A few years ago a good friend gave my hubby and I a gift pack that included several locally made olive oils and vinegars for Christmas. When we opened it she mentioned she gave several other friends and family members the same pack and joked that we would probably be the only ones to actually […]
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… what grows together goes together. My husband is from Rochester, NY, and I’m pretty sure that means it is required by upstate NY law a baby’s first food must be Buffalo Chicken Wings. Well, at least by the time they get teeth. Or at a minimum parents are required to douse their child’s rice […]
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As you are (hopefully) enjoying a nice lazy Sunday morning I wanted to let you know about an awesome contest going on for all you wine lovers and movie buffs out there, with your chance to attend the Napa Valley Film Festival. Benchmark Wine Group is giving away two festival passes, valued at $500, in […]
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This has been a rough week so far. Both my kids have been home sick. Taking care of twin toddlers can be challenging. Taking care of sick twin toddlers is a whole new category of challenging. I’ve put everything else aside this week to just be there for my guys. Everything else I had planned […]
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A roundup of some of my favorite things this week in the categories of wine, food, travel, and lifestyle. The Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maize on Sauvie Island It was a perfect fall day yesterday and I’m trying to take in all the good weather I can before the you-know-what wet stuff starts and doesn’t […]
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When Frédéric Lalande was a young boy he dreamt of becoming a fighter pilot, not a winemaker like his father and grandfather. * “When I was a child I used to watch the pilots from the vineyard. There was a training area not too far, the planes would get very close and dive down towards […]
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When my husband and I visited France on our two-week honeymoon we spent a couple days in Paris, a day in Champagne, and the remaining time split between Burgundy and Bordeaux. When anybody in country asked us about our travels the responses were unanimously “oh, you must like wine”. Yes, yes we do. But visiting […]
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It happened again. My hubby smoked another brisket for just the four of us, yielding enough leftovers for our entire neighborhood. But this time, instead of sharing, we froze the leftovers to be used another day. Incidentally brisket freezes quite well without losing much of its flavor. Score! Last Sunday we decided to cook up […]
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