Wine & Cheese = Great Quick Dinner
Whew! I think I am done with my Christmas shopping now, “wait…what?! You are done Raven?”…YES I AM! Besides little odds and ends I think I am done with all my Christmas shopping. What a load off!
I went to a whole bunch of stores last night to finish things up for family and friends. It felt really good to get it done the only bad part was…it was POURING DOWN RAIN the entire time! I mean it was pouring so bad that one of the times that I got back to my car, my hair was actually dripping water, haha. For reals, stop raining and give me some snow!!! (do you like the snow falling on my blog?? Because I do! 🙂 )
So, after getting back from shopping and being soaking wet…I definitely did NOT want to cook. It was like 8:45 and I was cold and just BLAH!
While I was shopping I picked up some wine for some friends and thought, “Hey, if I am already here I might as well get myself a bottle, or two, for myself!” AmIRight?! I got myself a bottle of one of my favorite red wines….It is called Tierra Brisa
It is a Malbec from Argentina. It’s description… “the dry climate the wine achieves near perfect ripeness endowing the wine with velvety texture and intense flavors of blackberry, peppery spice, and balsamic herbs.” YUM! It is a really delicious and complex wine that is really affordable. Personally, I prefer a Malbec or Cabernet Sauvignon to a Pinot Noir. I like the bolder flavors.
OK, so obviously I decided I was going to have some wine for dinner…why not?! I am a grown up! haha
(I love how you can see my cheese plate in the wine glass haha)
So…what goes with wine? Cheese does! And who doesn’t love cheese? I definitely do!I decided to go with some sharp cheddar and some mozzarella with pepperoni AND never ever can I have cheese without a dill pickle. It is a weird thing that I have, but I just love to have pickles with cheese. It is one of my “things”.
Also, I had some seven grain crackers and a clementine. Fruit always seems to compliment wine and cheese nicely.
I know what you are saying, “Oh my goodness Raven, that is a very large plate of cheese and pickles!”. I had some help with the plate I didn’t eat that ALL to myself ;-). It was nice to have a meal that was really yummy but also was really simple.
Happy Thursday!
23 Comments
Angie's Recipes
Malbec! BEST Argentina red! Gotta get a few of them….
RavieNomNoms
I have to agree with you Angie! It is so fantastic!
Adelina
1. love the snow
2. impressed that you’re done with all your shopping
3. this is my type of dinner
RavieNomNoms
Thank you Adelina, I am glad you enjoyed it!
Claudia
Since I am part mouse, you must know this goes to my cheesey heart! Love cheese plates – could exist on them – brava to you and your lovely dinner.
RavieNomNoms
I love cheese too Claudia! I don’t think I could ever live without it!
popcorngirl12
Awesome dinner! Love it! I also love the snow! Where did you find it?
RavieNomNoms
It is actually something that WordPress has going right now. It is an option you can choose on our options, it is only there for a limited time…I just couldn’t resist!
Evan @swEEts
I think it would still be okay if you did in fact eat this all by yourself because that cheese looks amazing! I still need to do my Christmas shopping so maybe I’ll use that as an excuse to eat cheese too 🙂
RavieNomNoms
Haha, yea I don’t think I could have ate the whole this it was rather large. I DID however finish the wine…wait who said that?! haha 😉
the constant hunger
Wine and cheese is my kind of dinner. I should get into tat habit more often.
RavieNomNoms
Me too, I think I will start doing it more often!
fooddreamer
This is my favourite sort of dinner! Yum. Congrats on finishing Xmas shopping so early.
RavieNomNoms
Thank you! Definitely makes me feel much less stressed!
Dana - Food for Thought
I’m done with holiday shopping, too… yay us!
My friends and I have been known to have a few bottles of wine and cheese… and then still eat dinner LOL! We love our food 🙂
RavieNomNoms
Yay us indeed! Congrats on getting done early, doesn’t it feel awesome?!
Oh yes, I am known to do that too, but since I was just not in the mood to cook at all haha it just ended up being cheese 😉
magicofspice
I agree beautiful meal…I love that Tierra Brisa, I need to pick up a bottle. So nice that your shopping is done, and I do love the snow on your blog…Closest I will get, lol
michelle @ The Domestic Mama and The Village Cook
Oh my.. I wish I was there with you to partake in both… I tend to get chatty when I drink wine. 🙂
foododelmundo
It’s a gorgeous platter! I love Malbec wines and will have to keep this one in mind the next time I’m at the booze house.
~Mary
Kimba's Kitchen
You had me at wine and cheese, lol. Wish I was there to share this platter with you!!
Kristen
Cheese is my favorite food. I would have had a hard time sharing a plate that looked that good.
Dionne Baldwin
I love cheese, I love wine and I love crackers. How refreshing to see someone who enjoys those bold flavors! We are branching out a bit from my fave Columbia Crest Merlot so I need to find this one and give it a go. I’ll pick up some cheese too while I am at it!
briarrose
I don’t think it’s possible to have a too big plate of cheese. 😉 Looks like a great snack.