Tag Archives: wine

PW Weekend: my date with the bathtub

This is a post about my Saturday night date with the Pioneer Woman’s bathtub and a glass of red. But it’s also a post about Christmas. Here’s how I tie them together: for some people, Christmas is a time of … Continue reading

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Garlic Gruyère Soup

If you’ve looked at any of my recipes at all, you know one thing: I love garlic. And I love cream. So that’s two things. We could also add mushrooms in there for number three . . . and how could … Continue reading

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Fall wine tasting

A few Saturdays ago, my husband and I went to a wine tasting at our friends Brad and Cassia’s house. Cassia used to work at a winery in California, and with a little encouragement she will launch into an enthusiastic comparison of … Continue reading

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Brats and Peppers

This is another recipe that I don’t really consider a “recipe” . . . but as they say, one man’s this-is-not-a-real-recipe-it’s-just-stuff-tossed-together-in-a-pot is another man’s blissful dining experience. I discovered Johnsonville’s precooked brats sometime in college, and have come back to them … Continue reading

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