| I always a say that Wine Food Pairing is and | | | | What, you ask, could happen with a few eggs and |
| adventure and a challenge....well this article is an | | | | mushrooms? BREAD in the MICROWAVE, that's |
| excellent example! | | | | what! Apparently, Gernot was not familiar with a |
| Last weekend we had a friend from Salzburg | | | | microwave oven.....we don't really use our |
| staying with us in Vienna. A delightful, eccentric | | | | microwave much and we have located it in the |
| man that my husband has known for several | | | | pantry behind a closed door so I didn't even see |
| years. We spent the day at a health fair and | | | | him go in there. Well, as the story goes, Gernot |
| were tired and hungry by the time we got home. | | | | said that he just wanted to warm up the crusty |
| I had purchased some wonderful Chantrelle | | | | bread a bit so he set the microwave on high for |
| mushrooms at a market that had been gathered | | | | 5 minutes.....YIKES.....you can imagine, 3 pieces of |
| fresh from the local area that morning. I knew | | | | bread being "nuked" like that. I smelled the smoke |
| about a traditional Austrian dish prepared with | | | | first, then looked around and saw the smoke |
| these delightful fungi and eggs, but I wasn't quite | | | | rolling out from under the pantry door. HOLY |
| sure about all the ingredients. | | | | COW! I yanked open the microwave door and |
| Our friend, Gernot, assured us that he would | | | | extinguished the blackened bread and all the while |
| prepare the evening meal as this was his favorite | | | | my husband is opening all the windows to let the |
| dish and a specialty of his....what could be better? I | | | | clouds of smoke roll out....what a mess!!!!! Everyone |
| love it when someone cooks for me! | | | | was coughing and tears were running from our |
| I opened a French red wine that my husband | | | | eyes! |
| purchased the day before....a terrific tasting wine | | | | Needless to say, we couldn't sit in the house to |
| that would pair perfectly with the "meaty" | | | | eat....in fact the smoke smell is still in the house 4 |
| mushrooms. I got the ingredients out of the | | | | days later! I gathered up the plates, glasses and |
| pantry for Gernot and I started putting together | | | | of course the wine which was REALLY needed |
| the mixed green salad....working in different parts | | | | now and went out to the backyard table. I lighted |
| of the kitchen I wasn't really watching him, but I | | | | a candle, Gernot brought the pan of eggs and |
| felt sure that if he needed assistance he would | | | | mushrooms and my husband brought the |
| just ask. WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | | | | remaining cold bread and a second bottle of wine! |