(Temecula Valley Winegrowers Association has planned out quite a bit of activities. What do I hear from my peeps? That it’s a fun place for jazz and events with food and wine. Somebody drive me!) Our member wineries are bringing back some of their best events just in time for Summer. Check out some of the…
Ingredients:•4 boneless chicken breast halves•1/2 cup flour•1 teaspoon Creole seasoning•1/2 teaspoon salt•1/8 teaspoon pepper•1 tablespoon butter•1 tablespoon olive oil•4 green onions thinly sliced•1/2 cup chicken broth•1 cup Champagne or dry white wine•1/4 cup pecan pieces, optional•1 cup heavy cream•1 tablespoon fresh chopped parsley Directions:Wash chicken pieces; pat dry with paper towels.Combine flour, Creole seasoning, 1/2…
Finally, our group of eight was back together. It was a great feeling, as I was especially eager to have them taste the wines coming from one of my favorite vineyards, not just in Paso, but anywhere – Dusi. I have already written about my appreciation for the Zinfandels that Janell Dusi makes from the…
…singing tomorrow night! Without his corkscrew, your wine glass or even a cheese plate! It’s up to us, his loyal drinkers customers to support him. You’ve heard him sing with Acoustic Soul, The Vic Rocks Band and The Helen LaPrairie Band, now come down to Valencia Wine Company for his solo effort! Playing everything from…
(Part of wine 101 education is experience. Part of the reason you recall a wine is from the experience you had it in. And, lastly, part of reading this blog is to engage yourself in the experience of getting off the computer and trying something new. This letter from Tom Kruse did that for me. …
I hate to…wait…I can’t say that anymore. I’m proving to myself that I can learn to do new things. I don’t have to always eat what my hard-working firefighter husband Eddie has time to make for me. You know the one: Cordon Bleu classes, the never look-at-a-recipe perfect male specimen? Why would I learn to…
(In the heat that sure to be blasting us soon, coolnew cocktail recipes sound good. Even better is someone else makingthem for me. And if I make it over the hill that someone will be amuch more experienced person than in the one in my own kitchen.) New Cocktail List Debuts on May 6…