Tag Archives: Recipes
Rodney Strong Redux for November TasteLive Tuesday!
Tonight we will be joining the good folks at TasteLive! for an on-line tasting of Rodney Strong Wines But this event will be a little different. While we would love to invite ALL of our readers to Casa de Wineauxs to ...
June 10th is National Iced Tea Day!
It was one of those days. In a long line of them. Three days before tax filing day my laptop crashed. The morning after another raucous TasteLive! event, I run a Microsoft update. Being late for work, and forgetting that ...
Wines of the Loire Valley: Muscadet
There is a wine from the oft called "Garden of France" that is the perfect pairing for fresh seafood. So much so that whenever I reach into the wine chiller and suggest it, Joe chastises me, "No, that's for when ...
Sinfully Decadent Delights and Festive Champagne
There is a much-repeated myth that great sex stops after marriage. Politely speaking, a number of euphemisms come to mind. At worst, "that well dries up" and at best; "dessert turns to the plain vanilla variety." Big Pharma's latest goldmine ...
What can a chicken teach us?
Hey man where'd you get That lotion? I been hurting Since I bought the gimmick About something called love Yeah something called love That's like hypnotizing chickens Well I am just a modern guy Of course I've had it in the ear before -Lust for Life, Iggy Pop Why ...
Cooking Techniques – Make Your Own Fish Stock
Living on Texas' Gulf Coast, we have access to great sources for fresh seafood. Many a weekend, you'll find us heading to Rose's Seafood in Seabrook. Just under the Kemah bridge, many a local resident lines up at Rose's to ...
Be a Home Superstar Chef (Part 8 – Garlic)
This is part 8 of our on-going Home Superstar Chef series. The previous posts in this series were Part 1 – Good Pans, Part 2 – Shallots, Part 3 – Pine Nuts, Part 4 – Knives, Part 5 – ...
Leftover Wine Bottles on the Counter? Recycle; Reduce!
Joe is usually the family cook, and he's constantly complaining about our "galley" type kitchen. Since we never planned to have it as our "permanent residence" we continue to rent until we build or find our "dream house." But a ...
Fantastic Sangria Recipe
This is definitely a sangria with some zing. Give it a try on a hot summer afternoon. 1 bottle of Zinfandel or Syrah 2 cups Vernor's ginger ale 1/4 cup simple syrup 2 lemons cut into wedges 1 orange cut into wedges 2 limes cut into ...
Greatest Salad EVER!
That's what my youngest son thinks, at least. Being 13, he may be a bit prone to hyperbole, but I am pretty sure it is at least in the top 100. I had a fairly cheap late harvest Riesling with ...
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