Neat Thoughts About Food, Wine, Travel & More
Don’t want to spend time making your own chicken stock? This is a simple and fast way to make a hearty chicken soup using supermarket shortcuts. Ingredients: 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1 medium onion, chopped into small dice 4 celery ribs, chopped into small dice 3 carrots, chopped into small dice 8-ounce package of fresh, […]
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I lunched at Pampano this week and it was a super meal. The space is appealing, the wait staff is attentive an unobtrusive and the food is tasty and creatively presented. I started with the guacamole ($13) (can be spicy or not – ours was spicy) and it was delicious. It featured tons of fresh […]
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I got inspired to create these cupcakes after buying a bag of beautiful Meyer lemons at the market. The pale yellow cupcake topped with the dark, bright blackberry frosting is not only gorgeous, it’s a refreshing and unusual combination of flavors. Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened 2/3 cup granulated sugar 3 eggs 1 tsp pure vanilla […]
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Ingredients: 1 cup granulated sugar 3 eggs 1/2 cup Meyer lemon juice (from about 3 lemons) 1 tbsp Meyer lemon zest (from about 2 lemons) 4 tbsp, 1/2 stick, butter, softened then cut into cubes Directions: In a bain-marie, or a metal bowl over a pot of barely simmering water, whisk the sugar, eggs and […]
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Ingredients: 10 ounce bag of frozen blackberries, thawed 1 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup shortening 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract 1 pound box powdered sugar Directions: Using a blender, puree the blackberries. Pass the puree through a sieve, discard the seeds left behind and set seedless puree aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer, […]
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Love that this wine shows grace and balance even at this affordable price point. The nose is light, even a bit faint but on the palate there’s nice ripe berry flavors, hints of dark chocolate and wet bark. The medium finish on the Bordeaux is slightly tannic. Top Saint-Emilion? No. Pretty nice, affordable Grand Cru? […]
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I got inspired to create this recipe after buying a bag of beautiful Meyer lemons at the market. I combined the flavors of my Zesty Key Lime Tart with my family’s traditional lemon pie to create a refreshing, satisfying desert that’s simple to make yet beautiful to serve to company. Ingredients Juice from 2 Meyer […]
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Ingredients 1/2 cup powdered sugar 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 sticks, 12 tbsp, butter, frozen and cut into small cubes 1 egg, slightly beaten Directions In the bowl of a food processor, pulse the sugar, flour and salt. Add the butter cubes to the flour mixture and pulse until the […]
[Continue reading...]I’ve attended a few wine tastings hosted by the friendly folks at WineTwits and I’m excited to see and hear that they are putting together some tasting events available to the public. The events, named Taste Challenges, compare wines of the same varietals or made in a similar way, against one another in blind tastings. […]
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Celebrated with this bubbly over the weekend and just loved everything about it. The Heidsieck & Co Monopole Blue Top Champagne Brut is the color of oats in the glass with a nose that’s both yeasty and pear-infused. On the palate, it’s what Champagne should be: creamy, mousse-like with tiny bubbles that coat the mouth and provide […]
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