lummi island wine tasting may 19 ’17
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Bread this week
Multi Grain Levain – Made with a sourdough culture and a flavorful mix of bread flour, fresh milled whole wheat and rye. A nice mixture of flax, sesame sunflower and pumpkin seeds and some polenta add great flavor and crunch. And just a little honey for some sweetness. A great all around bread that is full of flavor – $5/loaf
Breton – Incorporates the flavors of the french Breton region. Bread flour and fresh milled buckwheat and rye make for interesting flavor and the salt is sel gris -the grey salt from the region- that brings more mineral flavors to this bread. Goes great with meats and cheeses – $5/loaf
And for pastry…
Fruit & Spice Rolls – Not as sweet as many of our pastry choices these include almost half whole wheat and plenty of butter, sugar and egg, dried cranberries and golden raisins along with fresh orange peel and orange juice plus anise, cinnamon, mace and cardamon; an interesting and flavorful bun to have with your morning coffee. – 2/$5
New stock of Theo’s Chocolate!
We have been carrying a selection of Theo’s Chocolate bars since the time some years ago when we did one of their Factory Tours. They are located in Seattle in the old Red Hook Brewery in Fremont, and give tours twice daily. In case you are wondering, Yes, you get Lots of Samples! And since, as they are fond of saying, they were the First Organic, Fair Trade, Fair for Life certified Bean-to-Bar Chocolate Factory in North America (OMD, does that mean there are now Others?), Who could Possibly Resist? Who would Want To…?!
Even more interesting, for the first time in many years a few of our old-favorite bars are no longer available…for example the Coconut Curry milk chocolate seems to have gone the way of the Dodo, along with a few others. On the other hand there are some new items we are trying out that many will find irresistible: Salted Almond Butter Cups, Coconut Bites Dark Chocolate, and Salted Almond Clusters.
Admit it…it’s really comforting to have these little Diversions Available in these Troubled Times. We all need a little Treat from time to time, n’est-ce pas?
Anne’s New Show
Although we have another week before Studio Tour, today we installed our new show of Anne Gibert’s recent paintings. The painting at left is from an old photo of her mother, and it goes well with the flowers (Bird of Paradise??) next to it.
This show also includes portraits of a number of Islanders, both men and women, that many of you will recognize and recall Anne’s show a couple of years ago of Twenty Two Portraits of Lummi Island Women which drew a lot of enthusiastic interest. Unfortunately this time only a Lucky Half-Dozen will get the “Pow’r the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us!”
Mar a Lago Update
Hey, it’s been another busy week for Alternative Reality. Is this Entertaining or What? We begin to Marvel and Wonder, “Wow…how long can they keep this up?” It’s a little like one of those occasional Fireworks displays where the Finale goes On and On and you think it is Like So Over This Time, and then Wham and Kaboom, here comes another Show Stopping Display. And we are Reduced to mesmerized Oohs and Ahs. Oh, the Wonder of it!
As we go to press here today Special Prosecutor Mueller has been Assigned to Get to the Bottom of the Russian Connections and the Mediaverse is Abzolutely Abuzz! The inescapable Image is of Gandalf the Grey plummeting into the Abyss with the Balrog…will he Ever Reach the Bottom? Will he Ever Return? Will we Ever Know What Really Happened? More to the point…will we ever Find a Way Back to our Own Reality?
Preliminary betting reports from Las Vegas are starting to lean toward mild-mannered (but somewhat cogent) Ultra Conservative VP Pence (who BTW just filed to start his own PAC…) to step in for the Twitster-in-Chief as his Tiny Supply of Marbles Rolls and Clatters Away at Every Turn. Sad!
This week’s wine tasting
Maryhill Viognier ’15 Washington $14
Vibrant aromas of orange zest, honeysuckle, and pink grapefruit; flavors of lemon, pear, and white peach. The mouthfeel is delicate, yet full-bodied, with lingering notes of fresh flowers.
Jean-Luc Colombo Rosé Cape Bleue ’15 France $11
Soft, delicate pink bouquet with subtle hints of peach, rose petal and pepper on the nose; complex flavors with intriguing notes of raspberry, cherry and black olive.
Rubino Marmorelle Rosso ’14 Italy $11
Negroamaro-Malvasia Nera blend; aromas of cherry, black currants, blueberries and blackberries; hints of nutmeg and cocoa that follow through on the warm and satisfying palate.
Chateau de Cabriac Corbieres ’14 France $14 /strong>
Syrah, Mourvèdre, Carignan, Grenache; aromas of black berry fruits; palate shows blackcurrant, blackberry and hints of coffee. The flavors continue to develop to a dense and powerful finish.
Cloudlift Panorama Merlot ’13 Washington $24
Elegant merlot-dominant blend with Cabernet Sauv (11%) and Cab Franc (9%) aromas of coffee, flowers, dried herbs, and red- and black-fruit followed by elegant, lightly creamy fruit flavors that carry through the finish.
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