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- 22/02/12:
Never to young to…
Cook! Good morning everyone, hope you had a great Fat Tuesday. Today is the start of Lent, so for those of you who are thinking of what to give up, here’s my suggestion: Let the kids cook! If you need to give up something, how about your time in the kitchen?! Recently I was [...]
Read the rest of this entry. - 21/02/12:
A Quiz to See Who Should Order the Wine
Let’s see who should order the wine! Here’s a fun, little quiz that I got from www.wineeducation.com. Challenge your friends and keep score. Winner gets to order and the loser gets to pay! 1. Wine is made: a) in 50 U.S. states b) from grapes c) both d) neither 2. Bordeaux makes: a) sweet dessert wines [...]
Read the rest of this entry. - 20/02/12:
Want Tender Beef? Try Braising.
Happy President’s Day Everyone. Yesterday I was talking with friends about my blog and I brought up the questions: do you like it? Is there anything you want to know about? The question came up how to braise meats (we were also talking about The Green Monkey’s blueberry/ginger short ribs recipe, which I am not ready to give [...]
Read the rest of this entry. - 17/02/12:
Olive Oil’s Dirty Little Secret
If you’re like me, you love extra virgin olive oil. But what you may not know is that the olive oil industry is saturated with a dirty secret and that it is “ripe” with fraudulent oil. According to Tom Mueller who, in his recent book Extra Virginity – The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive [...]
Read the rest of this entry. - 16/02/12:
How to Create the Perfect Burger
Good morning everyone. Happy Thursday. Wow what great weather we are having for February. With that said I am feeling like I need to get the grill out and put some burgers on it. :-) Today let’s talk about how to make a really good burger. First make sure you are using a good quality beef [...]
Read the rest of this entry. - 15/02/12:
It’s Sunday. You want Brunch. Where do you go?
Ever have one of those Sunday mornings when you wake up and decide that it’s the perfect day to go and have brunch somewhere? Now the question you ask yourself is “where to go?”. I know Rudi’s has a great Sunday brunch complete with live entertainment featuring “Lex and Joe” from noon – 3 [...]
Read the rest of this entry. - 14/02/12:
Valentine’s Day & Aphrodisiacs
Happy Valentine’s Day. Love is in the air and today is the day to show it. First I need to give credit to Bishop Valentine. He stood against an Emperor’s decree that Roman soldiers could not marry. He married them in secrecy because he thought the Emperor’s edict was wrong and went against the glory [...]
Read the rest of this entry. - 13/02/12:
Teas?
Good morning! Has everyone had their caffeine fix? This morning I would like to talk about teas. Did you know there are four main types of tea? I would have thought more. Black tea, green tea, oolong tea and white tea, though there are lots of varieties like herbal, flavored and scented. So here’s the FYI [...]
Read the rest of this entry. - 10/02/12:
Why are martini glasses shaped like that?
Today for all of us who love martinis, here’s why the glass is shaped like it is. Now before I give you the real reason I am going to give you a couple fun facts I found on ehow.com. The wide mouth design of the martini glass made it easy to finish a drink [...]
Read the rest of this entry. - 09/02/12:
What do you like to do?
Good morning Everyone. I have to say what a great town Portsmouth is . I love the diversity of it. I am always looking for things to do and never am at a loss to go out and have fun. We have so many awesome restaurants to entice our palate and to throw on top [...]
Read the rest of this entry. - 08/02/12:
Portsmouth Salt Cellar
Happy Wednesday: Last night I read a nice article by Rachel Forrest on the new business in Portsmouth, Portsmouth Salt Cellar. It is very intriguing to me and I will be going to check it out. The new owners say They focus on the finishing aspect of salt. “Salt should not be IN, but should be ON [...]
Read the rest of this entry. - 07/02/12:
What wine should I have with my meal?
Morning everyone, today lets talk about pairing of wine with foods. So many times I am asked this question. So here is my take on it. Be creative, step out of the box a little bit and see what your palate likes, there is no right answer, but there are some facts. My big [...]
Read the rest of this entry. - 06/02/12:
Have You Had Your Turmeric Today?
