Yesterday I took stock of my wine “cellar”. It’s really a tiny room under the stairs and consists of a wooden wine rack that holds 44 bottles of wine. I also have a small wine holder that holds 6 bottles of wine on the kitchen counter. I created a spreadsheet that lists my current inventory,…
My Contribution for Cinco de Mayo
In keeping with the theme of the day, Cinco de Mayo, I made Chicken and Beef Fajitas and of course a Margarita, the most important part of the celebration. I made the marinade for the chicken, beef and peppers from scratch, but used a shortcut for the guacamole, still very tasty.
Trying New Things
I made crackers today, my first attempt. One day I was munching on some saltines and thought that I should try to make my own. How hard could it be? I found fairly simple recipe, that included flour, baking powder, salt and olive oil. The recipe called for rolling out small balls of dough into…
Today’s Food and Wine Review
Tonight dinner was a favorite of ours. Chicken Primavera, salad and wine. Chicken Primavera is a dish I came up with a long time ago. Chicken cut up into strips and sautéed with onions, peppers and zucchini with diced tomatoes and Italian herbs. An easy dish and so good in the cold weather. Accompany that…
Today’s Food and Wine Review
Happy Thanksgiving! This is a great time to celebrate with friends and family. Of course it’s always a perfect time to enjoy good food and wine. Because of work schedule and it’s just the two of us, we decided to have our Thanksgiving Dinner on Sunday. I roasted a turkey breast, baked a sweet potato…
Today’s Food and Wine Review
Even though September is almost here, we are still experiencing hot days and cool nights, the sun shines every day and no rain is on the horizon. Summers are truly paradise here in the Pacific Northwest. I planted a garden this year and am harvesting more zucchini, squash and cucumbers than I can keep up…
Today’s Food and Wine Review
My apologies, I haven’t written about any wines or dishes I’ve made. It’s not that I haven’t been drinking or eating, I’ve just not been writing it down. Because our work schedules have been polar opposites, Mitch working nights and me working days, I’ve fallen in a sort of rut, making dishes that are quick…
Today’s Food and Wine Review
Spring has sprung and not a day too soon. The winter here has been sucky to say the least. We had the coldest driest January on record, then the wettest February and March on record. I am so ready for warmer and drier weather. In honor of spring, I fired up the grill and grilled…
Today’s Food and Wine Review
After returning from a recent business trip, we’ve had a busy weekend. First it was a day of wine and chocolate tasting on Saturday on Bainbridge Island. We tasted our way through the island, seven wineries offering up some of their wines along with chocolatiers letting us sample some gourmet chocolates. We drove to the…
Today’s Food and Wine Review
Can you believe it’s the end of January already? The day light hours are getting longer here, we’re up to over nine hours between sunrise and sunset. I know that doesn’t sound like a super feat, but when you consider in the dead of winter we only get seven hours and thirty-four minutes of daylight,…
Today’s Food and Wine Review
For Christmas dinner, I decided on a small standing rib roast, since it was just the two of us. I bought a four pound New York style standing rib roast with nice marbling. The menu for dinner was: Rib Roast with Garlic Hasselback Potatoes Roasted Northwest Style Vegetables Tossed Salad Wine – Pinot Noir I…
Today’s Food and Wine Review
Since most of my wine tasting reviews center around food pairings too, I’ve decided to expand my reviews to include more food reviews. Tonight, I made a special meal, our anniversary dinner. For some, this means dinner out at a nice restaurant, for me making something special and a really nice bottle of wine is…
Susan Uncorked 