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Print Mixed Season Lettuce with a Berry Grenache Vinaigrette For the salad base use a blend of Romaine, Butter Crunch, Black Simpson, Oak Leaf and Red Tip (or a mix of whatever lettuces you have). I like to try to use the leaves in their whole form and stack them for plate presence. Ingredients ½ […]
Tips for your Garden in January as recommended by Mike Vadrine The many faces of Lettuce It’s February and the days are gradually getting longer as we move towards Spring. Leafy greens, brassicas (cabbage family), peas and root vegetables comprise the bulk of the harvest from the vegetable garden this month. One leafy green we always […]
Print Fresh Sugar Snap Pea Salad Ingredients 8 oz. fresh sugar snap peas ½ red bell pepper julienne ¾ cup buttermilk 3 Tbsp plain Greek yogurt 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice 1 small garlic clove minced ¼ cup Messina Hof Gewürztraminer 1 pinch kosher salt 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 tsp freshly grated […]
Tips for your Garden in January as recommended by Mike Vadrine If you are looking for an attractive low maintenance fruit tree, a persimmon is a good choice. We pretty much always have legume (beans and peas) growing in the garden. In the cool season months like January , we will be growing and harvesting […]
Print Baked Corn Pudding Serves 8-10 Ingredients ½ cup sugar 3 Tbsp all-purpose flour 3 large eggs 1 ¼ cups whole milk ¼ Messina Hof Unoaked Chardonnay ¼ cup melted butter ½ tsp salt ½ tsp black pepper ½ yellow onion small dice ½ red and green bell pepper small dice 2 cups fresh corn […]
Print Pecan Caramel Bread pudding Ingredients 1 loaf white bread cubed 1 quart liquid eggs 2 cups half and half 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup pecan pieces 2 tsp cinnamon 2 cups caramel sauce Instructions Place the cubed bread in a bowl In a separate bowl mix together the remaining six ingredients, reserve 1 […]
Print Spinach Artichoke Dip Ingredients 8 oz cream cheese softened 1 ½ cup sour cream 2 cups artichoke hearts 1 tbsp chopped garlic 1 ½ cups baby spinach wilted and chopped 3 tsp Messina Hof Mama Rosa Rose’ wine ¼ tsp salt ¼ tsp black pepper 3 tsp minced fresh chives 2 tsp minced […]
Tips for your Garden in December as recommended by Mike Vadrine By December the warm season crops are gone from the garden and cool season vegetables have become the mainstays. Our fruit and nut harvests are over as well except perhaps for persimmons. We have native American persimmon trees (Diospyros virginiana) growing wild on our […]
Print Ratatouille-Rustic French Vegetable Ragu Ingredients 1 yellow onion thinly sliced 1 Tbsp minced garlic 5 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil 3/4 lbs eggplant peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes about 3 cups 1 small squash rinsed quartered and cut into thin slices 1⁄4 inch thick 1 red bell pepper medium diced 3/4 lbs […]
Print Fresh Peach Chutney Ingredients 3 pounds Texas Peaches 2 cups white balsamic vinegar 2 cups brown sugar 2 Tbsp fresh chopped garlic 2 Tbsp fresh chopped ginger root 1 cinnamon stick 2-3 bay leaves 1 red bell pepper small dice 1 yellow onion small dice ½ cup MH Semillon 1 bunch green onion […]
