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by tammy on March 18, 2007
Bettie is not a person in this instance; it's a super yummy, super sweet dessert. A member of the pie slash cobbler family, brown betties have a wonderful crumbling top on them. Often the topping...
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by tammy on March 08, 2007
As you probably already know, Riesling is a sweet wine, so it tastes great with foods that may have a lot of seasoning going on, such as Asian food. But, cooking with it? I hadn't thought of that...
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by tammy on March 05, 2007
I have always loved to drink wine and eat chocolate. They are two of my favorite things, so how can they not be good together? It's like peanut butter and jelly! The go together sometimes....
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by tammy on February 14, 2007
Today was so not the day to start counting calories again for my never-ending diet! Seriously, I really started doing that today. Then my sweetie husband handed me a box of chocolate and informed me...
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by tammy on January 27, 2007
Normally, this would be Super Bowl weekend. I know this not because I watch football, though I do plan to watch some of the Super Bowl this year because Prince is going to be performing at the half...
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by tammy on January 25, 2007
With more and more wine lovers in America these days, that means your Super Bowl party doesn't just have to cater to beer drinkers. And, I'm not talking about wine cooler either (shudder!)...
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by tammy on January 24, 2007
I think one reason I tend to shy away from many white wines is due to the acidic taste. Sometimes it works for me, but very often it's just too tart and too dry. Food, however, can be a big......
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by tammy on January 23, 2007
So much has been written about pairing with with food because it can be such a challenge, and as someone who has goofed more than a few times putting food and wine together (there was the cherry pie...
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by tammy on January 11, 2007
Generally speaking, I'm not a huge fan of meat. However, meatloaf is one of those dishes I actually like. I guess it's because it's ground meat. Plus, it usually has all kinds of yummy...
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by tammy on January 09, 2007
Who doesn't love pizza? We have a wonderful little place down town that I try to avoid at all costs called Pizzoodles. It's a chain, so you may have one around you. Warning - Don't got...
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by tammy on January 08, 2007
Asian foods takes a bad rap when it comes to teaming it up with the right wine. It's just not as easy as other ethnic foods such as Italian, which 90% of the time goes fine with a good red......
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by tammy on January 01, 2007
One of our favorite local restaurant has a special on Wednesday nights where you can bring your own bottle of wine and there is no corkage fee. Considering that most fees for uncorking your wine can...
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by tammy on January 01, 2007
Today we all start thinking seriously (or at least most of us who are fighting the battle of the bulge) about our diet in the coming year. Granted, wine does have calories, but there's also a lot...
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by tammy on December 22, 2006
If you celebrate Christmas, then you are already trying to figure out which pair of elastic-waist pants you can get away with wearing at your holiday feast. And, oh yes, what wine will you be drinking...
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by tammy on December 19, 2006
You won't find wine any sweeter than this, not even Icewine will cut it in this candy store. At Charles Chocolates they actually have candy infused with wine: Wine Infused Pate de Fruit - NEW!...
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by tammy on December 18, 2006
Since it's holiday time, that means for many of us that it is also party time. Maybe you are even throwing one or two dinner parties yourself this season. When I have people over for dinner, I...
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by tammy on November 27, 2006
The chow fest is finally over at my house! It was good, but I have to say I'm kind of glad it's over. It's amazing how much one can eat. We had some great food though, and we also had......
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by tammy on October 29, 2006
I love spicy food, but admittedly, I don't often drink wine with spicy food because it's hard to find a vino that can handle the heat. If I'm not drinking alcohol, then a large glass of...
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by tammy on October 22, 2006
I know it sounds weird - What kind of wine do you drink while eating your (or your child's) Halloween candy? But, considering that some of us are busy handing out candy all evening to the kiddies,...
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by tammy on October 19, 2006
While most people are shutting down their grills for winter, we are firing ours up more than usual because it's finally not a zillion degrees with a zillion percent humidity outside. For us, our...
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by tammy on October 12, 2006
I guess it is obvious that I'm trying to watch what I eat lately because I'm on a food and wine kick. At least I can look at the food even though I can't eat it! Mushrooms are one of......
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by tammy on October 12, 2006
One of my favorite drool sites is Stef's Noodles and Rice blog. Since I'm a little challenged in the kitchen....er...okay, a lot! challenged in the kitchen, I mostly like to look at all her...
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