Leveraging some cool refreshing cocktails on hot Houston, Texas summer afternoons, especially on Sundays. Yesterday for International Melon Day made the Midori “Muskmelon”
National White Wine Day… AND it is Verdejo for me today! The 2019 Balnea Verdejo is made by an inspiring women winemaker María Jesús Hernández and fourth
While creating my mothers recipe for a salpicon inspired appetizer, I never realized there were a variety of ways to make it? Most salpicon recipes include a more “salad
Last year in October I was introduced to DÃO “Vinhos Dão”, and it was quite a wine education class to remember. Hosted by Dão Wines, at Caracol, one of
My new favorite pecans, and cooking with pecans! Made pecan crusted eggplant with pecan meal and pecan granules. OMGoodness, it’s like a little bit of pecan pie heaven in every
A French theme today. Why? Because July 13th, 2020 is national French fry day and July 14th, 2020 is the French holiday Bastille Day. Made hand cut fries drizzled in truffle oil,
I love Meyer lemons. If fact, in my small backyard located in the Houston Heights, I have a medium size Meyer lemon tree approximately 10 foot tall with about thirty to forty lemons on
Happy Fourth July weekend! In July 2014, I attended my very first wine bloggers conference, since then the conference has been renamed to the “wine media conference”. At
Most baked mushrooms take a long time to cook and often do not cook evenly. My best cooking tip for preparing this mushroom recipe is in the preparation of the stuffing mixture. I
The word “avocado” comes from the Aztec word ahuacatl. Making avocado butter is super easy and incredibly delicious. I would use the brand “Avocados from