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So earlier this month we had a special winemaker’s dinner at our house! The wine was fabulous and the winemaker was excited to have a great review on his wine! So now here is the rest of the story…. when we went to Washington state last fall, we went to…
The other day I had the opportunity to help throw a birthday party for a friend of mine, Teresa. She has such a big heart, it was nice to give her a special treat. Teresa spends so much time every day going beyond her job to help charities with their…
The last several years we have donated a Live Auction item Called Raid the Cellar Dinner for Ronald McDonald House of NE Kansas. Last fall this dinner went for an amazing amount! The person who lost out, still wanted to donate a very nice sum to RMH and asked if…
February 8, 2016 WOW what a treat! So as Monday nights Merlot tasting was coming to an end, some really great friends brought a bottle of wine they found in the back of their liquor cabinet before the holidays. They picked it up in the early 1990’s on a trip…
So as Halloween approached this year, it looked like it was going to be cold and rainy. The first thing that came to mind was Chili! So I got all the ingredients together and put it on around 1pm so it would be ready for dinner. We had a bottle…
Tonight we had an awesome evening tonight! We had Fr. Zarse form our church,Christ the King, over for dinner and had a great time. Not only did we have some great conversation and thought provoking conversation. We found out that he really enjoys wine and steak, but the Chocolate Souffle…
So on July 5th we had a bunch of friends come over for a charity event for Ronald McDonald House here in Topeka. We asked that they gave a donation for the house and raided our wine cellar and had a plethora of food. Unfortunately I didn’t take a picture…
In January 2014 we tasted the following Cabernet Sauvignon wines. I started this website after this tasting so I don’t have all the info at my fingertips right now while I am on the road but here are the wines for a reference. We had Beef Wellinton, 5 cheese mac…
Today Bill and I were so blessed to spend the morning with friends as we were invited to a friends house who grows grapes and make his own wine. It was our first time to get to harvest grapes and really participate in the first steps of making wine. Here…
Grilled Chicken Parm & Tuttorosso Bill and I spent Easter at home just two of us this year. We decided to use the Roasted Garlic & Basil Tomato Sauce we canned last fall and make our version of Grilled Chicken Parmesan with Basil Fettuccine and Grilled Asparagus. We paired Brian…