Oven Baked Croque Monsieurs & Fries
Everyone loves decadent French foods and there are some that are just iconic: steak frites, croissant, salade Niçoise, French onion soup and …
Summer Parsley Blue Cheese Salad
Summer time is here and that means the living should be easy, as the song goes. The cooking should be, too if …
Bacon Cranberry Mushrooms
Mushrooms are terrific for parties. They’re wonderful finger foods all contained in their own “bowl” and they can be stuffed with a …
Watermelon Gazpacho
Summer around here means a couple of things: Vino in the Village and fresh tomatoes from my garden. Even if you don’t …
Tortilla Española
The Spanish Tortilla isn’t something you make for tacos. Instead, it’s a savory, creamy and very tasty egg dish, or pie really, …
French Bistro Salad
Sometimes it’s fun to serve something that is pretty easy to prepare, yet provides a “wow” factor. This French Bistro Salad does …
Porto Messias is an Excellent Port
Wines of Portugal We’ve come to the final installment in our Wines of Portugal series. And really, it’s just as if we’ve …
Playful and Abundant: Duas Quintas Ramos Pinto Douro Red Blend
Wines of Portugal We’ve got two wines left to go on our trip through some of the wines of Portugal. All wine …
The Wonderful Complexity of Luis Pato’s Vinhas Velhas Tinto
Wines of Portugal We’re moving on today to another Portuguese wine and, of course, another region for a wonderfully dark and rich …
Quinta de S. Francisco – What a Bottle. What a Value!
Wines of Portugal – Quinta de S. Francisco The Companhia Agrîcola do Sanguinhal Quinta de S. Francisco is a wonderful wine from the …
