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5 Things to know about Pairing wines with Cauliflower: as recommended by Karen Bonarrigo & Merrill Bonarrigo Cauliflower is a close cousin to America’s favorite vegetable – broccoli. It is a versatile vegetable prepared in many ways and can work with any wine depending on preparation! Cauliflower served raw or blanched tastes lean and light […]
Inspired by Executive Chef Chris Shepley of The Vintage House Restaurant features vineyard cuisine and locally grown fresh from the garden produce in his recipes. He conducts Cooking Parties with the Chef on the third Sunday of each month at Messina Hof Winery.
Cauliflower – Gardening Tips from the Culinary View as recommended by Michael Vidrine Finally it’s almost Christmas and time for the winter solstice – the official start of winter. By this month, the warm season vegetables are out of the garden and, except for some persimmons, all the fruits have been harvested as well. Despite […]
Wine Pairings for Dishes with Greens as recommended by Karen Bonarrigo & Merrill Bonarrigo Wine Pairings for Greens Think “green” wines when pairing with greens! (White wines come from green grapes.) Dark, leafy pungent greens like Mustard, Turnip or Collard Greens are easily interchanged in recipes. Collard Green carries a flavor weight that pairs nicely […]
Inspired by Executive Chef Chris Shepley of The Vintage House Restaurant features vineyard cuisine and locally grown fresh from the garden produce in his recipes. He conducts Cooking Parties with the Chef on the third Sunday of each month at Messina Hof Winery.
MUSTARD GREENS – GARDENING TIPS FROM THE CULINARY VIEW as recommended by Michael Vidrine By December we will have had a good freeze or two and the warm season crops are gone. This is the time of year when our cool season crops are in full swing – especially all of our leafy green vegetables […]
WINE PAIRINGS FOR PERSIMMONS as recommended by Karen Bonarrigo & Merrill Bonarrigo Persimmons grow worldwide and are found in a wide array of culinary dishes from sweet to savory. Persimmons are easy to store for winter use. Freeze them or dry them. Semi-ripe they are crisp like a plum. Very ripe they are like sweet […]
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Tips for your Garden in December as recommended by Mike Vidrine 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 […]
WINE PAIRINGS FOR PECAN BISCOTTI as recommended by Karen Bonarrigo Satsuma oranges are sweet treats to put in stockings and beautiful citrus fruits to use in holiday recipes. They have bright flavors to balance rich dishes and heavy ingredients, which creates a great juxtaposition at the table. Orange curd is sweet but simple, both in […]