Tuesday Take-It-Easy Lunch

This is how we do it Exhale-style!

Just kidding!

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Top Secret: New, Best Sauvignon Blanc Ever!

Grange Sonoma has become my new favorite weekend adventure. Located in Sonoma, they are a bit off the beaten Napa Valley path, and have wines you literally cannot buy anywhere else. Being a Sauvignon Blanc fan, I was stoked to find a new one, so new, in fact, that even the winemaker doesn’t list it on their website. You are now officially “in the know.”

Mantra Wines, Sauvignon Blanc, for purchase only at Grange Sonoma in Sonoma, California.

Enjoy!

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Alaskan King Crab Dinner

My dad sent me Alaskan King Crab as a birthday present. I hope he sends it every year. Here’s how it goes:

1. Arrive frozen in a box.

2. Put into the freezer for safekeeping.

3. Time to defrost.

4. Time to Steam! (in beer, lemon and garlic)

5. Waiting their turn

6. Ready for eating!

7. The whole spread: newspaper, corn on the cob, sourdough rolls, dips & spreads, and lots of tools for pounding the meat out of the shell!

8. Graveyard! We at the whole 5 lbs of alaskan king crab – so delicious!

Side Note: I finally found a purpose for Chardonnay (being a sauvignon blanc kind of girl) – it goes great with crab!

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Thursday Night Dinner

Grilled chx tenders, grilled red onions, green lettuce with light honey-mustard dressing (not homemade), and three pieces of baguette with stinky cheese.  Gone are the days when bread and cheese WAS dinner….I miss those days. Wine not pictured. 🙂

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Sunday Night Dinner

Homemade sausage lasagna, green salad with homemade balsamic dressing, Edna Valley Pinot Noir.   Hope the lasagna lasts till Thursday night!

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Dinner!

Turkey patties with blue cheese (!) and green salad, with my favorite homemade dressing: Lime & Mint Vinaigrette.  With a glass (or two, or three) of red wine.  Yummo!

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