Neat Thoughts About Food, Wine, Travel & More
I’ve been seeing a few cookie brownies recipes popping up on Pinterest and decided to use my Ghirardelli Dark Fudgy Brownies and my Crispy Chewy Triple Chip Cookies to make my own creation. Ingredients: Ghirardelli Dark Fudgy Brownies Crispy Chewy Triple Chip Cookies Directions: Make the brownie batter according to the recipe then pour the […]
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Enjoyed this wine at the New York Wine Expo. Nose offers dark cherries, ripe berries and pumpkin pie spice. This easy-drinking wine has juicy berry and some stone fruit flavors and a rich, slightly tannic finish. Pairings: Grilled meat, roasted mushrooms. Style: Red Wine Grape Type(s): Tempranillo, Tinto Fino, Tinta Roriz, Trincadeira, Cabernet Sauvignon, Alicante Bouschet […]
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My guy loves chicken tortilla soup and orders it anytime it’s on the menu at a restaurant. Me, I love the tangy lime and cilantro flavors of this soup but not the quick-to-turn-limp tortillas floating in the soup. Compromise – tortilla chips served on the side that can be added to the soup…or not. I’ve […]
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Last night, I attended the New York Wine Expo, an event featuring over 600 wines by 150+ producers. Most of the wines were served at tables grouped together by country, which made it simple to maneuver. I’ll admit that I sampled a lot of wines. Some were great, some nice and some I’ll be okay […]
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I love a richly-chocolaty cake. This cake doesn’t have fancy frosting or 3 cake layers, it’s simply dense, moist chocolate decadence. Yeah, I know I’m calling it “flourless” when it has a tablespoon of flour in it – what can I say? Ingredients: 1 Tbsp. butter, softened 1 Tbsp. cocoa powder 3 large eggs, separated […]
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I enjoy beer as much as wine. There, I’ve said it. I’m Canadian, it’s in my blood. Having said that, this is the first beer I’ve felt the urgency to formally review. It’s likely my favorite beer of 2012. I love Goose Island beers and what first attracted me to Sofie is that it’s boasted […]
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At work, it’s sort of customary for me to bring treats for the guys in the warehouse during the last few days of the month as they work exhaustively to get all the last minute orders out. This past month, Kayla, who works on my team, made scrumptious Madeleines as she’s recently gotten a Madeleine […]
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As I detailed in a recent post, I had the pleasure of visiting Mitsuwa Marketplace with Danny, of Eat with Dan, where I did some food shopping. One of the things I purchased was King Trumpet Mushrooms, a favorite of mine. King Trumpet Mushrooms, also known as Pleurotus Eryngii, have thick, meaty pearl white stems and […]
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Palate Press, the online wine magazine, will be hosting Open That Bottle Night tonight, February 23rd. Dottie Gaiter will be the host and Palate Press encourages drinkers to share their wine stories via: www.palatepress.com Twitter by using #OTBN as your hashtag Palate Press Facebook page Open That Bottle Night is an occasion to uncork those […]
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Today is National Margarita Day which means it’s one of the very best days of the year (plus it’s a Friday – doubly great). The Orange Squirrel, which has a great mixology program (AKA they pour a mean cocktail) offers this spring-minded version of the classic. 2 oz. Prickly Pear Puree 1 ¼ oz. premium […]
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