Wow it is February already and I just realized I did not make a New Year’s resolution. So after a lot of thought and not wanting to stress myself I have decided to add Turmeric to my diet. Why? Because it is an easy resolution and it’s good for my health and possible yours. [...]
Read the rest of this entry. - 03/02/12:
Superbowl 10,000 b.c.
Superbowl + Pats playing in it = one of the best parties of the year! Which leaves each of us to make important decisions. Where to watch it and what to eat?! Let’s start with what to eat. I think you will agree that some of the most common Superbowl party favorites are: chips and [...]
Read the rest of this entry. - 01/02/12:
Are we destroying brain cells?
Myth: Alcohol destroys brain cells and makes you stupid This little tid bit of information makes me giggle inside. Anyone have parents or guardians that when you were testing to waters of your growing years would say “drinking will make you stupid”? I am going to give them partial credit for this post. According [...]
Read the rest of this entry. - 31/01/12:
Big vs. Small: What’s your opinion
Good morning, today I’m looking for feedback. Yesterday all over FB and the papers was an article announcing “Trader Joe’s” is coming to town (Newington, NH). So I googled them and find out that they are a very reputable company (probably very close to one of the big boys). They are a German owned [...]
Read the rest of this entry. - 30/01/12:
Prosecco or Champagne
Good morning everyone. I am going to try and be a little informative today. For most of you who know me, you know I enjoy a nice glass of bubbly. Now sometimes I have a hard time choosing what I want to drink, Prosecco or Champagne and maybe you do too. There are three [...]
Read the rest of this entry. - 27/01/12:
It’s Cold. It’s Damp. I could really go for some…
Comfort Food! What’s yours? Wow it is Friday already. Today to end our week I would like to talk about comfort foods. Food: We need it in order to survive and thrive. In fact, a good meal impacts our overall moods as well as our bodies. So many foods have been shown to improve [...]
Read the rest of this entry. - 26/01/12:
Sulfites or Tannins
Morning everyone. Last night I went to a fabulous wine dinner at Rudi’s show casing Bordeaux wines from Serge Dore Ltd. and Martignetti Companies of NH. Kudos to Keith, Chef Matt and the staff, we couldn’t have had a nicer evening. So quick story, at my table a guest had only white wines and said [...]
Read the rest of this entry. - 25/01/12:
10 Rules of Dining Etiquette
I stumbled upon this the other day and thought it was interesting. Zagat’s “The 10 New Rules of Dining Etiquette”* by Tim Zagat Chivalry is dead. Maybe that’s not so great. At least the old rules of etiquette were clear-cut and made life easy. For example, in yesteryear when dining, men did the inviting, held [...]
Read the rest of this entry. - 24/01/12:
Gluten – What is it and Why or Why Not?
Gluten Free: What is it? A gluten-free diet is a diet that excludes foods containing gluten. Gluten is a protein found in wheat (including kamut and spelt), barley, rye, malts and triticale. It is used as a food additive in the form of a flavoring, stabilizing or thickening agent, often as “dextrin”. A gluten-free diet [...]
Read the rest of this entry. - 19/01/12:
One thing you need to know to have juicy, flavorful dinner:
Searing! Searing, or “locking in the moisture or searing in the juices” is a technique where the surface of the food is cooked at a high temperature so that a caramelized crust forms. By searing a piece of protein, meat, poultry or fish, prior to baking it, the carmelization process creates a desirable flavor, the [...]
Read the rest of this entry. - 18/01/12:
Corked Wine: How can you tell?
Ok, today I’d like to talk about wine being corked. The term “corked” comes from a wine that has become contaminated by a substance called Trichloroanisole (TCA)- usually via the cork. It can effect the flavour of the wine making it taste musty or dull and not as fresh as you’d expect. You should be [...]
Read the rest of this entry. - 17/01/12:
10 Reasons to Buy Local
This is something that has been on my mind for awhile now. With the economy the way is, I think one of the best ways to help stimulate our community’s economy is to buy and support local whenever we can. I realize that this may not always be possible but as www.sustainableconnections.org says “Think Local [...]
Read the rest of this entry. - 10/01/12:
First Post
We boldly go into the world of Blogging!
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