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August 09, 2008
Wood, food pairing will make or break your end result and really separates the men from the boys, so to speak, in the BBQ smoker world when you are learning how to use a smoker...If you are a purist and you have forests or orchards nearby, take your trusty hatchet with you and harvest some of your very own smoking woods.
August 08, 2008
There are so many different ways to of how to use a smoker .... If your smoked ribs have your neighborhood two stepping around your cooker, then I guess you must have a winner!
December 17, 2007
To me, salmon has always been the king of fish. Wine food pairing with salmon is truly a delight. I grew up in the pacific northwest of the United States and usually once a week salmon made its way to our table in some way, shape or form.
When I was a child my father made a twice yearly trek do...
November 29, 2007
Remember the old TV commercial that said, two, two, two mints in one? Well, a Turducken is three, three, three birds in one! A turkey, a duck and a chicken are combined together to make this delightful bird.
Turducken is one of my husbands specialties to prepare. Yes, I know that you can buy t...
November 29, 2007
I grew up celebrating Thanksgiving. Most Americans in some way, shape or form tend to hold this holiday very dear. Thanksgiving is one of the busiest traveling times for the airlines and the highways. It is not a specific religious holiday, although many people attend the church of their choice t...
November 29, 2007
What is it about comfort foods that make them, so, comfortable? Is it a personal thing that we bring with us from childhood or maybe a food that we ate while going through tough times? I guess, if that would be the case, then spam would be on everybodys must have list, and how do you do wine food ...
November 16, 2007
Wine Food Pairing is an adventure and not an exact science. It is always important that you do not take yourself too seriously, but to experiment and enjoy the wonderful tastes and textures of wines that are available to us today!
I have enjoyed wine food pairing since I was a youngster up in t...
November 16, 2007
What, you ask, is a Turducken, and why would I want or need to do Wine Food Pairing with it? The answer to these questions is not for the faint of heart!
About 4 years ago I was watching a Thanksgiving cooking show and perked up my ears when I heard something about stuffing your turkey with a du...
November 16, 2007
Traveling in Austria is a wonderful opportunity to do Wine Food Pairing from your hotel room! Never let an opportunity like this pass you by.
Austria has some terrific wines that can be purchased very reasonably and depending on the area of the country you are visiting, you may have opportunitie...
November 06, 2007
I was in Austria a couple of years ago on a beautiful fall day. The leaves were turning, the sky was blue and although it was warm, there was a bit of autumn in the air. I was sitting in a picturesque garden cafe with my husband and one of his long time friends. My German is poor at best and orde...
November 06, 2007
Wine Food Pairings make most of us nervous just thinking about it, but wait, someone just threw a monkey wrench, or should I say corkscrew, into the mix!
Many wineries, in fact almost 90% of them in New Zealand have turned away from the prestigious cork to stopper up our favorite beverage and hav...
November 06, 2007
My Wine Food Pairing adventures have taken me to Austria on occasion, and is there anything more romantic than sitting in an Austrian wine house, known as a heurigen?
A typical heurigen is marked by pine boughs over the door and has large wooden picnic tables and benches. Many of them have seatin...
November 06, 2007
STOP! Nobody move! The stem is missing off my wine glass! It here just a couple of days ago?
The latest craze or fashion if you will is the stemless wine glass. The Stemless wine glass is catching on with more and more consumers in the US trendiest restaurants, thanks to the wine industry effo...
November 06, 2007
How about wine food pairing all in one bowl?
In the dog days of summer, when the heat and humidity rise, what better way to lift the spirits of your friends and neighbors than an impromptu party to cool off a bit? One of my very favorite hot weather treats is a cold champagne soup with diced rip...
November 04, 2007
Outdoor garden cafes or gasthaus in Austria, so popular for wine food pairing in the spring and summer when the temperatures are warm, will soon have to move indoors. As it gets closer to the winter rain and snow, the large garden areas will empty out and all activity will be moving into the small ...
November 02, 2007
What kind of Wine Food Pairing is this, you ask? Terrific wines made right on the premises and an opportunity to scout out a heurigen that only locals seem to know about. This shining gem is located in the small village of Gumpoldskirchen, Austria. Our friend, Herbert, gave us quick instructions on ...
November 02, 2007
I have traveled all over the world and enjoyed Wine Food Pairing in some delightful spots.
This adventure took me to Linz, Austria, where we visited a Greek restaurant just outside the city, perched atop a small cliff with a terrific view of the Danube, or Donau, as it is called in Austria.
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November 02, 2007
Who ever thought that just a quick stop over to say hello to a friend or neighbor would entail several hours of eating and drinking?
When you visit someone at their home in Austria, be prepared for a wine food pairing extravaganza! As an American, I am used to wonderful hospitality, but the Aus...
October 22, 2007
What could be better than a wine food pairing feast with friends and family in Austria?
When asked how many wines we would be trying this evening, cousin Michaela indicted that she had ten bottles and hoped that would be enough! The seven of us were a thirsty group, but I was pretty sure that it...
October 20, 2007
I love to do Wine Food Pairing with foods that are outside of mainstream America, so for this adventure I crossed the Gulf stream and cruised over to the Bahamas! Bimini, Bahamas, only 42 miles east of Miami, is an easy day trip in your boat and until last January 2007 you could catch your own conch...
October 20, 2007
Ahhhh, Wine Food Pairing, my adventures continue through Austria!
A picture perfect autumn day, bright blue sky with the sun shining and the snow topped Schneeberg mountain in the background. My husband and I decide to hop on our bicycles and travel the local bike path to see where it takes us. O...
October 19, 2007
Wine Food Pairing in the Alps,what could be more of an adventure? Every autumn, usually in September or October the cows in the Alpine regions of Europe make the annual trek down the mountainside after a summer of feasting on sweet, tender grass on the mountain tops. This fattens up the cows for a...