by wineandrecipes | Apr 22, 2022 | Entres, Recipes, Soup
May as well start with the classics. We love good French Onion Soup, but I should warn that not overyone is enamored of the Cognac, particularly the young. I understand French Onion Soup in France, and particularly Paris, is regarded largely as a hangover remedy to be...
by wineandrecipes | Mar 5, 2022 | BBQ, Recipes, Sides
One pouch is wrapped, the one below is seasoned and ready to be wrapped… Ingredients Snow Peas Mushrooms, chopped Baby Carrots Slivered Fresh Garlic Slivered Fresh Ginger Soy Sauce Dry Sherry such as Amontillado Sesame Seeds Preparation This is a fantastically...
by wineandrecipes | Feb 20, 2022 | Desserts, Recipes
Do you like Poppy Seed cake? I love it as the perfect mix of tasty but not too sweet or sugary. Many store-bought cakes fail that test. I scrape the frosting off–it’s colorful but pure sugar–before I even get started. But this cake is moist and...
by wineandrecipes | Dec 24, 2021 | Desserts, Holidays, Recipes
Would you believe “Mexican” Wedding Cookies are not even Mexican in origin? They can be traced back to Arabic origin, and migrated to Mexico by way of European Nuns or Spanish Conquistadors in the 16th century. These cookies have been around so long that...
by wineandrecipes | Dec 23, 2021 | Tools & Techniques, Wine
We are fortunate to have a small but very nice wine cellar. It’s about the size of a walk-in closet, and here is how it is laid...