Some Snow, Lots of Wind, Tons of Rain and Some Comfort Food/Wine.

I know the Northeast has been getting pummeled with some nasty weather as has the Midwest. We, in the Pacific Northwest, have also been getting our fair share of the elements over the past few days. It's been a little bit of everything. On Sunday, which means that Marc is on the couch watching football, I ventured back into the kitchen to try a new recipe. I was in the mood to do the comfort food thing given how awful the weather was and I hadn't cooked duck in awhile.

So I opted to try something out of Danny Meyer's Union Square Café cookbook – Rustic Duck Stew with Rigatoni. The wine recommendation in the book was a Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Hermitage or a Bandol. Nice call – we brought out a 2003 Chapoutier Hermitage. It was a pretty good pairing, although the wine definitely tasted better one day later. The dish came out excellent, and the leftovers will be sure to be yummy.

Still wondering if the Yanks will be all bark, and no bite as it pertains to the Johan Santana talks.

And the Giants got pretty lucky on Sunday. But we lost a key guy in the process. Bummer.