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2005 Girard Artistry Napa Valley Red Wine

posted August 17, 2010 in The Blog Wine Cellar

The 2005 Girard Artistry is a proprietary blend of 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Cabernet Franc, 14% Petit Verdot, 9% Malbec, and 1% Merlot. The fruit is primarily sourced from vineyards located in the Oakville and St. Helena appellations of Napa. Th (read full article)

Cross Country Road Trip: San Diego to Boston (with food highlights)

posted August 16, 2010 in The Recipe Girl

My family hangs out in Boston’s South Shore every summer for a few weeks, and this year we thought that *driving* from San Diego to Boston might be fun. Here was our route: We stuffed our car with the essentials (clothes, beach gear, cooking s (read full article)

Chocolate Icebox Cake- for the Real Women of Philadelphia

posted August 09, 2010 in The Recipe Girl

Two (15-ounce) containers of whole or lowfat ricotta cheese One (8-ounce) package of cream cheese (regular or lowfat), softened One (12-ounce) package of chocolate chips- semi sweet or milk chocolate, melted 10 peanut butter cups, chopped into chunks (read full article)

Real Women of Philadelphia Recipe Contest – Win $$$ and Get Published!

posted July 26, 2010 in The Recipe Girl

The Real Women of Philadelphia Cream Cheese Cook-Off with Paula Deen was a lot of fun.  I had the time of my life judging this competition in Savannah!  The women were very talented and they some terrific ideas for how to incorporate cream cheese (read full article)

You Never Can Tell With Bees

posted July 22, 2010 in OC 2 Seattle

I came home from Paris to a note from my friend Jules alerting us to a bee infestation in our downstairs bathroom wall.  Hesitant, I opened the door to the bathroom, turned on the light and was met with corpses – on the rug, on the tile, in th (read full article)

A Birthday Long Weekend

posted July 21, 2010 in Tamarind and Thyme

Well, it’s not every day (or indeed every year) that one turns thirty. This past week has been absolutely packed with activity and I apologise in advance for lumping all these events together into one post! One picnic in Richmond at Saturday lu (read full article)

Steve Fox and his Crispy Prawn Chilli

posted July 19, 2010 in Tamarind and Thyme

A few weeks ago, Steve Fox‘s name was drawn as the winner of my blog birthday giveaway. I say, his emails have had me in stitches, especially the letter he sent when he tried the jar of Tean’s Crispy Prawn Chilli. I have his permission to (read full article)

Real Women of Philadelphia- a Recap & How You Can Still Participate!

posted July 09, 2010 in The Recipe Girl

My experience of participating as a judge in the Real Women of Philadelphia Cream Cheese Cook-Off with Paula Deen in Savannah, Georgia was quite a memorable experience. Here’s a little video recap of the event, as well as an announcement about (read full article)

A Ryvita Picnic with Fernandez and Leluu at the Henley Royal Regatta

posted July 09, 2010 in Tamarind and Thyme

If you’ve ever read Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows or at least are quite the foodie, you’ll be familiar with Rat’s picnic with Mole. ‘Hold hard a minute, then!’ said the Rat. He looped the painter throug (read full article)

Singapore Airlines and Changi Airport Again

posted July 04, 2010 in Tamarind and Thyme

I lied! Here’s another travel post – just a quick one on the food on Singapore Airlines again. It was very impressive, even more so than the last time I flew with them! I’m always fascinated by airline meals – my weird collect (read full article)

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