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Pasta with Chard and Sausage – SImple and Quick for the Summer

Posted on August 3, 2011 by

For the abundance of Swiss chard in our garden right now, I recreated a dish I’ve consumed more than once at Nicola’s in Lake Placid, NY.  There are multiple variations on this:  one can substitute other greens for chard; use … Continue reading →

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Quinta do Alqueve DO Tejo Fernao Pires

Posted on July 8, 2011 by

Tejo… hmmm.  Whatever country you’re in, turn over a rock, and you can find a new wine appellation somewhere.  What?  Oh yeah…. according to Wikipedia, D.O. Tejo is simply Ribatejo, an area 40 miles northeast of Lisbon, renamed.  What was … Continue reading →

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Real Pizza Dough

Posted on May 7, 2011 by

Make this pizza dough once, and you’ll never again buy a frozen pizza or one of those pre-made doughs that taste like dessicated wood chips.  The only challenge is timing, as the biga takes 12 – 16 hours to develop. While … Continue reading →

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Domaine Olivier Hillaire Cotes du Rhone 2008

Posted on March 22, 2011 by

For everyday consumption, my go-to wines are southern French wines in general and Cotes du Rhone  in particular.  The flavors just seem to go well with the food I put on the table. I ran across Domaine Olivier Hillaire Cotes … Continue reading →

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Don’t Hold Back

Posted on January 25, 2011 by

I must have touched a nerve, because my previous post about eating well garnered the most viewers I’ve had for a single posting.  Thank you to all of you who read it. On my way to improvise cauliflower curry.  Check … Continue reading →

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