It was our turn to host dinner club again, but I forgot to take pictures :( So all I give you is a description. You'll have to let your mind fill in the colors and smells. Given the chill of winter - even snow falling the morning of our dinner - I went for warm, hearty comfort food. The first course was a hot Creamy Mushroom Soup with Mushroom Chips from an old Food & Wine magazine. The soup tastes velvety, almost cream-like even though there is no cream - it's all in the blending. A bonus is the mushroom chips on top - they are addictable (addictive and delectable). Earthy and crunchy. I recommend making a few extras for snacking! We served this with a Ferrari-Carano Fume Blanc, which also went into the soup.
The main course was a one-dish wonder - Smoked Sausage Cassoulet. This exemplifies the best of French bistro cooking. A hint of clove, rosemary and sage gives the dish a wintery feel and warms the insides. A Rhone-style wine pairs well with this. We finished off the meal with Chocolate Pound Cake with Raspberry Sorbet and Vanilla Ice Cream, paired with Pedroncelli Port from the Dry Creek area of Sonoma. The best part of the meal? The company. We love our dinner club friends!
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