Well this past weekend I was pooped out of wine, after tasting so many wines on Wednesday. However, I had a great desire to make some fun food. So my friend Benyamin explained to me his version of Puttanesca, which is pretty much in-line with this recipe. However, like all recipes I am not interested [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Puttanesca and the Correct Pasta
Posted in Food and drink, tagged pasta, Puttanesca on February 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Smokin’! (Wood Smoked BBQ) is Smokin Good!!
Posted in Restaurant Review, tagged Smokin'! Restaurant on February 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
This past evening saw us driving south through the pouring rain to LA. The rain is great for California, but it is horrible to drive through. Once we got through the rain showers, we hopped off I5 and jumped on the CA-170 for a short trek, before we got off it and quickly found Craig [...]
Four Gates Winery – 2009 Wine
Posted in Kosher Red Wine, Kosher White Wine, Wine, Wine Tasting, tagged Chardonnay, Four Gates Winery, Merlot, Syrah on February 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This past evening saw a group of us getting together to taste some wines that have yet to be released. The wines were opened at the start of the tasting and were tasted again at the end. We drank the wines in the order that they are listed below. I had tasted these wines before, [...]
International Food & Wine Festival at Herzog Wine Cellars 2009 Results
Posted in Food and drink, Kosher Red Wine, Kosher Rose Wine, Wine, Wine Tasting, Winery Visit, tagged Herzog Winery on February 17, 2009 | 4 Comments »
This past week saw Benyamin and I going to Los Angeles to visit the Herzog Winery’s showcase event of the year. The winery threw this event last year, and it was a major success. This year I arrived a bit earlier for the press tasting and stayed on for the public one as well. I [...]
Burnt Lentil Soup, Roasted Herb Chicken, and Goose Bay Viognier
Posted in Food and drink, Kosher White Wine, Wine, tagged Goose Bay, Viognier on February 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This past weekend found our family coming on by for a Friday Night dinner, and we were delighted to see them. Of course, I had to ruin something, and that was managed by burning my Lentil Soup. I was so angry, as I was cooking up the vegetables so nicely, they smelled like heaven and [...]
Salmon, Lasagna, Boerewors, Elviwines Vina Encina, Lambouri Ya’in Kafrisin, and Four Gates Chardonnay
Posted in Food and drink, Kosher Red Wine, Kosher White Wine, Wine, tagged Chardonnay, Elviwines, Four Gates Winery, Lambouri Winery, Vina Encina, Ya'in Kafrisin on February 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This past weekend saw me staying with my friend Benyamin Cantz of Four Gates Winery as my wife was at a wedding. So I brought over two bottles along with a meat Lasagna that I cooked up along with the others I made for the party that I co-hosted on the previous night. Benyamin opened [...]
Lasagna, Tomato Potato Soup, Four Gates Merlot, Chardonnay, and Umbria Rosso
Posted in Food and drink, Kosher Red Wine, Kosher Rose Wine, Wine, tagged Chardonnay, Four Gates Winery, Merlot, Umbria Rosso on February 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
This past week we threw a party for our friends whose daughter had just gotten married. I made the meat lasagna that I have spoken of in previous postings. My co-host made the tomato potato soup, and some wicked awesome braised mushrooms. Some guests made a wonderful fresh salad with roasted nuts and assorted additions [...]
