Brown Sugar Bacon Wrapped Chicken
We paired this meal with a 2013 Ehler’s Estate Cabernet Franc. Our tasting notes can be found on Delectable and a detailed post titled, “A Tale of Two Francs” can be found here.
Mexican Chicken Pot Pie
We paired this meal with a 2014 Hess Select Cabernet Sauvignon.
Creamy Pumpkin Pasta Bake
We paired the pumpkin pasta with a 2015 Ammunition Wines Badgerhound Zinfandel.
chicken | Pinot Noir | samples
Chicken Saltimbocca
I belong to a group of wine bloggers that get together every second Saturday of the month to discuss wine pairings. The group is #WinePW and anyone can join in the conversation. Even if you don’t have blog, you can follow along with the chat at 11am EST and get some amazings wine and food…
Butternut Squash Risotto
October is my favorite month. I love when the leaves begin to change colors and creates a magnificent palette in the sky. The weather is perfect. Not too hot, not too cold. I call it shorts and hoodie weather and it is the time of year, I wish I could capture and keep the whole…
Italian Wine | pasta | samples
Mac and Cheese
It is hard to think of a comfort food that is better than mac and cheese. Steamy pasta with just the right amount of crunchy bread crumbs and maybe a bit too much cheese puts a smile on everyone’s face. This recipe is so easy, you will never find yourself ripping the top off that…
Stuffed Peppers
Stuffed Peppers Servings: 5 Print INGREDIENTS 5 large bell peppers 1 – 15oz can black beans 1 pound ground turkey 1 package chili seasoning mix 1 cup salsa 1 cup mexican blend grated cheese 1 Tbs. olive oil 1/2 cup water; boiled DIRECTIONS 1- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F 2- Carve out bell peppers removing…
pasta | Riesling | samples | vegetarian
Pesto and Spinach Pasta
Last week, I was scrolling through social media and came upon a few posts saying that January 4th was National Spaghetti Day! Did you know that the oldest recorded documentation of pasta is found in the writings of Roman poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus, referring to sheets of dough called lagana? Hmmm. and we now have…
Mexican Pizza
Back in my college days, I use to eat quite a bit of fast food. I think that most college students do. They don’t call it the “Freshman Fifteen” for nothing. One of our favorite fast food haunts was Taco Bell. Who didn’t love it? I mean a bean burrito for .49¢. On the splurge…
Casseroles | Mexican | Pinot Noir | samples
Tateros (Tater Tot Nachos)
We are huge nacho fans. When we go out to dinner, more often than not, we split an order of them as an appetizer, or even sometimes as our meal itself. We were in the mood for nachos, but didn’t have any on hand. Enter Tater Tots. Just substitute tater tots for the nachos and…