Category Archives: Alcohol

Pork, Red Wine, and Wild Mushroom Bolognese

Ingredients: 1/2 cup of chicken stock 1/2 cup of red wine 50 g of dried wild mushrooms 8 cloves of garlic chopped 2 small cans of whole peeled tomatoes with juice 1lb of spaghetti 4 tbl of butter 1 tsp … Continue reading

Posted in Basil, Black Pepper, Boletus, Butter, Button Mushrooms, Cheese, Chicken Stock, Cooking, Cuisine, Dinner, Eating, Food, Garlic, Herbs & Spices, Italian, Leeks, Meat, Mushrooms, Onions, Parmesean, Pasta, Plum Tomatoes, Pork, Pork Cutlets, Recipes, Red Pepper Flakes, Red Sauce, Red Wine, Sauces & Marinades, Sausage Links, Spaghetti, Stock, Tomatoes, Vegetables, Whole-Peeled-Tomatoes, Wild Mushroom Sauce, Wild Mushrooms, Wine | 4 Comments

Bouillabaisse Number 143

Why #143 you ask? Well, I suppose it’s because I almost never make it the same way. Sometimes I just don’t have all the ingredients. Sometimes it is just the availability of product depending where I am living. Like chicken … Continue reading

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Today’s Quote For Saturday April 9th, 2011

One of my favorite ways to spend a day off with my wife. Cigar, Coffee, and of course cheesecake. This is a strawberry cheesecake tort that they make at Kogo’s Wine Bar in Prague. Not New York Style but quite … Continue reading

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Chicken Thigh Sandwich With Sicilian Pesto, Spinach, & Sundried Tomatoes

I remember my first conscious decision about my taste in sandwiches. I was in first grade and was bored with Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. My mother, who was keen on this fact, starting making me baloney sandwiches. Now as a … Continue reading

Posted in American Cheese, Baby Spinach, Basil, Bread & Grains, Cheese, Chicken, Chicken Thighs, Cooking, Cuisine, Dinner, Eating, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Food, Garlic, Gorgonzola, Herbs & Spices, Meat, Nuts, Olive Oil, Onions, Pine Nuts, Recipes, Red Pepper Flakes, Rose Wine, Sandwiches, Sauces & Marinades, Sicilian Pesto, Spreads, Sun Dried Tomatoes, Vegetables, Yellow Onions | 13 Comments

Todays Quote For Friday April 8th, 2011

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Todays Quote For April 7th, 2011

  Photo of a Tuscan sunset taken from The Valliano Estate of Piccini Wines near Sienna, Italy.

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Todays Quote For Saturday April 2nd, 2011

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Todays Quote For Saturday March 26th, 2011

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Todays Quote For Wednesday March 23rd 2011

  Todays quote comes from the founder of Puccini Wines, Angiolo Puccini. The picture is taken from a hill, overlooking their vineyards and the rolling hills of Tuscany, called Poggio Teo on their Valiano Estate.

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Want To Win A Bottle Of Olive Oil Straight From Italy? Just tell Us Your Favorite Beer!

So I am headed to Italy this coming Sunday on business for 5 days and thought I would somehow include my friends. We ran a little contest on our Facebook page for a chance to win a bottle of Olive … Continue reading

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how to make onions disappear (via Crafting Health)

I’m a big fan of a tasty condiment. They are especially useful when you’re trying to make healthful changes to your diet and maybe missing a few of your old not-so-healthy favourites. Think of them as a chance to discover … Continue reading

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Todays Quote For March 6th, 2011

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Recipe for John Besh’s Grilled Flank Steak (via )

2 teaspoons canola oil 1 shallot, minced 1 clove garlic 1 teaspoon ginger, minced   1/4 cup rice wine vinegar 1¼ cup over ripe peaches, roughly chopped 1 tablespoon sambal chili paste 1/2 cup Grey Goose® Citron Flavored Vodka 1/4 … Continue reading

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Pork Pot Roast (via Las Vegas Food Adventures)

Beef is what most of us think of when we shop for a pot roast, but pork also makes a fantastic pot roast. When the right cut of pork is braised in the same fashion as beef, the result is … Continue reading

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