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Williamson Wines Tasting

2009-09-26T12:45:49-07:00

Williamson Wines is located just off the Healdsburg square in Sonoma County. Started by Australian transplants, Bill Williamson uses a French winemaking style to develop subtle, food friendly wines. The winetasting experience is truly unique. The complimentary tasting includes a...

Eggplant Bruschetta DJ Style

2009-09-09T19:52:44-07:00

Using freshly picked ingredients from our garden, I freestyled dinner combining Brie, Japanese eggplant, sweet cherry tomatoes, multi-grain bread with olive oil, balsamic vinegar and salt. It was a gamble but ended up great Yum!

Another Good Nite

2009-06-28T00:46:58-07:00

Eight bottles down with a steady flow of delicious BBQ over an eight hour period. Burgers and portabella mushroom wannables pasted with red pepper maynonnaise capped the night. Coupled with a grilled nectarine feta starter, the meal fit the weather...

Southwest Style Feast

2009-06-27T00:15:52-07:00

The only things missing from the picture are the incredible meal & the other four bottles we kicked. The wonderful potpurri cheese encilades and slighty spicy spring salad perfectly fit some Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc & Domaine Chandon Chardonnay. We...

Spring Vegetable Garden

2009-05-10T21:45:35-07:00

It doesn't look like much but give it a couple of months and we will have more tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers and eggplant than we personally can consume. The real beauty of it, beyond the health and natural order benefits, is...

Michael David family of wines tasting

2009-04-18T11:45:18-07:00

Michael David Family of Winds is a Lodi based winery that started in 1984 under the Phillips Ranch logo, then in 2000 they launched the 7 Deadly Zins label that was an immediate hit. I tasted the syrah and petite...

Ojai Vineyards Pinot with Chicken & Rice

2009-03-25T23:03:32-07:00

We celebrated my future brother in law's 30th birthday today with a family lebanese recipe of chicken & rice. We coated it down with a wonderful bottle of 2005 Pinot Noir from Ojai Vineyards, in the Santa Barbara region. The...

Gourmet Homemade Dinner

2009-03-14T22:06:23-07:00

My mother in law is coming to stay with us next week to help us transition into the world of parentdom. Tonight was a kind of dry run where she came and made a four course gourmet, delicious meal. To...

Jocalat Chocolate Hazelnut w/ Pinot

2009-02-27T00:37:06-08:00

I love larabars, especially the cashew cookie, which are all natural, raw energy. The chocolate series, called Jocalat, are good b/c they are natural, raw, all organic. But as a true chocolate substitute? No way, it's not even a fair...

Raspberry Candied Carrots & Leeks with Sauvignon Blanc

2009-02-26T23:55:39-08:00

I'm up in Tahoe tonight and had some leeks and carrots left over from this week's csa box. I wasn't sure how I wanted to prepare them but got an idea from earlier in the afternoon when I experimented with...