Get your cookie recipe featured AND have a chance to win a $50 Sur La Table Gift Card! Simply share the cookie recipe on your website/blog that you consider to be your favorite and get a chance to win a$50 Sur La Table Gift Card*! I’ll select one cookie every day from 12/1/10 through 12/12/10, […]
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30 November 2010 
Butternut Squash & White Asparagus Bisque
November 30, 2010 By
This bisque is the perfect dish to serve on a cold Fall or Winter day and it’s meat-free! Ingredients: 1/4 cup olive oil (no need for expensive extra virgin) 1/2 medium Spanish onion, chopped into 1/2 inch dice 1 butternut squash, peeled then chopped into 1/2 inch dice 1 pound of fresh white asparagus, chopped […]
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30 November 2010 
2007 Anthony Road Sweet Dream
November 30, 2010 By
Using Vignoles grapes (French-American hybrid), Anthony Road Wine Company is able to create a dessert wine that’s balanced with a nice level of acidity to cut through the honey and ripe peach flavors and long finish. 8.6% residual sugar. Around $15.99 (375ml).
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29 November 2010 
Maple Bourbon Pecan Pie
November 29, 2010 By
For my French speakers: RECETTE EN FRANCAIS. No need to look for a better pecan pie recipe, there isn’t one – this one’s the one folks! Get used to accolades from your guests when you serve this nutty maple dessert at your next holiday gathering. Even this photo of the unbaked pie looks yummy, doesn’t […]
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25 November 2010 
A Note of Thanks on this Very Special Holiday
November 25, 2010 By
I’ll try not to get too mushy with this story, but wanted to put it on paper as I’ve recalled it every Thanksgiving for the last 20 years. My mother moved my sister and I to South Florida when I was 12 years old. The transition from French Canada to English (mostly) Miami was rough, […]
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25 November 2010 
2006 Hendry Zinfandel Blocks 7 & 22
November 25, 2010 By
Dinner guests brought this bottle over a few months ago and I uncorked it last night and must say to my friends: you’re welcomed over anytime! Wow, bright fruit, chocolate and spicy notes on the nose. This is not a crazy burning mouthful of high alcohol blackberry jam. This wine is beautifully structure with the […]
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24 November 2010 
Cauliflower au Gratin
November 24, 2010 By
My mother used to make this dish while I was growing up and it was always a special treat. She’d serve cauliflower florets, and I’ve modernized the recipe a little to feature a whole head of cauliflower for a bit of ‘wow’. Ingredients: 1 tbsp kosher salt 1 medium cauliflower head 3 tbsp butter 2 […]
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20 November 2010 
2008 Heron Hill Late Harvest Vidal Blanc
November 20, 2010 By
I really enjoy late harvest wines, so was excited to try the 2008 Late Harvest Vidal Blanc. It offers a honeyed and lush ripe fruit flavors and has a nice spicy finish and 11.7% residual sugar level that I loved. Style: Late Harvest / Dessert Wine Grape Type(s): Vidal Blanc Region: Finger Lakes, NY Around […]
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19 November 2010 
Chateau Frank Célèbre
November 19, 2010 By
Thought this Cremant-style sparkling wine from Dr Konstantin Frank was super. Riddled by hand and aged ‘sur lies’, this sparkling Riesling offers apple on the nose and tiny, creamy bubbles. Super enjoyable. Around ($19.99).
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17 November 2010 
Thanksgiving Wine+Food Chat w/ Master Sommelier Andrea Robinson
November 17, 2010 By
Thought I’d share this very neat online event with you as you prepare for Thanksgiving: Master Sommelier and trained chef Andrea Robinson wants to help you find the right wine to go with your Thanksgiving dinner. Tune in Sunday November 21st as Andrea takes questions while streaming live from her home kitchen. The theme of […]
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