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,…

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.

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…

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…

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…