wine

tasting wine: I

February 22, 2011

It should come as no surprise that wine is my beverage (alcoholic) of choice. For the record, I’m going to have to go with water/coffee/tea for my non-alcoholic beverage of choice. It may be a surprise (or not) that beyond knowing what I like – I don’t know a whole lot about wine. Back in [...]

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annie chun’s dinner party

January 24, 2011

This dinner party started like all of the other dinner parties I have. With prosecco. Prosecco with ume plum wine to be exact.  I was lucky enough to participate in an Annie Chun’s Dinner Party, which meant I was to host an Asian Dinner Party, choosing between Korean, Thai or Chinese fare. I decided to go [...]

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chicken paprikash

January 19, 2011

I don’t cook with paprika nearly enough. I’ve got regular and smoked in my cupboard, but they rarely make it into my meals. Smoked paprika which is delightfully reminiscent of bacon adds a deep, smoked flavor to dishes…um, why aren’t I using this?? In the most recent Rachael Ray Magazine, she had a recipe for [...]

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project food blog #3: luxury dinner party

October 3, 2010

All good meals start with prosecco. Don’t believe me? Try it. Luxury Dinner Parties conjure up an array of memories – I think of my Aunt Frances whose parties always included champagne and caviar. I think of Dinner Club, my parents group of 4 couples who have dinner together once a month and have been [...]

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restaurant: sanctuary

August 6, 2010

Restaurant Week in Minneapolis is always an exciting time. How many restaurants can you fit in the one week time span? How do you choose? What will you order? The first restaurant we visited was Sanctuary Restaurant. I must admit that it was a tweet regarding grits with brie that sold me on it, we weren’t [...]

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macy’s culinary council: andrea robinson

July 20, 2010

You may recall that I told you a few weeks ago that I’m trying to learn more about wine, especially how to pair wine with food. Many of you gave me some great resources – Thank You! I also recently received an invitation to attend a Macy’s Culinary Council event featuring Andrea Robinson, renowned Master Sommelier, author and [...]

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