Chef 101 Humpday: Eve’s First Dish, aka Fettucini Alfredo
Before I started tracking all of my new recipes, in my latest quest to learn to cook, I could make a couple of things: Pasta and dessert. Of course, not a lot of either, just variations (see below) of the same recipes. This week I give you my oh-so-simple-but-great: Fettuccine Alfredo a la Eve 1…
One Bottle Post (After my WSET study began = have I learned anything?)
Going over to All Corked Up a few weeks ago to collect my WSET Level 2 wine certification textbooks – whew- I stopped in to visit Vic Herstein in the liquor store, as he was the keeper of the books, and then went to the The Cellar in the front to say hello to the…
Chef Lance Cowart: Chicken, Mushrooms, and Tomatoes with Port Wine
Ingredients4 chicken boneless breast halves (with skin or without) Salt and pepper to taste 6 whole cloves garlic, peeled 2 Tbsp butter 1/4 pound of small cremini mushrooms 3 Tbsp finely chopped shallots 1/4 cup Port wine 3/4 pound plum tomatoes, cored and quartered, or 3/4 pound cherry tomatoes, cut in half (about 2 cups)…
From Dr. Joel M. Fisher: "A Piece for your side of the hill"
I’ve known Joel a few years now, you may now him too as he is the man behind the annual LA Wine Fest. Below he shares yet another of his great dinners paired with great wines with Eve’s Wine 101 readers: News Flash: Joel will be doing an SVC Wine Fest on 2/12/11, location to be…
Inca Bistro Wine Dinner: Join me for their first!
A few weeks ago I had an outstandingly decadent lunch at Inca Bistro with owner Mel Nunez and his wine rep, Wendy Roberts. We talked about the unique flavors and artfulness of their menu options, how Inca Bistro would be more noticeable from the street if they could hang twinkly lights over their patio and…
Tickets Selling Fast for the 3rd Annual Soroptimist International of Greater Santa Clarita Valley Wine Affair
If the tickets have sold out you can still attend by VOLUNTEERING LIKE I AM. E-mail Pam Capistrano at PCapistrano@StatusNotQuo.com Event tickets are on sale now forthe Soroptimist International of Greater Santa Clarita Valley 3rdAnnual Wine Affair. Town Center Drive in the Valencia Town Center is “the place to be” on Sunday, October 17 from…
Chef 101 Humpday: Fish Tacos a Tad Too Spicy for Eve
I got this great recipe for another one of my husband’s favorite meals from Food Network’s Bobby Flay. The only thing that went wrong was, well, when I diced the chili pepper I remembered that when I did the red ones for Chile Colorado I was to de-seed them first. While the water was running…