Staples

__ sea salt

__ black pepper

__ all-purpose flour

__ butter

__ olive oil

Roasted Eggplant and Tomato Crostini

__ 1 large eggplant

__ 4 large plum tomatoes

__ 1 small bottle Sherry wine vinegar

__ 1 bunch fresh rosemary

__ 4 ounces crumbled feta cheese

__ 1 baguette

Sautéed Spinach and Wild Mushrooms

__ 1 shallot

__ 1 bulb garlic

__ 4 cups mixed wild mushrooms
(shiitake, porcini, chanterelle,
oyster, portobello, cremini)

__ 1 small bottle dry sherry wine

__ 1 small bottle reduced-sodium
soy sauce

__ 20 ounces fresh spinach

Chicken Braised in Red Wine Sauce

__ 2 pounds chicken breasts

__ 20 pearl onions

__ 1 garlic bulb

__ 1 pint chicken stock

__ 1 bottle red wine
(Pinot Noir is a good choice)

__ 1 small jar bay leaves

__ 1 bunch thyme sprigs

__ 1 bunch parsley sprigs

__ 8 ounces button mushrooms

Oven Roasted Rosemary New Potatoes

__ 2 pounds new potatoes

__ 1 bunch fresh rosemary

Apple Crisp

__ 1 small package instant oatmeal

__ 1 pound light brown sugar

__ 1 small jar ground cinnamon

__ 1 small jar ground nutmeg

__ 4 Granny Smith apples

__ 1 pint vanilla nonfat
frozen yogurt

Wine Suggestion

__ Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
OR Côtes du Rhône