Along with certain weekly and month events happening throughout Oregon and Washington State, there are numerous special happenings to take note of if you like to combine wine with other activities such as socializing, eating and listening to music. You can even help out a good cause, thanks to your favorite drink, and wineries get [...]
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
We just experienced a short burst of summery weather here in the Shuswap. Though morning temperatures plunged to zero or slightly above, by three in the afternoon we were in shorts and flip flops, admiring the many signs of spring including the bright bunches of tulips and feathery cherry blossoms in our garden. Yeah! Some [...]
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
A restaurant with a vast wine list makes me wonder: is their a wine cellar below where we are eating which is as big as the restaurant itself, or even larger? There has to be to accomodate all of the choices some restaurants, such as Water Color Resort in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. Their list [...]
Never before have I considered what wine to drink with Easter Dinner. Usually, we just have water, or some special fizzy drink for the children. Being Anglophiles we follow-up most meals with a pot of tea, my preference being mint after one of our big roast dinners. Thankfully, these are only enjoyed three or four [...]
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Also tagged Barbera, Easter, gewurztraminer, wine rack, wine rack store, wine racks
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When you find a place that serves as wine bar, eatery, and education station all in one, you keep going. That’s the only way to ensure the location in question continues to exist. The Local Vine in Seattle is one such place: a spot to find a great selection of wines, interesting food, and even [...]
Thursday, March 25th, sees another chance to eat and drink in the name of charity. This time, your meal and drinks will support The Loving Spponful and Friend for Life by raising money for HIV/Aids research. The event is known as Dining out for Life is ponsored by BC’s Sumac Ridge Estate Winery.
As if the [...]
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Note to self: a glass of wine at a restaurant may amount to 1/3 of a bottle, or so it seems. Compared with how much I would pour myself, restaurant glasses are enormous. Excited to be eating somewhere with a wine rack, I went to that list, only to find just one item available by [...]
If you look up wines to pair with pork tenderloin, perhaps have an idea of what style you are looking for: pork tenderloin is versatile. Apples, mangos, lemon, lime, garlic, spice: what’s your fancy? Maybe work in reverse: what wine would you like to serve tonight?
For us, the choice of recipe is based on what [...]
Recipe books are great sometimes, but I love a bit of experimenting, especially with foods I know so well. How many cakes haven’t I made in the last 25 years (my mother gave me full reign over all baking before I was a teenager, except the Christmas fruitcake)? For this reason, opening a cookbook to [...]
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Slow cookers are wonderful, allowing one to ‘cook’ while doing other things. Actually, the slow cooker is doing all of the work, albeit slowly, hence the name. But really, we’re always in such a hurry, I think food is often more flavorful when we take our time with it. Just like wine.
Beef stew is [...]
