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As a farewell to a good friend and the main engine behind our wine club, I decided to host an Italian themed wine tasting with food pairings. It seemed fitting. We met in Italy and the freshness of Italian food would go well with the heat of summer.
Our Menu
Nosh
Bruschettas
ricotta with sundried tomatoes
roasted garlic, basil, [...]
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There is nothing more awesome than a true Italian style dinner….multiple courses, good wine, and eating that spans several hours. It is pretty rare to find a restaurant that feeds you continuously for that long without requiring you to nibble and look ackwardly at your impatient waitress/waiter. But at Enoteca Roma (restaurant part of Letizia’s [...]
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I am cheating, this picture is actually of Chandler strawberries, another California variety. But I want to sing the praises of Gaviola strawberries. I recently took a trip to Los Angeles and had the opportunity to check out Pasadena’s farmer’s market. I was minding my own business when I was handed a strawberry [...]
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Inspired by my favorite celebrity chef Mark Bittman’s recent New York Time’s video on clafoutis. I decided to create my own version of this easy French dessert. I had a lot of left over dried apricots thanks to a Costco impulse buy and decided to reconstitute these super sweet fruits with a little rosé [...]
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At one point I made the mistake of opening a fruit wine with only two people around to help drink it. The sweetness got overwhelming and both of us gave up after two glasses. To be honest it really drank more like a liquor. Since then a good portion of the remnants has [...]
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For me one of the best parts of the holiday season is the desserts; and few desserts can top a fluffy rich pavlova. This recipe is from one of my favorite cookbooks Nigella Lawson’s Forever Summer. The pavlova is flavored with cocoa and bittersweet chocolate chips, topped with a generous pile of raspberries and sweet [...]
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