Low-fat recipe for the gooey, yummy side dish at high-end steakhouses. Serve it with grilled steaks and a green salad and you are good to go… mmm… creamy goodness.
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Author: Taylor
Chenin Blanc wines: The new little black dress
Mark my words – Chenin Blanc is the new little black dress. Comfortable, sleek, versatile and sophisticated, this white grape from France is making a new entrance to the big world of wine lovers. Thank the younger generation of drinkers who crave the unique, the little-known yet delicious in their ... Read More »
Sweet wine: The differences between late harvest, vin santo, ice wines
Americans love their sugar. The home of Dolly Madison, Coca-Cola and blush wine peddles tons of tooth-decaying junk, but for some reason, the masses have not welcomed sweet dessert wines into their lives. Wine snobs have loved them for years, and they’ve been around since Roman times. So we ... Read More »
Easy 20 minute meatloaf recipe
I know… meatloaf ain’t sexy. But this hunk of ground beef, cooked to-juicy-perfection comfort food wins any and all races to the heart. Nestle it next to a fluffy scoop of mashed potatoes and green beans and you experience a little piece of heaven.
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Best Kirkland wines at Costco
If you’re not a regular shopper of Costco, Kirkland is their private label and Kirkland wines, sourced from various wineries around the world, is kicking ass in the value department. Unfortunately, Costco doesn’t reveal which wineries they work with, so you have to try them to find out ... Read More »
Recipe: Paleo Chicken Alfredo with Bacon and Spinach (AIP friendly)
Having turned my back on pasta likely forever, there are a few dishes I miss with fervor. Fresh, homemade basil pesto tossed into thin, delicate angel hair pasta is one, and fettucine alfredo is another. Tossed with shrimp, chicken or what-have-you, the rich, enveloping sauce is an opportunity to ... Read More »
Wine review: Cave Robert et Marcel 2016 Saumur Les Pouches
It’s an impressive mouthful of a name with an equally impressive personality. Cave Robert et Marcel 2016 Saumur Les Pouches hails from the Saumur appellation in the Loire Valley region of France (read more about the Loire Valley), where the grape varietal Chenin Blanc reigns supreme.
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Wine review: Crowded House Sauvignon Blanc 2016 Marlborough
Every so often, you taste a wine that — to borrow a word from beer circles — is a “session” wine. You can drink it aaalllll day— in sessions by the pool, on the patio or on the couch. Sip after sip, it keeps on giving and never gets tedious. Occasionally, Sauvignon Blanc ... Read More »
Diary of 72 Hours in Portland
We landed at noon on a Friday, ready to engulf ourselves in the culture of the liberal, hipster town of Portland. Home of beer, wine, a thriving food scene and plenty of outdoor activity. And we only had 72 hours in Portland. The weekend we landed in early May was the first sunshine-y day after many ... Read More »
Wine review: 2014 Preston Barbera Dry Creek Valley
As someone who writes about wine and who also works for a winery, I have multitudinous bottles of wine at my house. It can get overwhelming, albeit in a very, very good way. But what this enviable “predicament” means is that I rarely buy wine. When I do, it’s a pretty epic bottle ... Read More »
Feel The Burn: Sake wine is not for the faint of heart
It smells like skanky, stale vodka when you sniff your first one. Then it singes your throat with its flaming jet-fuel flavor, making your throat beg for mercy. Sake. This memory is why I avoided it for so many years. But recently a sake enthusiast transformed me, and I learned that this drink, the ... Read More »
Wine review: Adegas Valminor 2015 Albariño Rias Baixas
Of all the wine regions I’ve had the extreme pleasure to visit, Spain’s Rías Baixas DOC, the west coastal home of the white Albariño grape, was the most memorable. From the way they grow their grapes, to the seafood culture, to the wide open possibilities of this beautifully acidic and ... Read More »