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…
Here are a couple of Winter Cocktails to try on these cold winter nights. These are some nice warming drinks and some special dark beers, along with some celebratory sparkling ideas. Spiked Chocolate Espresso by Brit+co Dragons Milk Bourbon Barrel Stout by New Holland Brewery Buffalo…
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…
I got an email from Food and Wine today which led me to this gallery of Pitcher Drinks, can’t wait to try some of these and write my thoughts! Pitcher Drinks by Food & Wine Sangria Slush by Nancy Gargan I took a Sangria recipe and made it…
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…
April is a transition month for those of us who are Monday night winos. We are finishing up with the reds and looking forward to the white wines. In the past we have done specific countries, but this year we are going to check out 1 winery that has just…
In March we are tasting Shiraz as the Aussies call it, traditionally this would be known as Syrah. For this tasting however we are going to focus on Australia with one value outlier from California. So we have had one of the coldest winters on record here, and Shiraz is…