Neat Thoughts About Food, Wine, Travel & More
Award-winning Alba Vineyard is located in the rolling hills of Warren County in Milford, New Jersey. The winery and tasting room reside in an 1805-converted stone barn with an striking wood tasting bar, rustic stonewalls and old oak beams. During our visit, Caroline, our Alba Vineyard Ambassador, let us sample several Alba wines. She was […]
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Bought this inexpensive Bordeaux in Quebec in anticipation of a couple dinner parties I was attending and thought it was a nice wine for the price point. This inky-hued wine offers beautiful fruit and nutmeg undertones. Round from the Merlot with solid body and tannins from the Cabernet Sauvignon. This is the same producer who […]
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I just got back from making my summer trip up to Quebec and to my delight, my dad hosted us for his famous smoked meat sandwich party. Steamed smoked meat sandwiches are a special Quebec treat. Dad used his restaurant-grade food steamer to cook a 10-pound piece of corned beef for about 4 hours. The […]
[Continue reading...]I don’t typically take shortcuts in the kitchen when I host a dinner party, but when it comes to fried raviolis, I see no issue with using store-bought, fresh raviolis. Seriously, even if I made fresh pasta with the best filling, would there really be a huge difference once I deep fried them? No. This […]
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Who doesn’t love going to the fair and getting a hot paper bag full of Zeppole covered in confectioners’ sugar? Nobody – that’s who! I’ve used a ‘standard’ recipe for fried dough that involved yeast and just the right warm water temperature but really, who needs to go through all that? This is one easy […]
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Last weekend, I hosted my First Annual FryFest. All foods served were…fried! Since I love fries cooked in duck fat, I decided to make those one of the various sides I served. This is a classic double-fry process where the potatoes are first blanched in oil at a lower temperature to soften them then fried […]
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I know the summer’s coming to a close soon but there are still some beautiful weather to come and what best way to celebrate what’s left of the summer than with a fun and delicious cocktail? These two wine-based cocktails would be perfect for your upcoming Labor Day get-togethers. Brancott Berry Ingredients: 3 parts Brancott […]
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Last night, I co-hosted the First Annual FryFest with my friend and fellow foodie, Danny of Eat with Dan. While not the picture of healthy eating, it was way fun evening filled with only foods that were fried. The guests were treated to an egg roll wrapping demo by Dan and his beautiful bride, Melissa. […]
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This week, I posted a picture of a light lunch I’d made for myself and I received so many requests for the recipe that I thought I’d do a quick recap. First of all, this isn’t really a “recipe”, it’s more of a tasty idea for a quick and easy summer salad. I like to […]
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A couple of months ago, I entered the Jacob’s Creek Sip & Sizzle Grilling Contest sponsored by Pernod Ricard USA®, LLC. I’m a fan of Jacob’s Creek and its wines and have loved my Weber Silver and my Weber charcoal grills so I thought…why not? Several weeks went by and I was contacted by the […]
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