Winter feast

We met with our dining club a couple of Sundays ago. It's always fun hanging out with the gang. The fun started with hats (don't ask), bubbles and snacks. I brought a 1.5L of Mionetto Sergio Prosecco. It was a real crowd pleaser, we enjoyed it with fruit, veggies, a great dip someone picked up at Kowalski's Grocery Store and a corn and bacon empanada that was hand crafted by yours truly. The empanada was ok but it was dry and needed something like salsa or sour cream. Next time. Main course was a pepper crusted pork chop served with duchess potatoes, maple glazed carrots and brussels sprouts. The chop was a little too pepper crusted for my Scandinavian palate. I was sweating like mad until I scraped the pepper off. It was very good, I just can't take the heat. We enjoyed the pork with Cline Ancient Vines Zinfandel. The pairing was superb. For dessert we had a strawberry chocolate torte with and Aussie sticky. Another nice pairing. Here's to good friends.