Ditch your bottle of Cabernet and oaky, buttery Chardonnay for Thanksgiving. Most do not have the proper acidity for Thanksgiving feasting. Trying to find wines that that please a variety of palates that marry well with the broad array of foods at a typical Thanksgiving table sounds like a challenge. I’m here to make it easier, but you will probably need to open your mind to other varietals. Continue reading
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It has been entirely way too long since we had a Photo Phriday. This one is about one of our favorite subjects – adult beverages. Take a quick picture of what you are or will be enjoying and share it with the group.
I’m tapering off my detox so I will be enjoying some vino this evening. As a special treat to celebrate, I’m going to have a glass of this after my last car pool drop off at 8:30pm this evening. Probably pick up some cheese to go with it too.
So now it is your turn. Let’s see what you will be quaffing this fine Phriday evening. Continue reading
What’s your current food obsession? Baking? Frying? Grilling? For me it’s braising vegetables. But don’t let the word “vegetables” lead you to think this is a healthy dish, because it’s not. It’s filled with butter, wine and salty chicken broth.
In other words, it’s decadent perfection. Continue reading
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I love meals like this. To me, they’re “mic drop” dinners.
As in, “Womp, there it is!” (mic drop)
You can start it a half an hour before your favorite show, and be sitting down by the time the opening credits roll. This meal is so, so, simple! Continue reading
This past weekend our dear Rumpofsteelskin shared a mac and cheese recipe he had found in a 300-year-old British manuscript. I love mac and cheese! And history! Two of my favorite things rolled up into one dish? I had to try it out.
I don’t like beer. I haven’t liked it since 1985 when I was drinking Budweiser products at the basement of the Sigma Chi house at UW:Madison. It isn’t snobbery, I’m just not a fan of the taste. I’ve struggled over the years to properly celebrate St. Patrick’s Day without drinking Guinness, Harp or the gawdawful green beer. Then I met my husband and everything changed.
My husband’s ancestors are known as ‘Wine Geese.” What are Wine Geese? Well it comes from Wild Geese, which refers to exodus of Irish soldiers to France at the end of the 1600’s following the Willamite-Jacobite war. The damn Catholics and Protestants always fighting. Catholics were forced to skip town. Wine Geese refers to Irish emigrants who became involved in the wine trade in other countries. Continue reading
Real women drink. Some real women drink more than others. But ALL real women drink certain things. Continue reading
This is one of my favorite varietals for summer because it is crisp and dry which is perfect for hot days; and you don’t have to spend a fortune to get a good one either. Dancing Queen, this post is for you. Break out of your Pinot Grigio rut! Continue reading