Well, the annual dinner with the parents occurred this evening. As I mentioned yesterday, we did an Italian theme this year. For appetizers, I made an antipasto tray consisting of prosciutto, soppressatta, genoa salami, capacola, marinated fresh mozzarella, provolone, giardiniera, green olives, marinated artichoke hearts, roasted red bell peppers and …
I’ve always been skeptical of people who eat things like ‘banana bread’, ‘zucchini bread’, and ‘carrot cake’. I mean, why are they eating these things? Do they think they’re healthy because they have fruit/vegetables in them or what? It sure can’t be for the taste. I mean, if you want …
You know, time to go to the liquor store! I made my monthly trip there today and picked up a little extra for the holidays. One more thing to check off my Christmas “to do” list. While there, I picked up the holy trinity of alcohol (according to the book …
150 bottles of wine. Take one down, pass it around, 149 bottles of wine on the wall… We bottled two batches of wine last evening. One was a Primativo Syrah and the other a Pinot Blanc. We got a little over two cases each. Both were pretty tasty so I’m …
Evidently the answer is “drink all of the beer.” This evening, I was raiding my wine bottle supply in order to find a few cases of empties. This Friday, we are hoping to bottle my last two batches of wine for the year. I found just enough so I am …