I love Monterey. The whole peninsula feels magical to me, being the Steinbeck fanatic that I am, and each time I drive down through the thumbprint of the Salinas Valley and hear words like the Gabilan Range, I feel transported. I’m truly not fanatical about personalities these days—I think I fizzled out on Duran Duran—but Steinbeck just […]
Unusual for me to post two days in a row, I know. But I’m wallowing in a sort of philosophical conundrum that I’d be interested in hearing your views on.
My head is spinning from all the fantastic presentations going on here at IACP, many on blogging and New Media. Some of the blogs were already […]
I was going to write this post about seasons in the vineyard, prompted by the little buds that have just broken through what previously looked like dead wood. I was going to write about how after bud break comes fruit set, then the march onward towards veraison and harvest, and then into winter and spring […]
Like many of you, I’ve been watching Gary Vaynerchuk on Wine Library TV for a while now. I liked his irreverence, I liked his energy, and I liked that he truly knew his wines. But even so, I have to admit to wondering, is this guy for real?
As of last Saturday—when I was lucky enough […]
I’ll admit it up front, I’m late with this entry (sorry Joel!). But I just couldn’t resist the topic: “choose a wine, any wine, that you love to unwind to and tell us about not only the wine but what makes the experience special and relaxing for you!” I mean, how could I pass that […]
At last!
Here are the clips . . . enjoy!
FOX News at Noon Birmingham
WVUA Tuscaloosa (two part segment)
Tags: television, cooking, braising
Whew! So sorry for the radio silence. The last few days have been somewhat grueling—fun, exciting, challenging, but grueling. I’ve been in Birmingham, at Cooking Light HQ, making my television debut with two braising demos, one on FOX news at noon (which you can check out here . . . soon) and one in Tuscaloosa.
One of the […]
February 25, 2008 – 8:16 pm
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 […]
February 12, 2008 – 11:52 am
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!). […]
January 25, 2008 – 12:03 pm
It’s been reported that January 24th is the most depressing day of the year. It’s when your bills from the holidays show up, you still haven’t shed the extra pounds from Thanks-Chri-Han-New Years, the weather sucks (unless you’re lucky enough to live in the Southern hemisphere, as I know some of you are) and you’ve […]
