polarbear22 wrote:Having a prime rib tomorrow night. Hopefully as nice looking as Mother's. (And we will let it get to room temp first, I promise.)

Any suggestions from my cellar for a Cabernet to pair with it. (Rubbed with salt, pepper, garlic, tyhme and EVOO. Served with horseradish, potatoes/mushroom au gratin and green beans.) Son and his fiancee are coming. And we will have leftovers on Christmas for just the two of us. So with your help, I will select two Cabs for with this roast.

That sounds sooo good.

chemvictim wrote:That sounds sooo good.

You should see the photos of Mother's prime rib on Facebook. Looks fantastic. Can't wait.

polarbear22 wrote:Having a prime rib tomorrow night. Hopefully as nice looking as Mother's. (And we will let it get to room temp first, I promise.)

Any suggestions from my cellar for a Cabernet to pair with it. (Rubbed with salt, pepper, garlic, tyhme and EVOO. Served with horseradish, potatoes/mushroom au gratin and green beans.) Son and his fiancee are coming. And we will have leftovers on Christmas for just the two of us. So with your help, I will select two Cabs for with this roast.

I've not personally had it, but the 2005 BV Dulcet Reserve looks like it might be a winner...

polarbear22 wrote:You should see the photos of Mother's prime rib on Facebook. Looks fantastic. Can't wait.

Thanks, unfortunately I have to live knowing that more of it is only 10 feet away... must ... not... take... more.

It was totally worth the derisive looks from the plebes at Shoprite as I methodically went through the entire selection of roasts until I found one with good color and marbling ;)

chemvictim wrote:Out in the snow and rain today, but managed to get my husband's Christmas Scotch. I tried to see if I could get it at Costco since it was closer, but they would not let me in to see if they had it. As if I'm going to wait in line and pay for a membership for the privilege of seeing whether they even carry the item I want.

Tell them you are going to the pharmacy. They can't stop you. Also, someone once said you can buy liquor there without a membership

mother wrote:Thanks, unfortunately I have to live knowing that more of it is only 10 feet away... must ... not... take... more.

It was totally worth the derisive looks from the plebes at Shoprite as I methodically went through the entire selection of roasts until I found one with good color and marbling ;)

You have to get the best. We start at a small shop where the meat is always wonderful. As close to a local butcher as we can get. I try to follow advice from Bowtie when it comes to meat.

kylemittskus wrote:I got a Bunch of Cheer today with a letter, basically thanking me for my participation in the forums. Anyone else?

I got one on Friday, with a letter as well, but it seemed like a generic letter. It was printed, but done so using a "hand-written font". Mostly junk, but there was a nice Kelty bag in there.

Doing some comparative tasting between a 2009 Sextant CS and another offering from the same house; interesting. The '09 needs some air yet, or a venturi...

kylemittskus wrote:I got a Bunch of Cheer today with a letter, basically thanking me for my participation in the forums. Anyone else?

Were they cement shoes?

We are also having prime rib--bone in! We have 2, so I may do one on the grill, and the other in the oven with the convection roast feature. I've always done it on the grill, so using the oven will be a new experience.

Now, to figure out a wine. Possibly a 99 Insignia. : )

bhodilee wrote:Tell them you are going to the pharmacy. They can't stop you. Also, someone once said you can buy liquor there without a membership

Correct on the etoh.

Was going to try to stay up and start the pub with some sort of CS in there..but will try to get beauty sleep instead (and I need as much as I can get).

MarkDaSpark wrote:Ornaments Make Festive Garland!!! Prepare to pee your pants.

25 Funniest Auto-corrects of 2012. Definitely NSFW.

Edit: My vote goes to 3, 5, 7, & 10 for best ones.

I have sent this link to several people and have been blamed for causing several outbursts of laughter.

kylemittskus wrote:I got a Bunch of Cheer today with a letter, basically thanking me for my participation in the forums. Anyone else?

Got a huge box Saturday.

otolith wrote:Were they cement shoes?

Actually, yeah.And they fit me perfectly. Why?

bhodilee wrote:Tell them you are going to the pharmacy. They can't stop you. Also, someone once said you can buy liquor there without a membership

otolith wrote:Correct on the etoh.

Depends on the state, as usual with alcohol.
You can get to the pharmacy. They have their own register and they don't scan your membership card.
Also you can just say you want to sign up and they will let you in.

MarkDaSpark wrote:Ornaments Make Festive Garland!!! Prepare to pee your pants.

25 Funniest Auto-corrects of 2012. Definitely NSFW.

Edit: My vote goes to 3, 5, 7, & 10 for best ones.

I just woke my kid up from sleeping. Damn you Sparky. I couldn't go put her back to bed because I was laughing to hard.

chemvictim wrote:Out in the snow and rain today, but managed to get my husband's Christmas Scotch. I tried to see if I could get it at Costco since it was closer, but they would not let me in to see if they had it. As if I'm going to wait in line and pay for a membership for the privilege of seeing whether they even carry the item I want.

Costco let us walk around the store to see what they had before we signed up for a membership. That is odd that they wouldn't let you browse.

kylemittskus wrote:I got a Bunch of Cheer today with a letter, basically thanking me for my participation in the forums. Anyone else?

If they sent to my normal wine address, I won't know til tomorrow when I drop by.

polarbear22 wrote:Out shopping. probably came across a wine tasting.

I think I just made someone else's "list".

Nope, but Mother did!


I was hoping someone would pick up on the lyrics. Slackers!!!!

bkarlan wrote:I just woke my kid up from sleeping. Damn you Sparky. I couldn't go put her back to bed because I was laughing to hard.

Excellent!!!!

Are the Bunch of Cheer from some sort of event, or did the last wootoffs actually had some Bunch of Cheer