Seen that? - Brie, Wine, and Bread

Filed in archive Best of on April 20, 2010

Brie, Wine, and Bread Celebrate Wine

I could basically live off of wine, bread, and cheese. Okay, maybe throw a little fruit in there too, but other than that I'm good to go. One yummy combination I enjoy is brie, bread, and wine. And, I'm not just talking about slapping a little brie on a piece of bread. Here's a mini-recipe for you: Ingredients: 1 block of brie 1 roll of crescent dough 1. Pop open the dough-boy's roll of crescent dough, [...] Read More


Cabernet Franc Comparison Celebrate Wine

In one of our recent wine club shipments from Taste of California, we received two bottles of Cabernet franc. This is one of the things I like about this wine club, getting two similar vintages from two different wineries. So, it's fun to compare. Normally, my husband and I tend to agree, and our old joke is that the second bottle is always better than the first, but for this most [...] Read More


Cabernet Cats Celebrate Wine

We got a few bottles of this Cabernet Franc from Argentina the other day. Often when we get international bottles of wine, I have a hard time locating any of the same on the Internet. Sometimes it's just a language barrier since I only know one - English - but most often I just can't seem to dig it up any where no matter how many search engines I fuss [...] Read More


Zucchini, Ham and Brie Risotto Gratin Do you like to cook?

A chill is in the air. The late September light is diffused and soft. The sun sets earlier and earlier, and we've almost stopped drinking rosé. There's still a generous pile of zucchini in our fridge from the abundant CSA baskets we enjoyed all summer, but we're not craving refreshing zucchini salads or room temperature zucchini frittata. We want something rich and hot to keep us satisfied on these autumn evenings! This [...] Read More


Product Alert: Kroger Super Kids Enriched White Sandwich Bread Allergies

Kroger Co. said today it is recalling Kroger brand Super Kids Enriched White Sandwich Bread sold in 13 states because of undeclared milk. Kroger stores in the following states are included in this recall: Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Kroger stores in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas are not included in the recall. The product has been sold in [...] Read More