animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

strawberry wine

We made one of our three to four yearly trips to Costco today. So, now we’re stocked up at both home and the office. I love Costco–I only wish there was one closer. I’ve been wanting to make strawberry wine, so I figured this would be a good time to …

wine night

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 …

cappelletti

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 …

stuffing

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 …

14 + 15

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, …