Food With Wine, Recipes, Wines

Cantaloupe, Prosciutto, & Arugula Salad

It's been TOO DAMN HOT to cook this week.  When not wearing out my #DoorDash app, I've been looking for as many cold dinner solutions as possible.  I found one I love on Emeril Lagasse's website: http://www.emerils.com. It's easy to throw together and pairs well with pre-cooked, chilled jumbo shrimp or  maybe a sandwich made… Continue reading Cantaloupe, Prosciutto, & Arugula Salad

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Watermelon Strawberry Caprese Salad

I like to try and make ahead as many of the foods we eat on the 4th of July as I can and this salad, found on Delish.com, is one I can throw together while watching the fools try and eat more hot dogs than each other at the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest… Continue reading Watermelon Strawberry Caprese Salad

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Decadent Sunday Brunch!

Dining with girlfriends on Sundays with Champagne.  What's better than that? Well, dining with girlfriends on Sundays at a restaurant that sits at the ocean's edge and serves free flowing Champagne that feeds children with every glass we drink! #OneHopeWine #CaliforniaCelebrationBrutSparklingWine It was a beautiful, clear & sunny, 85º Southern California Sunday, so I dropped… Continue reading Decadent Sunday Brunch!

Wines

Summer 2018 Reds

A natural assumption is that, when it's hot outside you should drink a well chilled Rosé or white wine like a crisp Sauvignon Blanc or Chardonnay, but that couldn't be further from the truth! Aside from putting in a pitch for an Albarino I've fallen hard for: Brecon Estate's 2017 True Acacia Head Albarino, I'm… Continue reading Summer 2018 Reds