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Just testing out the WordPress app for the Iphone. This is my new “workshop” and If all goes well with the formatting of this post I should be able to update on the run if you will. If only someone would code an option to add video. Imagine the possibilities.
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There are, I would say, approximately 4 levels of cookbooks. From november 3 -The kind you buy at the discount rack of your bookstore. Tapas – a taste of Spain – a generic paragon publishing book -The kind you buy because they interests you, but never use Culinaria Spain – Ullmann & Konemann -The kind [...]
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It may seem as thought I drink a bottle of wine a day. Well I do. Actually I don’t but I’ve been keeping notes on the wines that I’m drinking and they do add up after a while. With every wine I taste my palate becomes more and more discerning. From oct 27 This wine [...]
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Wine post – Kaiken – Malbec
On Friday Jenn and I tasted an Argentinian Malbec made with grapes from both sides of the Andes. From malbec I have been tasting a lot of Malbecs mostly because you can get big robust and true bottles of the varietal at around 12 to 14 bucks which can be a bit hard to attain [...]
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This is probably the favorite from my recent wine tasting trip. I really enjoy drinking rose. You can drink really interesting “dry” blush wines from vineyards that produce much more expensive red wines as a pretty nice discount. From adair This blend blush consists of 90% Cauyga, 7% Frontenac, and 3% DeChaunac. There is great [...]
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The grape is a a really interesting fruit. It is used to make wine which is more than enough to signify it’s greatness. Grapes are often overlooked as a fruit that can be served whole or sliced which can totally change its texture. Just peeling a grape transforms the fruits texture to an exotic smooth [...]
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Hudson Valley – and it’s pearls
We got the chance to head upstate for the weekend to run around and enjoy the changing seasons. This is the time of harvest, a beautifully diverse landscape of warm colors, rich flavors and campfire smells. The main agenda was to take a tour of the wineries around the area of New Paltz. We hit [...]
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In chile one the most popular street foods is the Churrasco, a thin sliced steak sandwich with avocado, mayo, string beans and Pebre (a chilean thin spicy salsa ). They are made on planchas and served wonderfully hot to customers eagerly awaiting on stools attached to the small stands. From churrasco We picked up ayuyas, [...]
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October Flavors
This is the culmination of a week of playing around with different fall flavors and textures. From Halloween on a plate Spiced apple cider sorbet Toasted graham cracker crumbs Pumpkin spice cream (Half Ice cream base half whipped cream) * a trick I learned from Michael Laiskonis’ blog. Mulled wine reduction Lemon Thyme
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Probably the most externally known food tradition is from Chile is that of the completo or complete. This is a hot dog garnished with a bunch of different things most notably avocado puree. Avocado is eaten with everything in Chile even with jam at times. From completos The European heritage of Chile is predominantly German. [...]
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