I think I speak for many,  I ate entirely too much yesterday.   Dinner was fab and the wine was great.  My favorite thing was the 2007 Benton Lane pinot noir from Oregon.  It has a nice berry profile that isn’t overwhelming. We are going out for lunch to our favorite burger joint (though I’ll… Continue reading How about those leftovers…not today

Giving thanks for all that I hold dear.  I’m looking forward to a day spent with family, close friends, wonderful food and great wine.  I’m hosting thanksgiving dinner at my house so the cooking begins today.  Here’s the menu as it stands now:     turkey, tofurky, gravy, crawfish dressing, giblet dressing, green beans, brussel… Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving!

It’s so yucky outside.  I’m making my yucky weather staple, chili for dinner.  This time I’m making vegan chili with a meat substitute called Match.  This past weekend I was at the Girls on the Run 5k and there was a booth giving out samples of vegan chili made with this product and it was… Continue reading It’s Cold and Rainy

My friend brought over a wonderful bottle of wine last night, a 2006 Termes from the Toro region of  Spain.  I was hooked from the first sip.  This wine is filled with lovely notes of chocolate and raspberries. A hint of tobacco rounds out the finish.  The bottle mentions the wine is from 30 year… Continue reading Really Good Wine

I’ve finally recovered from the dreaded H1N1 and I’m happy to return to my kitchen. Tonight’s dinner is requested by my daughter.  We are having pepper spiced broccoli, rosemary-garlic mini potatoes and herbed roasted salmon.  I plan to open a bottle of pinot noir to have before dinner.  I baked a vegan apple pie for… Continue reading A Sunday Family Dinner

Week two in my quest to embrace a vegan diet has come up short once again.  Halloween and chocolate.  I am not ready to give up chocolate so I’m not.  So now I’m trying a vegetarina diet and not a vegan diet.  Last night I so enjoyed raiding my kids halloween bags for  Hersey’s special… Continue reading Vegetarian yes…Vegan no