Last night we bottled two batches of wine–a Trio Blanca and a Castellina Supertuscan. We’ve made the Trio Blanca in the past and it was just as good this time. The Castellina Supertuscan was an experiment, though. This kit came with grape skins along with the juice. I have found …
I decided to tackle my grandmother’s cappelletti recipe over the weekend. Actually, it’s my great-grandmother’s recipe, but while I was growing up, my grandmother was always the one to make it over the holidays, so I think of it as her recipe. First up was the chicken stock: 4.5 pounds …
I have been obsessing about stuffing since Thanksgiving. I love stuffing. This year, there were only two pieces left after Thanksgiving dinner. My mom was nice enough to send one of them home with us. We hadn’t been home for very long when I pulled the turkey and stuffing out …
Last night we bottled our last two batches of wine for the year. It seems like we’re always bottling the last of it in November so we’re way ahead of schedule. That’s the only place we’re ahead of schedule, unfortunately. There is certainly not enough time in the day. Anyway, …
Last year, I heard about garlic scapes. What are garlic scapes? Why, they are the flowers that would form on the garlic plants, but they are removed (before they flower) so that the bulbs get larger. In previous years, I just pitched them, but I heard they are edible so …