David and Norma came up to celebrate Eric's 31st birthday. We started the day with a quick trip to Portland to get some donuts from Voodoo Doughnut. It's pretty famous in Portland and known for it's bacon maple bar which is what Eric is eating in this photo. Most of their donuts are pretty over the top, like crushed cookies or cereal on top, but I was surprised at how good their more normal donuts were.
We spent the day wine tasting. We were surprised at how close we live to wineries. How fun! We went to Cooper Mountian, which was really close to us and surrounded by a gorgeous neighborhood that we only dream of. We went on to Ponzi,which was another pretty close location. Finally we went to Oak Knoll, which was the most disappointing of the three. We will visit the first two again. For Eric's birthday dinner, we had a small plate dinner. We actually did this dinner the night before his birthday and had Fondue on his actual birthday. Two yummy meals to honor one special guy.
Trying to help mommy cook.
Opening gifts and cards.
Course 1: (forgot to take a photo- oops!) Gorgonzola rosemary cream puffs, bacon and blue cheese wrapped date, and mushroom and olive tapenade bruschetta.
Paired with: Winery at La Grange Cabernet Franc (Virginia).
Course 2: Cheese fondue with apples, broccoli, cauliflower, sausage and bread.
Paired with: Lucas Zinfandel (Lodi, CA).
Course 3: Paprika rubbed lamb chops, butternut squash soup with chipotle cream and smoked gouda cheese.
Paired with: Latcham Petite Syrah (El Dorado County, CA).
Course 4: Braised short ribs with rosemary and wine cream sauce with rosemary asiago cheese.
Paired with: Louis Martini Cabernet Sauvignon (Alexander Valley, CA).
Course 5: White chocolate macadamia nut cheesecake.
Paired with: Coffee and a game of Catan.
And a photo of our leftovers the next day. Yum! 
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