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 to give thanks to their God for all their blessings. In all, Americans use this day to enjoy the fellowship of their family and friends, do wine food...more
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 everybody's must have list and how do you do wine food pairing with spam?My definition of a comfort food is something we crave to eat when we want to cocoon ourselves in the comfort of "food love", perhaps...more
Remember the old TV commercial "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 husband's specialties to prepare. Yes, I know that you can buy them premade, but they do not taste nearly as good and of course you miss all the fun and adventure of trying to stuff a chicken inside a duck,and a duck inside a turkey. YIKES! Sounds naughty just talking about it!To begin this fowl journey, pun intended, you need to decide the number of people you will be serving. Our last turducken made about 60 servings, no kidding! This feast was made with a twenty pound turkey, a six pound duck and a three pound chicken.The first step is to prepare the birds the night before by deboning. WARNING! You must be cold sober at this point because you will be dealing with very sharp knives. The chicken and duck will be totally deboned and leave the legs and wings on the turkey for a nice presentation. This is not an easy job and requires a great deal of patience. When this task is completed, I highly recommend that you wrap up the birds and pop them in the...more
Beaujolais Nouveau, the French red wine that arrives just in time for Thanksgiving, is a major marketing success. This wine is released for sale at one minute past midnight on the third Thursday in November. In the next 24 hours over one million cases will be sold. During the coming year, consumers all over the world will buy over 65 million...more
No matter what you may have heard elsewhere, buying good wines cheaply is easy. Simply follow these useful tips and you'll be well on the way to finding great value wines without compromising quality. Firstly, always "back the little guy". By this, we mean hunting down small, boutique wineries, which don't have large advertising budgets to convince...more
Many of us love wine, but lack the purse that allows for expensive, "fine" wines. For that matter, I have found that if I want to enjoy wine regularly (which I do), I can't even afford $15 a bottle as that mounts up quickly in the old monthly budget. But fear not, budget oenophiles, good wines, even fine wines are available on a shoe string. Many people have already discovered the charms of Yellowtail and Two-buck Chuck (Charles Taylor) wines, to the point of these good wines being virtually ubiquitous on dinner tables everywhere. But did you know, or realize, that there are many, many quality varietals available through a host of other vineyards. Indeed, there are dozens of wines at half the price of Yellowtail, that produce a more sophisticated flavor, and are a more congenial match with most meals.Silver Sands is a South African vineyard of singular note. I haven't tried all of their varietals, but with a meal of broiled chuck roast in a garlic sauce, and sides of asparagus and gingered sweet potatoes, I found that the Silver Sands Shiraz was an able, even excellent companion to the meal, easily competing with wines valued at two or three times it's $5 per bottle cost. It's...more
So, you love wine, you've bought a few of your favorite bottles and you store them in a wine rack on your counter or on top of your refrigerator. Then one day your friend brings you a bottle and you get another bottle for a gift and you begin to run...more
Wine is a wonderful beverage with many different facets. Some people only drink wine on special occasions, but if you are like me you enjoy trying as many new wines as possible as often as you can. In order to increase your enjoyment and wine...more
Not sure what to buy your friends or relatives this Christmas? Well, why not opt for a wine gift? It's a definite crowd pleaser, looks classy and can be bought from the comfort of your armchair, so you simply can't go wrong with it.Buying wine...more
How about teaming up your favorite meal with the best of wine this weekend? It sounds a great idea but don't you think you may overindulge? Well, you may not mind this but what about the hangover you have to face, the other morning. How about...more
Are you looking forward to pair your favorite meal with a good quality wine, then you require to have an extensive knowledge about pairing the wine and food in a correct order. In case, you fail to do so, you will spoil the whole fun. In fact you...more
Wine making is one of the fastest-growing hobbies in the United States. It is a skill passed down from generation to generation and each successful generation likes to add some special touches to give there wine a unique taste. Wine making is like...more