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I often enjoy cooking with wine. The aromatic quality of wine enriches any meal. This dish of pork fillets sauteed with onion, sage and mustard is perfectly complemented by a dry white wine.
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So many different recipes for making “Sangria” especially down South close to the boarder. Sangria can be experimented with different combination of fruits and even wine. Many even use brandy, club soda, claret, and Bordeaux. I prefer the simply ve…
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Sweet and tart at the same time, no dessert stuns more with it's beauty than wine stewed pears! Just peel, stew and serve! From the Hip Pressure Cooking website, with permission.
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If you love mushrooms and wine, you have to try this recipe! It's quick, easy, cheap, and delicious, so if you aspire to be more handy in the kitchen, this is a good dinner recipe to help you cultivate your interest in cooking. It can be served as an en…
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These lovely and delicious fresh figs are filled with a small ball of fresh mozzarella and wrapped in a thin slice of prosciutto. They are then baked in an oven for a few minutes until golden and bubbly. After they are removed from the oven I drizzle a…
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Get restaurant-worthy acclaim for this quick-and-easy sautéed chicken dish that’s topped with a white wine reduction.
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We have been enjoying crab cakes for quite a while now, thanks to our New England friends. In the Veneto region of Italy polpette di tonno, or tuna cakes, have been around forever, but are sadly so undiscovered in the United States. Polpette di tonno are…
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A slow-cooked casserole of tender beef in a red wine and tomato sauce, with black olives and bell pepper.
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I love fresh salads, but I love salads that include fresh fruit even more. Crisp pears give this salad a fresh taste and crunchy texture. You can whip this salad up in a flash for a simple side dish, or even pair it with some soup and you have an entire…
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You have just created a most memorable meal. Enjoy with Lots of Love, Catherine
http://www.winetomatch.com/blog/
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Master Sommelier Jesse Becker, and the other publishers of the WineToMatch website and iPhone application share their thoughts and suggestion on food and wine pairing and life as a restaurant sommelier.
http://theturtlerestaurant.blogspot.com/
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The Turtle Restaurant - eating in the slow lane
A blog dedicated to eating in the slow lane. Food history, recipes wine and food in culture
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To share wine resources & useful wine information to enhance the enjoyment of wine, wine knowledge & the wine country lifestyle.
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I blog dedicated to the wine enthusiast. Find wine reviews, wine stories, wine education, and basically everything that has to do with the world of wine.
http://coloradowinecountryinn.blogspot.com
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The innkeepers of the Wine Country Inn discuss rates and specials, wine, wine country and small town life in Palisade, Colorado
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Winesworld is a friendly wine guide for amateurs, by amateurs. We do not proclaim to be experts, we just like wine and want to share our experiences with you.
http://www.innovativewine.com/wine-blog
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Innovative Wine is a journey of wine exploration. Join with us as we explore the wine making regions of the world.
http://wine-beer-washington.com
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Celebrating and promoting the quality wine and beer produced in Washington state. Our passion is the alchemy of pairing beverages with food.
http://madhousewifecellars.typepad.com/blog/the-mad-housewife-kitchen/
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Musings from a Mad Housewife,
and some recipes, too.
Welcome to the Mad Housewife kitchen, your sanctuary from a mad, mad world. Enjoy a glass of wine, reflect on our mad musings, and try out one of our fabulous new recipes. Such a civilized wa…
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Usually quick and easy vegetarian recipes from a double-major on the go.
Another Madiran from the Wine Society tonight. An interesting tidbit about the owner of this property - Patrick DuCournau was responsible for developing the technique of microoxygenation, where tiny bubbles of oxygen are introduced into wine in an e (read full article)
The author’s enthusiasm of Barolo and Piedmontese food is infectious. As you read this book, you feel as if you are there walking the narrow, ancient, cobblestone streets of Montforte d’Alba, La Morra, Serralunga d’Alba, and the town of B (read full article)
That was a great weekend! High in the mountains to the south of Boise; there were little patches of snow! Absolutely perfect weather; Clear skies; Nigh time lows in the low 50's made for great sleeping; Good friends; Good food, which brings me to the (read full article)
Photo credit: Sebastian Pothe Introducing our next guest contributor in the Savvy Experts in Entertaining series, author Felicia Coley of The Well-Heeled Society. Sign us up for this dinner party idea! It may take a village to raise a child, bu (read full article)
I bought this several weeks ago, and when we went to drink it on the weekend, we found it was horribly corked. Luckily I had a second bottle, and that one was thankfully OK.I wasn't sure of the returns/refund policy of the Wine Society. They are lo (read full article)
Join the new and upcoming wineries in the burgeoning Washington wine industry at a fun filled evening at the Seattle Aquarium. Seattle Uncorked’s eighth annual Debuts and Discoveries takes place on June 24th, 7:00-9:30. Sample the wines, meet t (read full article)
Peach Bellini Cupcakes Is there any fruit more seductive than the peach – the heady aroma, the blushing color, the shape which is reminiscent of the female form and that distinctively rich flavor? 1940’s Venice, Italy bar (read full article)
This is the last of my wines from the uh, budget-priced Dona Paulina range from the Wine Society. So far I haven't really enjoyed any of them, and this is no exception.The problem with these cheaper wines is they don't have varietal character. This (read full article)
Image via Wikipedia FOODIES are invited to sign up for two of Oxford University’s pioneering food, drink and culture courses beginning in September, later this year. Oxford Gastronomica is the UK’s only specialist ce (read full article)
I'm becoming a fan of Chilean Syrah, especially from the northern Limari and Elqui valleys. It's more Rhone than Aussie Shiraz, and even at ridiculously low prices you get powerful, concentrated, characterful wines.This example is from the Elqui Vall (read full article)