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Monthly Archives: October 2012
It’s Still Halloween After All
This year an unexpected (and definitely unwelcome) guest decided to show up in our neck of the woods: Hurricane Sandy. Sandy brought wreckage, misery and devastation to coastal New England and more in general to the East Coast of the … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged cooking, Creativity, crostata, cuisine, food, fruit mini tarts, Halloween, Italian
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Green Bean, Olive and Goat Cheese Quiche – Recommended Wine Pairing
Francesca’s delicate green bean, olive and goat cheese quiche can be successfully complemented with a medium-bodied white wine with good acidity and either effervescence or noticeable minerality. Based on the above, my suggestion is either a quality Prosecco or a … Continue reading
Posted in Wine, Wine Pairings
Tagged Friuli Venezia Giulia, Glera, Italian, Marche, Pecorino, Prosecco, sparkling, spumante, Veneto, white, wine
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Green Bean, Olive and Goat Cheese Quiche
6 Servings I have a confession to make: I’m a party girl and any excuse is good for me to host one! That’s not because I’m this fabulous socialite, quite the opposite to be honest. I’m more on a bear … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes
Tagged baked, cooking, cuisine, food, goat cheese, green beans, Italian, olives, quiche, vegetable
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Pumpkin Soup – Recommended Wine Pairing
To adequately complement Francesca’s elegant pumpkin soup, I suggest you pick a medium-bodied white wine with enough acidity to compensate for the inherent sweetness of the pumpkin. Here are a few solid options to choose from, all of which I have … Continue reading
Winevent – October 25-29, 2012: Salone Internazionale del Gusto – Terra Madre, Turin (Italy)
If you happen to be in Turin, Italy, starting today and until October 29, 2012 you may consider stopping by the Salone Internazionale del Gusto – Terra Madre, an international food and wine fair organized by the international Slow Food … Continue reading
Pumpkin Soup
2 Servings Orange all over the place! Halloween decorations, mums, outdoor wreaths and… leaves. Oh boy! This morning, they were all over my yard and this thing irks me immensely! I’m a sort of perfectionism freak and all my surroundings (house, … Continue reading
Not my Momma’s Mac & Cheese
Francesca’s first recipe, Asparagus Baked Pasta, is a fabulous dish for a dinner party —special enough to stand on its own as an entrée or to serve as the pasta course of a multi course dinner. It has the added … Continue reading
Sulfites and Wine: an Inseparable Couple?
Today I came across an interesting post that appeared yesterday on Dr. Vino (Tyler Colman’s excellent wine blog) regarding the legend “contains sulfites” that is required to be affixed to most bottles of wine that are sold in the U.S. This gives … Continue reading
Posted in Wine, Wine Education
Tagged education, polyphenols, SO2, sulfites, sulfur dioxide, Sulfurous anhydride, sulphur dioxide, wine, words
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Winevent – October 20-22, 2012: Tuscany Wine Fair, Arezzo (Italy)
If you happen to be in or around Tuscany next week, you should consider stopping by Arezzo any day between the 20th and the 22nd of October to visit not only that beautiful Tuscan town but also and especially Tuscany … Continue reading
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