Late autumn brings bushels of oranges to the markets. That means it is time to make Vin d'Oranges! Vin d'Oranges is a delicious, festive apéritif that takes only three weeks to mature. If you...
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Early December has a wealth of food and wine events to get out and enjoy! Portland, Oregon invites its visitors and residents to have a wander around the Holiday Ale Festival this Thursday, November...
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by Jennifer on November 28, 2007
The snow-laden Alps is home to one of my favorite winter foods - the stick-to-your-ribs dish called Tartiflette. It is a fantastic, rich mélange of bacon, onions, potato and white wine. Then...
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There are certain ingredients I always try to have on hand in my kitchen. I thought of making a list and writing a post about the Five Ingredients That I Always Have In My Kitchen. Then I realized...
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Although I'm not a vegetarian anymore, I still love vegetarian cookbooks. Deborah Madison's 10th Anniversary edition of Vegetarian Cooking For Everyone has recently been released, in addition...
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About a month ago I wrote about a beautiful new book coming out entitled My Last Supper: 50 Chefs and Their Final Meals, and asked the question of my readers: If you were to die tomorrow, what would...
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Weekend Herb Blogging is heading down under this week to its host, Truffle, at What's On My Plate. Late autumn (up here in the northern hemisphere) is the perfect time for soup, so for this...
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by Jennifer on November 23, 2007
The unconventional name and quirky image on these bottles caught my attention the other day. An elephant. On a tightrope. How in the world is this related to wine? The founders of Elephant on a...
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Happy Thanksgiving! This weekend (if you can face eating again) offers many food and wine events to enjoy. The gorgeous Willamette Valley in Oregon is hosting it's annual Wine Country Thanksgiving...
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Creamy, slightly tart, plain yogurt is a wonderful thing. We eat it mixed with fresh fruit or muesli, drizzled with honey or sprinkled with sugar for breakfast. Yogurt can also be whipped with garlic,...
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by Jennifer on November 20, 2007
There is a wonderful, smoked, cumin scented sausage here that we rarely eat because I'm never quite sure what to do with it. It is called Saucisse de Montbéliard and comes from the mountainous...
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Some crazy new kitchen gadgets that have come across my computer screen this week: The Chef'n Garlic Zoom.Makes garlic chopping easy and fun.No one told me that chopping garlic with a knife garlic...
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by Jennifer on November 18, 2007
Gone are the days of the simple roasted, stuffed turkey for Thanksgiving. Now the turkey choices are endless. Everywhere you look there are deep fried turkeys, brined turkeys, smoked turkeys, bacon...
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Weekend Herb Blogging # 109 is hosted this week by the self-described goofy Vanessa, at What Geeks Eat... After reading her recipes for Double Chocolate Pecan Muffins and Grilled Chocolate...
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by Jennifer on November 16, 2007
We definitely cannot complain about the weather we've been having the last couple of weeks. It has been bright blue skies and very sunny. But when that sun goes down, the temperature plummets! As...
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by Jennifer on November 15, 2007
Camp Cassoulet and Like to Cook were graciously acknowledged yesterday by Amy Sherman on Epicurious' Epi Log. Entitled Cassoulet Boot Camp, Amy gives links to your's truly and to some of the...
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The oldest wine auction in the world, Les Trois Glorieuses, takes place over three spectacular days this weekend in Burgundy. This year the auction celebrates it's 147th year, donating a portion...
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Last week a friend gave me some old cookbooks that her aunt and uncle had sent to her from the States. She browsed through them and passed them on to me, thinking I might find some useful recipes...
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Here are some recent autumn recipes that look perfect for the cool weather or could be wonderful additions to your holiday tables . PS Thanksgiving is a mere two weeks from tomorrow... Elise at Simply...
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by Jennifer on November 13, 2007
Duck is a common ingredient in this part of France so I've had some fun (and frustration) familiarizing myself with the different cooking methods for it's various parts. It took me a few tries...
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by Jennifer on November 12, 2007
Last August I received a friendly email from a wine maker in the area inviting me to come on over and have a tasting. You know how these things are...you keep it tucked in the back of your mind and......
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Cassoulet A dish immersed in history, surrounded by controversy and seemingly insurmountable. But if you get right down to it, all it is is a slow cooked stew of plump, white beans and several kinds...
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Weekend Herb Blogging was a cinch this weekend! As soon as I saw this mound of glossy, plump chestnuts at the market last weekend, I knew they would be the perfect, star ingredient. We don't have...
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If you work in the food industry, early November offers some interesting food related trade shows. There's Kosherfest 2007 in New York City, an international wine fair, Iberwine, in Madrid, Spain,...
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