Blue Cheese Stuffed Pork Chops

1/2 cup shredded carrots

1/2 cup diced green onions

1/4 cup blue cheese crumbles

1/4 cup chopped pecans

1/4 cup craisins (sweetened dried cranberries)

1 teaspoon Worcestershire

Salt, Pepper, and garlic

Take 4 pork chops or sliced pork loins, (about an inch thick) and cut a slit in them to stuff with above filling.

Season outside of chops with salt and pepper and roast in oven, grill or pan fry till pork is done. Serve over rice and garnish with blue cheese crumbles and green onion slices.

Great wines to accompany this dish:

Pinot Noir

• good with pork
• lighter taste
• good comprise for those who don't like red usually drink white

Grilled salmon with a Butter Caper Sauce

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon pepper

1/2 teaspoon garlic

1/2 teaspoon chili powder

1 tablespoon brown sugar

Rub salmon fillets with seasonings and pan fry with a little olive oil till salmon is done to your liking.

Top with 1 tablespoon melted butter and 1 tablespoon capers

Serve over rice and garnish with parsley

Great wines to accompany this dish:

Sol Malbec

• good with the butter sauce

Chardonnay

• If using a cream sauce may need a chardonnay

Pinot Noir

• would work with either sauce

Grilled Strip Steak

Canadian Season

Cajun Season

Olive Oil

Steak

Mashed Potatoes

Brown Gravy

Mushrooms

Season strip with Canadian seasoning and a little Cajun seasoning, grill steaks in a little olive oil till steak is done to your liking. Slice into 1/2 inch sized pieces and serve over mashed potatoes and brown gravy, garnish with sautéed mushrooms.

Great wines to accompany this dish:

Malbec

• good with beef

Wine for Valentines

Wines                                                                                                   Average Retail

Geyer Peak Sauvignon Blanc……………………………………….………$11.99

www.geyserpeakwinery.com

Schug Sonoma Pinot Noir…………………………………..…….…….…...$22.99

 www.schugwinery.com

Coldstream Hills Pinot Noir………………………………………………….$23.99

 www.coldstreamhills.com

Colors del Sol Malbec……………………………………………………….$10.99

 www.coloresdelsolwines.com

San Simeon Cabernet Sauvignon…………………………………………..$24.99

 www.riboliwines.com/sansimeonfr.html

Castello Banfi Rosa Regale Brachetto d'Acqui………………..…………$22.99

http://www.vigneregali.com/

Zonin Baccarossa…………………………………………………………….$14.99

 www.zoninusa.com

Villa Jolanda Moscato Rose Spumante……………………………………$16.99

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