolates and butter over simmering water. Stir in the
coffee and extracts, and cool to room temperature.

Beat eggs, sugar, cocoa, and salt until creamy. Stir in the
almonds, flour and chocolate until smooth. Pour into the pan
and bake 35 min or until a knife inserted in the center comes
out with a few streaks.

Cool on a rack, then release sides of the springform and set
cake on a cake plate. Cut into small slivers and serve with
a dollop of whipped cream.

After Lynne Rossetto Kasper, spendidtable.org

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