This past weekend saw us hosting a meal for my Nephew and friend who had just completed his qualifications to start his PHD at Berkley University. The meal started with a nice Chicken Soup (recipe here) and my wife’s awesome whole wheat challah. It was followed by two stews that were consumed heartily. Benyamin Cantz [...]
Archive for February, 2010
Chicken Soup, Moroccan Merguez Tagine, Kielbasa Stew, and a plethora of wines
Posted in Food and drink, Kosher Dessert Wine, Kosher Red Wine, Kosher White Wine, Wine, tagged Galil Mountain Winery, Cabernet Sauvignon, Four Gates Winery, Shiraz, Ella Valley Winery, Elviwines, Chicken Soup, Tajine, Rishona, Adar, Cava, Brut, Terra Vega, Gan Eden Winery, Meron on February 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Spaghetti alla Puttanesca, and a nice bottle of Borgo Reale Sangiovese Puglia
Posted in Food and drink, Kosher Red Wine, tagged Borgo Reale, Puttanesca, Sangiovese on February 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This past weekend saw us fall back into an old favorite; Puttanesca. We have posted here many times before about our enjoyment of the unique flavors and textures that Puttanesca has to offer. The saltiness of the olives and the body of the anchovies mingle together so well, that it almost feels surreal. Well this [...]
Gotham Wine’s Seventh Annual Kosher Wine Extravaganza 2010
Posted in Wine Tasting, tagged Gotham Wines on February 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
We are so happy to announce that the date has been set for the Seventh Annual KWE. It will be on Sunday, March 7th 2010 from 2:00 PM to 5:00 EST at the Lincoln Square Synagogue in Manhattan, NY. Last year’s Kosher Wine Extravaganza was a total blast, and our write up of it, can [...]
Hagafen Winery Visit
Posted in Kosher Red Wine, Kosher Rose Wine, Kosher White Wine, Wine, Wine Tasting, Winery Visit, tagged Cabernet Franc, Crescendo!, Don Ernesto, Hagafen Winery, Napa Valley, Pinot Noir, Prix Mélange, Prix Reserve, Rose, Sauvignon Blanc, Vin Gris on February 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The day started out as a lovely and sunny Sunday, the last one of 2009. We took a long and enjoyable last look at massive Clear Lake, which our hotel wrapped around, and headed south on CA-20. As we closed into Lower Lake, we were supposed to continue south on CA-29, but plans are just [...]
The Sheraton Plaza in Jerusalem (known as the Plasha) is no more….
Posted in Food and drink on February 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Any religious Jew who has visited Israel in the past 20 years has heard about the wonderful hotel called the Plaza, which is pronounced by many an Israeli as the Plasha (slurring the z), but I digress. It was known for its glatt kosher standard, nice accommodations, insane prices, and its world famous chef, Shalom [...]
Chicken Soup, Moroccan Stew, and a nice Teperberg Cabernet Sauvignon Silver
Posted in Food and drink, Kosher Red Wine, Wine, tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, Chicken Soup, Moroccan Stew, Silver, Teperberg Winery on February 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
After last week’s stew, this week we wanted a slightly different stew. So once again, I started with a not so interesting stew recipe, and then modified the day lights out of it! The Moroccan stew is clearly a different beast than last week’s stew, but equally yummy! The recipe starts off the same way [...]
