My friend Steve is visiting from Baltimore so I decided to invite him and our friend Nelson over for dinner last night. They were expecting take out but I had a little surprise waiting for them. When they walked in they were greeted with a wonderful cheese platter of Brie,Aged Cheddar and Blue Cheese. I also had some artisan bread that I sliced up, brushed with olive oil and toasted in the oven. There was also some salami, prosciutto, garlic stuffed olives and a salsa of tomato's,basil and fresh garlic. So yummy! That was just to start the evening. For dinner I served Beef Tips in a Merlot reduction, roasted green beans with mushroom and red onions and a Spring Mixed Salad with Endive and a Dijon,Oil and Vinegar dressing. Steve and Nelson were so surprised. I know it sounds like a difficult dinner that I had to start in the afternoon but it was really very easy. If you would like the recipe's feel free to email me.
This meal was served with a great Merlot wine from Forestville,CA Vinyards. I use to live near Forestville and I remember having their wine and how wonderful it was. I was able to find it here in Santa Maria. I definetly recommend it with a beef meal or pasta with a tomato meat sauce. For only about $10 a bottle you can't beat it. You can check them out here:
http://nobleestates.com/Products/Forestville.htm
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