Oct/090
Fig Salad with Goat’s Milk Yogurt and Pepper Cress
I found this recipe in the Sept 09 issues of Bon Appetit.
Though I have not tried it yet, I will!
Cheers!
-Kevin
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup goat’s milk yogurt
- 1/2 cup soft fresh goat cheese, crumbled
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 1/2 teaspoon (scant) vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 24 ripe black Mission figs, halved lengthwise
- Fleur de sel*
- 2 bunches pepper cress or watercress, thick stems trimmed (about 4 cups)
- 1 cup (loosely packed) small mint leaves
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 dried Indonesian long pepper**
Preparation
Whisk together first 5 ingredients in medium bowl. Season with salt and reserve. Sprinkle figs with fleur de sel; set in center of plate. Drizzle dressing on figs; scatter pepper cress and mint over. Season with olive oil and Indonesian pepper.
* A type of sea salt; available at some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores.
** Also known as Balinese long pepper; available at specialty foods stores, Middle Eastern markets, and from zingermans.com.
Oct/090
Salami Supreme – New Special
Bene Gourmet Pizza
Greetings!
This month’s special pizza is the Salami Supreme!
Ingredients:
- Salami
- Pepperoni
- Button Mushrooms
- Black Olives
- Red Onions
This pizza was designed by Kristi, the Oakway Manager.
Give it a try…it is delicious!
Cheers!
-Kevin
PS – Click these links for money saving coupons: LINK1 & LINK2.
Sep/090
Interesting Article – Referred by Bene Gourmet Pizza
Greetings!
I have been drinking Deschutes Jubelale for years…it is yummy!
Today I came across a blog post by John Foyston from the Oregonian. Mr. Foyston Writes about the Oct 1st event at Deschutes where the new label and vintage of Jubelale will be introduced. Here is a link to the blog post:
http://blog.oregonlive.com/thebeerhere/2009/09/deschutes_jubelale_—_art_ins.html
Due to its popularity, Bene Gourmet Pizza has served Deschutes products for years.
Cheers!
-Kevin
Sep/090
Deux Amis Pinot Noir 2006
Greetings! Last summer my wife and I went to Santa Rosa to visit family. We went wine tasting, and one of our stops was to Deux Amis. Deux Amis is predominately a Zin house, but we were lucky enough to get some of newly released Pinot Noir.
We opened the pinot on Friday, and it was delicious.
Winemakers notes: “Our inaugural Pinot Noir exhibits ideal varietal characteristics of Anderson Valley fruit. Aromas of dried cheerries, spice and smoke lead to seductive flavors of cherry, spice, black cherry cola and a touch of forest floor wrapped in a creamy, rich texture. Full-bodied and complex, this wine will continue to improve with age, but only if you can resist the temptation to drink it all now.”
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Deux Amis { duh zah me }, French for “two friends”, is a partnership between two friends, Phyllis Zouzounis and Jim Penpraze. Six years of working together in the wine industry with many a late night relaxing over a glass of Zinfandel after a long day on the crush pad, found the two friends envisioning their own winery. The dream became a reality with the 1987 harvest. That year, Deux Amis produced one hundred cases of Zinfandel from one vineyard in the Dry Creek Valley. Today, Jim and Phyllis produce over 1500 cases of wine from grapes grown in Sonoma County’s Dry Creek and Alexander Valleys.
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Just thought I would share…
Cheers!
-Kevin
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Sep/090
The State of Suds
bene gourmet pizza
In June, The Eugene Weekly did a nice piece on Oregon Beer. For those of you that missed it, here is the link:
http://www.eugeneweekly.com/2009/06/25/stateofthesuds/
Cheers!
-Kevin
Aug/090
Long’s Meat Market in Eugene
Long’s Meat Market is a Eugene institution, but sometimes in tough times we forget about our favorite, local venues. Long’s has been providing top quality meat and services for 50 years.
Personally, I love their homemade sausages!
Duck season starts in 4 days, so if you are going to grill stop by Long’s.
Cheers!
-Kevin
www.benegourmet.com
Aug/090
Bene Gourmet Pizza – Online Coupons
Bene Gourmet Pizza
Go to Google Local for some Bene coupons.
Cheers!
-Kevin
PS – Check out our chalkboard specials in the restaurants…a taco pizza is in the pipeline.
Aug/090
Charles Shaw…really bad wine!
Yeah I get it…$2 for a bottle of wine is cheap. Natural Lite is cheap too, but it doesn’t mean I want to drink it.
Trader Joe’s is one of my favorite stores…love it, love it, love it! Just stay away for Chuck!
Remember: Friends don’t let friends drink Charles Shaw!
Cheers!
-Kevin
Aug/090
Arugula, Pear, & Blue Cheese Salad
Bene Gourmet Pizza
This fantastic Arugula, Pear, & Blue Cheese Salad recipe takes less than 10 minutes to prepare and will “WOW” your friends and family.
Arugula, Pear, & Blue Cheese Salad
INGREDIENTS:
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 6 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons minced shallots
- 8 cups lightly packed arugula (about 8 ounces), stems trimmed
- 6 small Bosc pears, halved, cored, thinly sliced
- 8 ounces Blue Cheese, crumbled
DIRECTIONS:
Whisk oil, vinegar and shallot in medium bowl to blend. Season dressing with salt and pepper. (Can be made 6 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature.) Combine arugula, pears and cheese in bowl. Add dressing and toss to coat.
Enjoy!
-Kevin
Aug/090
Our featured local, Eugene (OR) breweries…
Let’s face it…in Oregon we love beer. Not that people from other states don’t love beer, but Oregonians are beer fanatics.
Ninkasi IPA
At Bene Gourmet Pizza and Bene Food & Friends we feature two great, local breweries: Ninkasi Brewing & Oakshire Brewing. My favorite from Ninkasi is the Total Domination IPA, while Oakshire’s Amber is quite tasty. We sell many-o-pint of both…give them a try!
http://www.ninkasibrewing.com/
Salute!
-Kevin www.benegourmet.com