With a few things to use up in my kitchen prior to a major clean, there was just one thing to do: make trout spring rolls. My husband Patrick catches rainbow trout at a relatively quiet lake over an hour from our home. They taste clean and fresh, but I must admit to getting bored [...]
When you think of popcorn, where do you see yourself? In a movie theater? At the circus or zoo? Maybe in front of a rental at home with a glass of Chardonnay from your wine rack (or whatever goes with popcorn, like beer)? Forget those traditional ideals and just head to your local wine [...]
Saturday, October 30, 2010
It’s a rare thing that I give away a bottle of wine without opening it first. Nothing currently sits on my wine rack, a ribbon around it, waiting to be delivered complete with cork. This is a given among my friends and they love it. Free wine: they don’t care if I drank half a [...]
Saturday, October 30, 2010
This year our younger daughter got to host a Halloween party. There were eight seven-year-olds. Our older daughter Faye helped us to decorate, then later a friend she had invited joined her to save my butt. Really, the younger kids were great. The biggest complication was food. I had three kids with allergies at the party and I didn’t want [...]
Thursday, October 28, 2010
I’ve heard of chocolate liqueur and wine-filled chocolates, but never have I seen actual chocolate wine on a wine rack. In fact, I don’t know: is it stored at room temperature, kept cool; sideways or upright? Really: Chocovine is a mixture of cabernet and Dutch chocolate. Consumers drink it straight up, with ice or as the [...]
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Some of Yakima’s wineries are participating in Thanksgiving this year by giving lovers of the grape something to be thankful for. Tour area tasting rooms, fill gaps in your wine rack, or buy a Premier Pass to gain special access during Thanksgiving in Wine Country. Purchasing a pass affords you the opportunity to enjoy specialty food and [...]
Thursday, October 28, 2010
For those of you visiting or living near Cincinnati, did you know that you do not necessarily have to cook on Thanksgiving Day? If you are quick to reserve a place, several restaurants will do the cooking and the dishes on November 25th. You might be able to bring kids too. For example, The White House [...]
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Thanks to a gruesome past related to its witch trials and the executions of many innocent people through horrific means, Salem really gets into the spirit of Halloween. There are countless events, some spooky, some fun. Plenty of performances, ghost walks and parties. Some are just dandy for kids, others recommend you keep them at home. [...]
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Canadian Thanksgiving is long-since over, which means I must not forget that Americans will be enjoying their turkey in about a month. Now is a good time to start the run down on events across the nation, which could take a while as it’s a big country and you like to celebrate. I like that [...]
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
A relative just sent me a funny e-mail. It was a comparison between house prices. A man was toying with the idea of selling-up and moving from England to either Canada or France. He checked out a couple of listings in Vancouver, BC, finding a sweet little post-war house with two homes crammed next to it. [...]
