The Haute Kitchen

Pan-Seared Steaks with Garlic, Rosemary & Whiskey Pan Sauce

Gavin & Julie — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:28:52 +0000

When we were in the throes of a Gordon Ramsey YouTube bender a while back we happened across this video: We don’t eat Beef very often. Mostly we just can’t afford it since really good Beef is significantly more expensive than really good Chicken (and we deserve the best, goldurnit!). Thus, more often than not [...]

Spinach Salad with Green Olives & Figs

Gavin & Julie — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:25:24 +0000

This is yet another divine vehicle for what can only be described as The Best Balsamic Vinaigrette in the World. This also happens to be one of the most eclectically delicious salads Julie has ever cobbled together. Everyone in our family knows we eat a ton of salad and, as usual, it was requested of [...]

Teriyaki Chicken Stirfry with Fennel

Gavin & Julie — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 20:55:34 +0000

Being a member of a CSA is a little like being invited to a stranger’s house for dinner and then being told that you have to cook it with whatever they have on hand. Since you never know for sure what you’re going to get it’s hard to know what you’re going to make. That [...]

Whole Grain Rotelli with Mushrooms, Alder Smoked Green Olives, Fresh Basil & Spicy Tomato Sauce

Gavin & Julie — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 03:21:27 +0000

We know that you think that we, being glitzy upright citizens of the shiny kingdom of FoodBloggery, spend our days in all manner of uppercrust hobnobbing, jetsetting, and elbowrubbing followed by luxurious evenings of sumptuous dining on Champagne, Caviar, and Filet Mignon. But, in our humdrum reality as mere mortals, sometimes a Wednesday is just [...]

Snoqualmie Vineyards 2008 Chardonnay

Gavin & Julie — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 02:12:24 +0000

I was running (well, speedwalking anyway – safety first!) through Roth’s the other day. Julie and I were well on our way to being late to an hors d’oeurves party organized in her honor and we still had yet to make any vittles or find something to drink. So, with my priorities clearly in mind [...]

Marietta Cellars 2005 Angeli Cuvee

Gavin & Julie — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:30:13 +0000

We’ve mentioned this wine before but that was the 2001 angeli cuvee which managed to hold onto for over a year. We just had a chance to try the 2005 version…which was in our possession for about a week. Some might call that an improvement… In keeping with our desire to enjoy qualty but remain [...]

Morton’s Bistro

Gavin & Julie — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:00:22 +0000

In honor of our birthdays we recently made dinner reservations at our favorite restaurant, Morton’s Bistro. We armed ourselves with our recently acquired bottle of Marietta Cellars 2006 Angeli Cuvee and sallied forth. We have a toddler of whom we are rather fond (the most brilliant and beautiful God’s gift, etc, etc) and we’re loathe [...]

Bogle 2006 Phantom Red Wine

Gavin & Julie — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 07:53:39 +0000

Okay, so now that Lyndie knows about this we can finally publish this (very silly) post A month or two ago a cohort/murder/bevy/horde of our family descended in a raving rabid mass on the sleepy and unsuspecting village of Seaside, Oregon. Cavorting and pillaging as we went we left no citizen unsullied by our passing. [...]

Black Box Sauvignon Blanc

Gavin & Julie — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:17:08 +0000

As part of their community outreach program, FoodBuzz likes to periodically buy our affections (on a strictly first come/first served basis, mind you) by giving us free stuff. This time around they reached generous new heights and sent us a box ‘o wine. Now, before you get all judgmental and high-horsey you should know that [...]

Farfalle Salad with Chicken & Apple Sausage

Gavin & Julie — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:36:05 +0000

At the very least this dish proves that you can put just about anything you have on hand in Pasta Salad and wind up with a winner…even if it does sound vaguely like something MacGyver would make out of old snowblower parts. Anyhoo, in this particular case we’d had quite a few odds ‘n ends [...]