Food tastes even better when it is the fuel for hours of conversation with family. Our Easter Sunday dinner lasted 4-hours. Time filled with stories, memories and laughter. Miticana De Oveja (Favorite Spanish Sheep’s Milk) and West Country Vintage Farmhouse Cheddar (English 2 year) Like any good family get-together, we started with some delicious cheeses, [...]
Happy New Year!!!Last night was indulgent to say the least. My parents were very generous and offered many fine foods for us to enjoy and celebrate with. One of my oldest and dearest friends joined us for our New Year’s bash. We feasted on great food, drank nice wines and ended the night with a [...]
Fava beans and wine…yes please! After a killer bike ride with my dad, I got all gussied up and went to a wine tasting. We came back with Pomello and Russian Jack Pinot Noir. I had a glass of Pomello while prepping my fava bean, asparagus, mint and pecorino salad. And a touch more with [...]
I have a soft spot in my heart for Finger Lakes Region Wines. But when it comes to Hermann J. Wiemer wines…it’s a little thing called love. To celebrate America’s birthday, we started off with a Hermann J. Wiemer 2008 Reserve Dry Riesling and Triple Creme Cheese on Table Water Crackers. (I had about 4 [...]
Before heading out for our father-daughter bike ride yesterday, I had a light yet energizing snack: crunchy peanut butter sandwiched between frozen banana. This is my new favorite snack, it really helped fuel my bike ride. We decided to do our typical 18 mile route in the opposite direction to spice things up, neglecting to [...]
Today is my Papa’s (what we call my grandfather) birthday!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAPA!! Since his birthday is less than a week after my brother’s and mine, we tend to do a big family get together at some point in March. Tonight my cousins, aunts and uncles all came over to help us celebrate! I swear, [...]
HOLIDAY PARTIES!!! WOOH! Good food, good company and lots of fancy holiday cocktail cheer! It should be a relaxing and enjoyable time to get together with those you love, but often the unsung host gets lost in translation, catering to everyone’s needs and doing last minute prep work in the kitchen. It’s a sad thing [...]
