Mar 8, 2019 | Blog
For years I’ve struggled to make a good burger at home. I get a good burger at a restaurant and it always sends me back to the drawing board. Breadcrumbs, panko, egg, different seasonings, different fat content. I’ve tried them all and then some. I knew what I...Jun 12, 2018 | Blog
In my last blog entry I looked into what wines pair well with spicy food. This time I’m taking a different approach. I’m going to describe a meal I made recently and let Carolyn pick the wines. The Meal: I went to our local great fish shop in search of a simple nice...Jun 8, 2018 | Blog
Even though the weather is quite warm, that does not stop my desire for spicy food. In fact, there’s a real pleasure to eating a spicy dish on a warm night. And what to drink with a spicy dish… well, the easy answer immediately comes to mind… a cold beer...Apr 6, 2018 | Blog
A month ago it was raining. The irrigation ditches you dug in September washed out and long webs of water the color of chocolate milk criss-cross your driveway, which is two miles long. Almost to the road, one of your property’s oldest oaks is downed. There are long...Mar 1, 2018 | Blog
There is a lot of commentary out about “corked” wine. Some of that commentary seems designed to create mystery or intimidation. This post is not that. The goals are simple: Explain what corked wine is, how to tell if wine is corked and what to do if you discover...