Monthly Archives: February 2008

I’m a Braisin’ Woman

At the risk of sounding obsessed with braising, I just have to tip my hat to this delectable method of cooking once again. You see, we’ve got the Braisy Chain going strong (I’m hoping to get one more round-up in before spring hits, so send me your braises!), several of the Weekend Herb Blogging entries […]

Weekend Herb Blogging is HERE!

Well here it is, y’all. The Weekend Herb Blogging event that I’ve so been looking forward to hosting. We’ve got some serious lip-smacking winners here, so be sure to check them all out. Here we go:
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Celery Root Waffles with Smoked Salmon and Horseradish Cream by Laurie Costantino at Mediterranean Cooking in Alaska
These are a gorgeous […]

Rounding Up the Braisy Chain #2

Well just call me the round-up gal. Today, the long-awaited second installment of the Braisy Chain. Next week, a roundup of Kalyn’s Kitchen’s uber-popular Weekend Herb Blogging meme.
Thanks to all who submitted your braises this month! I, for one, am looking forward to enjoying a few of them before the peas and favas start sprouting.
Here we go!
Mike from […]

Pairing Primer Part I: The Basics

I’ve been getting a lot of questions about pairing wine and food lately, so I thought I’d delve into a multi-part Pairing Primer, looking at different types of food—Asian, summer grills, various red meat, etc.—and explore which wines go best with them and why.
But first, the basics. As I’ve mentioned before and will probably mention […]

Tag . . . I’m it!

I’ve been tagged twice as of late, and I have to admit, I’m flattered. Once by Mo at Paws and Pours and once by Bren at FlanBoyant Eats.
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Here’s Bren’s tag . . . to bare seven random truths about myself and then tag seven more of my fellow bloggers (. . .  I’m coming for you!). […]

Open . . . Says Me!

On a recent jaunt around the blogosphere, I came across some fantastic entries on meyer lemons; such gorgeous photography I could practically smell their sweet perfume.
But it was a post by Sam on Becks and Posh that made it to my dinner table this week, albeit in altered form. You see, Sam had melded two […]

Winter in the Vineyards

There is nothing quite like winter in wine country. Harvest is a colorful bustle, spring is a riot of newness. But winter is a time of stillness, when the vines are bare and the beauty of the vineyards isn’t of lush green against a backdrop of dusty yellow, but of stark black against the bold […]

A Soup to Savor

That’s what inspired this post. That drizzly, monochromatic, makes-you-want-to-stay-in-bed-all-day view, coupled with the fact that when I drove through town today, most of the businesses had sandbags against their doors which leads me to believe that we won’t see color again for quite some time.

So this is what I’m retaliating with — a soup with just […]