August 2010

This week’s You Tube shares the news about All Corked Up’s Wine Festival, a rumor about another local Fest, a little Champagne joke from Heather M, a little Rouladen, and my Big Green Egg.

“Oh this looks pretty easy,” my then-husband said.  Was it the sight of me using tongs to place steaming chiles into a blender – when I could have been making myself a friggin’ Margarita?  Their dried yellow seeds scattered recklessly across the floor?  The stems and tails(?) snipped and flung haphazardly in and around my…

“Last night, in my dream dining room we…” Wait, I can’t really say that as I don’t own my dream dining room yet.  Eddie and I bought a Chinese-ish looking redwood-colored table and chairs (complete with birds carved into the backs and red satin covers) back when our home was decorated with Kimonos and Go…

Third Annual Boys andGirls Club Wine Tasting September 15th at 6:30  Salt Creek Grill  Hosted by Justin Baldwin of Justin Winery This is the information from Carl Kanowsky, host of the event: Wine Spectator said of Justin Winery, “The Justin Cabernetblends often rank with the state’s best.” Justin’s Cabernet is the #9 Wine soldby the…