2010
From Chef David Lawrence: Eve Made HOMEMADE SPLIT PEA SOUP
One more recipe from my husband saying, “My mom used to make this”. Suffice it to say Chef Dave ruled this recipe. My edits are in red. Boy Eats World!By David Lawrence Splitpea soup is one of those things you either love or hate. There is no inbetween. As a card-carrying split pea soup lover,…
Today’s You Tubes
Hello Dear Wine Friends, Today’s two YouTubes feature David Schutz discussing a wine sale currently taking place at All Corked Up, and plans you can make for tomorrow night with DiMaggio Washington at The Cellar. (A couple of edits: At the end of the group video from last week’s holiday tasting: The gentlemen that pulls…
I got this surprise after dinner with winemaker Chris Phelps:
CHRIS PHELPS’ AD VIVUM BRINGS LIFE TOWINE Renowned Local Winemaker Announces theRelease of Own Label Chris Phelps, one of Napa Valley’s mostexperienced winemakers, has introduced the first wine under his new label, the2007 AD VIVUM Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. Phelps has spent his careerbridging the winemaking worlds of Napa, California and Bordeaux, France, makingit inevitable…
From All Corked Up: Wine Club Members November Recipe
I didn’t know that being a Wine Club Member at All Corked Up also included a recipe every month. That’s pretty cool. Owner David Schutz shared this one with our readers. Chef / Restaurateur Chef PaulPrudhomme Makes 8 servings When we were working on this recipe,everyone who tasted it raved about how tender and…
Michael Perlis: Alsace, Piedmont and Tuscany via Tanaro River Imports
Sometimes, you have to get out of your comfort zone. Unlike my esteemed editor [who I suspect any day now will need to change the name of her site to Wine 201 or at least Wine 102], I don’t feel I necessarily have a real breadth and depth of wine knowledge. Although my reading takes…
Happy B-Day Baby Sis! (Yes she’s younger in her wine choices too, see explanation below!)
My sister Lauren, in Ferrara, Italy, had enough of watching everyone cruise past her on their bicycles so she stopped them for a photo. Lauren, the center of all attention. We have a few things in common; we both blog, we’re mostly slim, our conversation is usually teemed with sarcasm (thanks mom) and we both…
You Tubes from: The 6th Annual Holiday Wine Tasting
If I’ve loaded them up right, you should have four YouTubes, each one less than two minutes long, from the biggest holiday wine tasting/shopping spree event of the year. And it all took place last Sunday courtesy of the Valencia Wine Company. Three are with wine representatives, and one with agreable wine-drinking cohorts. Look for…
Chef 101 Humpday: Chocolate Truffles
This is second in a series of old fave recipes I kind of forgot about and now my husband Eddie has demanded asked me to make again. As I recall this one was an incredible mess, but a tasty, sticky, well-worth it one that I got from Cosmopolitan magazine…back in the day. Chocolate Truffles Ingredients:…
Eve Wine 101 Readers: An Awesome Alexis Exclusive!
And, this magnum is as it appears – long like the finish. I love magnums for parties and foraging. And when I had dinner with Chris Phelps last week, the winemaker for Swanson Vineyards, we tasted our way through three different Alexis Cabernets – all in magnums. I liked them all. Here is an excerpt…