The benefit of changing your mind about grilling the marinated chicken the first night and, instead, doing it the next night is that the extra marinating time makes it even more flavorful and juicier! I used a great marinade by Pepper Palace, their Peach Chipotle. And I used chicken leg quarters. I generally prefer to … More Juicy Grilled Chicken
Champagne problem, as defined by example: When you need a little wine to cook with and have nothing but a great bottle open and no shwag (sp?) on hand, that’s a champagne problem. Used in a sentence: When your problems are champagne problems, you should feel blessed. And I do. Anyhoo, I needed just a … More Another Champagne Problem…
Small drinks? What, you say? Well, on a Wednesday evening when you can’t decide between whether to have a martini or open a bottle of wine and finally decide to have both, the martini should be small…er than usual. Just my opinion, of course. But the theme goes well with small plates. With smaller bites … More Small Plates, Small Drinks…
Wine and cheese is one of my favorite things. It’s not a traditional meal, but with the accompaniments, it does the job. If I ever were to turn it down, please take me to the hospital cause something is wrong with me. The pairings of cheeses is always exciting – I generally like to … More Wednesday Wine and Cheese
I love lemon – it is such a versatile flavor. It can be sweet or savory, it works in foods and drinks, and I always embrace the life saying about life throwing you lemons. It gives you such a much better take on things; focuses me on making the best of every situation. I really … More Lemon Theme Dinner
Staring down the possibility all week of being touched by hurricane Hermine’s outer edges, we were delighted that such didn’t happen. Instead, we had a gorgeous weekend!! Starting things off with a lovely sunset Friday night, I knew it’d be a good time. We typically stay in town on this holiday weekend and invite those … More Labor Day Weekend Delight!!
Eat, Drink, and Go! 