two September dinners

Monday night (last night): cornmeal crusted pan-fried salmon with a warm relish of yellow squash, corn, capers, and chorizo. Not bad. OK. The sauce was milder flavoured than I thought it might be. Still, I'm not displeased. We had some Mark West Pinot Noir with this.

Tuesday night (tonight): Country style pork shoulder ribs braised with dried porcini mushrooms, fava bean puree, beet greens, and a reduction of the braising liquid. You know? I was kind of impressed. The puree was really lovely - sweet bean flavour against the saltier reduction. The pork was tender. I haven't had beet greens in years, but the remain a vegetable I enjoy immensely. We sat on the balcony and downed the rest of the McManis Viognier I used in making the braising liquid. Tasty!