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Wine Wednesday - cookbooks...

1/10/2018

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When hubby retired last year he was treated to many parties, many gifts, and many sad goodbyes. I was invited to a few of the celebrations and I received some thoughtful gifts as well. One of which is pictured here.
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Isn’t this the perfect gift? Hubby’s co-workers heard about Wine Wednesday many times and came up with this brilliant idea.
 
The bookmark is on this page.

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I’m completely smitten with arancini and will be trying this version – baked – sooner rather than later.
 
Last week for WW I tried yet another version of my all-time favourite appetizer – Baked Spinach and Artichoke Dip. From the brilliant Rachael Ray, this one is made with a white sauce and gorgonzola cheese. Oh, my goodness. Hubby and I inhaled over half! I had to force myself to stop eating.
 
Today is Bittersweet Chocolate Day. Are you a bittersweet chocolate fan? Or more of a milk chocolate aficionado? I’ll happily eat either or both. And because we’re nearing the end of the Christmas cookies I need to get out my mixing bowls and get to baking – using chocolate, of course.
 
Cheers!
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Recipe testing...Wine Wednesday

11/29/2017

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I love to cook and bake (news flash!), and I love to try new recipes. So when I got the opportunity to test recipes under development I jumped at the chance.

We subscribe to Cook's Illustrated and America’s Test Kitchens. Two fabulous resources of tested and analyzed recipes for everything from soup to cake. Hubby and I were discussing this very thing with Mum a few days ago and neither of us could recall a recipe from any of the America’s Test Kitchens magazines or cookbooks that didn’t work well and taste great. (They also test kitchen equipment, the results of which I rely on when I need to purchase a new vegetable peeler or food processor.)

They put out a call several months ago for recipe testers and I signed up. Since then I’ve received a couple recipes a month to test if I want. If it’s not something that appeals to me, like shrimp, then I don’t make it. But I get plenty of recipes that do appeal. And, man, are they good.

This past month I tested both an entrée and a dessert. Definitely going in my recipe box. But I can’t share. Keeping the recipes under wraps is my part of the deal. As soon as they’re published I’ll chime in with my five-star reviews.

Where do you look when you want to try a new recipe?

Cheers!

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Wine Wednesday - celebrate cooking...

11/8/2017

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To continue this week’s theme, today is Cook Something Bold Day!

Pickled liver, anyone? I hope that’s not actually a thing.
 
I’m not sure what is meant by bold in this instance. Could be outlandish, like gold leaf sprinkled atop your burger. Or intense flavours, like a well-spiced Indian dish –vindaloo comes to mind.
 
Perhaps the boldness pertains to the cook rather than the meal. A chance to step out of your comfort zone *cough* *sorry for the cliche* and cook a dish totally new to you. A cuisine you’ve never attempted before, or an ingredient only found in a specialty store.
 
Or maybe bold means a cooking technique you’ve been tempted to try but haven’t gotten around to yet – making your own pasta from scratch, for instance. By the way, making pasta is surprisingly easy and the flavour can’t be beat.
 
Are you an adventurous cook? Do you, like I do, read cookbooks like they’re novels?
 
Cheers!

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