Pie and Tart Dinner

Hosts: Doug and Peggy

Pie and Tart Dinner

Appetizers:

Oysters on the Half Shell (aha, you say, these are neither a pie nor a tart....but it's January, the oysters are great and what the heck!)

     Wine:  Jean and Dale

Trio of Pizza Pies--Pissaladiere (French tart with carmelized onions, anchovies and olives), Pizza with spicy Coppa, blue cheese and roasted peppers, and Pizza with figs, Taleggio cheese and honey

    Wine: Mark and Dorte, Monique and John

Salad:

Green Salad 

Main Course:

Dungeness Crab Shepherd's Pie

    Wine Note: (from Union Square Cafe cookbook--"Calls for an opulent, buttery Chardonnay.  Look for a rich example from the Napa Valley or celebrate with a luscious Meursault or Puligny-Montrachet.)  Monique and John

Steak and Kidney Pie

     Wine: Mark and Dorte

Dessert:

Cranberry Chocolate Pecan Tart (with vanilla ice cream)

    Wine: Dale and Jean