It’s Thirsty Thursday and I’m sitting in chilly NJ dreaming about islands. I have a grapefruit in front of me and I was feeling like using it for a cocktail. Feeling rather uninspired I called on my dear friend Warren Bobrow, The Cocktail Whisperer for some ideas. “Gin, he says.” And I love this. But [...]
Ok FINE! I’ll Write a Valentine’s Day Post.
Blah blah blah. It’s nearly Valentine’s Day again… blah blah blah… gag. Can we tell I’m feeling a little bitter this year? (insert fussy face here) I don’t like Valentine’s Day when I am in love and I really don’t like it when I’m not (like now). Silly, contrived holiday. But, I confess that [...]
Roseblood – A Cocktail
Love is much like a wild rose, beautiful and calm, but willing to draw blood in its defense.” – Mark Overby I am deeply, madly, passionately in love with and swooning from my own latest creation. Roseblood For 1 cocktail: The juice of 1 small blood orange 1.5 oz [...]
Travel Tuesday – A Meal in Monchiero
For two years in a row, I have had the great pleasure and privilege of living in Dogliani, Italy for harvest and the remainder of Autumn. Just a short hop away from Dogliani lies the tiny town of Monchiero where the small, unassuming Osteria “Giro di Vite” (one of my absolute favorite places to eat) [...]
Wine Ophelia Post – Organic Chardonnay in a Teensy Tetra Pak
I received this wine as part of a gift pack during the Wine Bloggers’ Conference in 2011. I think. I know I didn’t buy it. CalNaturale – Chardonnay – Mendocino CA 2009 – Certified organic grapes Notes: Rich, golden yellow color On the nose – toast with faint peaches On the palate – A soft [...]
Unplugged From the Matrix
This is a post I was invited to write for my friend Cynthia Cosco of Passaggio Wines whose motto is “Follow Your Passion.” I am a huge fan of her unoaked chardonnay. Please take time to visit her site and give her delicious wines a try. I begin with my favorite quotation of all time: [...]
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