I have a lot of cookbooks, and by a lot, I mean, it will probably take a good while to cook through them all, like a couple of years. With a cookbook collection that is so expansive, it’s hard to make sure that they all get used! I want to introduce a new weekly feature …
The Health Benefits of Drinking Wine (Guest Post)
Today’s Guest Post on the health benefits of wine is from Grace Sasha Elizabeth. Wine is an alcoholic beverage made from the fermented texture of grapes or other fruits in rare cases. This fermentation process is done without the addition of acids, sugars, enzymes, water or other nutrients. The involvement of different varieties of grapes …
Volcanica Coffee Costa Rica and Amaretto Blends (And Giveaway!)
Oh boy have I been wanting to share this with you. I recently was able to taste-test two of Volcanica Coffee’s blends. If you haven’t tried this company, you should. They are quite good. I was provided with a credit toward one pound of coffee and shipping; I decided I would try two of their flavors …
Sour Cream Bleu Cheese Mac And Cheese
Sometimes you’re up late and can’t sleep…then you get hungry. And in those times, sometimes you start wanting junk food that is quick, but also satisfying. This is where the story of the sour cream blue cheese Mac and Cheese begins. I couldn’t stop thinking about blue cheese or sour cream. No, I am not …
California Delicious Wine Basket Review
*I was provided with a wine basket from California Delicious in exchange for an honest review. There may be affiliate links in this post. Should you click on one and make a purchase, you will be supporting this blog and I will receive monetary compensation. All opinions are my own.* Recently, I was approached and …
Scallop and Bacon Fettuccine Alfredo
Sometimes, you’re at the store and you see something on sale that you haven’t really worked with before, and your husband says “YUM!” You grab up the scallops, and you think, “Now what can I make with this?” Sometimes, you’ve also recently had wine that was amazing – Fontanella’s Chardonnay, and you think, now what …
Fat Boy Lasagna
We have a cat, Stripes, whose nickname is “Fat Boy.” This lasagna is named for him, because, if like Garfield he ate lasagna, well, he’d be even fatter than he is. Stripes was Tiger Boy’s 11th birthday present along with Lady. Tiger Boy just turned 16 a couple weeks ago, and it was time to make …
Pairing Review: Rosenblum Cellar’s The Great American Wine Company 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon
The third wine sent to me from Wine Chateau for sampling was The Great American Wine Company 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon by Rosenblum Cellars. For this wine, I created a menu consisting of soup, salad, main course, cheese course, and dessert. It was a lot of fun to consider what menu items I would pair with …
Pairing a Dinner to the Bodega Norton Malbec Reserva 2010
When I received the 2005 Fratelli Recchia Ca’Bertoldi Amarone, I received two other wines from Wine Chateau. I decided that I would put together a wine pairing with each of these the same way I had for the Amarone. I paired the 2010 Bodega Norton Malbec Reserva, the next wine we tried, with a three-course meal: …
Tasting the 2005 Fratelli Recchia Ca’Bertoldi Amarone with Food Pairings
We paired the 2005 Fratelli Recchia Ca’Bertoldi Amarone* with Pasta e Fagioli, Steak Gorgonzola, Rosemary Potatoes, Mushrooms in Red Wine Sauce, and Parmesan Cheese with Honey and Balsamic Vinegar drizzle. We decanted the wine and left it to breathe for an hour before dinner so that it could open up, as was suggested in my researching …
