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Food and Wine

Ahhh summer……

07.01.2011

Ahhh summer, it’s finally here.  The vines are blooming, and the floral aroma throughout the vineyard is intoxicating!  We just finished putting the last of the new vines in the ground, and the rush and hustle of spring in the vineyard is slowly winding down.  Throughout the summer we water, thin, and hedge the vines, [...]

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Snow + a Nutritious Soup Tough Enough for a Red Wine

11.22.2010

Its snowing! I know not everyone is excited about this – but I AM! I love the snow. Everything about it – the drama, the drear, the stillness, and even the shoveling. Enough, I could go on but I will spare you. What I really wanted to share is a beautiful soup recipe [...]

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Spicy Coconut Pumpkin Soup

11.04.2010

This is from a beautiful book I got as a gift from my friend Laura. The cookbook is Clean Food. My favorite part about this book is that it is divided by season. This is one of the yummiest Winter soups I have tried so far. I have read that many [...]

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Luscious Beet Salad

09.02.2010

This might be the best beet salad that I have tried. If you are lucky enough to still have beets and beet greens, you are in for a treat. If you don’t have beet greens just try any greens you like. I have tried it with kale and chard and a mix [...]

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Eggplant Parmigiana

08.22.2010

Pearson here!
It’s Verasion at Colter’s Creek. Verasion is that time when the grapes begin to ripen; the red varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot begin to turn from green to red, a natural signal for the birds to come have a meal. It is a fabulous time of year (but also the time [...]

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Two quick and delicious recipes

07.13.2010

The following comes from Mike and Melissa – picture later on when I try it out:
Mike and I found the perfect summer food and wine combo the other night after a long evening of working in the garden. Too tired to prepare a timely dinner, we threw down a handful of tortilla chips, covered them [...]

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Vegetables and Wine

05.28.2010

So often wine is paired with meats and cheeses.  Maybe this is because vegetables and fruits have more delicate flavors or can be so easily destroyed if ill-prepared.  Veggie dishes and spices can be quite complex but easily over run by big wines. One of my favorite chefs in the world once said that meats [...]

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First Friday Wine Tasting in Spokane

05.25.2010

This post is terribly late and long overdue but worth the wait. My sweet husband (Melissa’s brother) and I had the pleasure of doing some wine tasting in Spokane the beginning of May. The first of every month Spokane has a First Friday art walk series and many of the wineries also double as galleries [...]

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Chilled Corn and Sun-Dried Tomato Chowder with Goat Cheese-Chive Croutons

05.19.2010

Clearly I am longing for summer with this recipe but I want you all to have it too so that we can long together!
RECOMMENDED WINE: Chardonnay
ALTERNATIVE WINE: Sauvignon/Fume Blanc
4 ears sweet corn, husks removed
1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cups chopped sweet onions
1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon (1/2 tsp dried)
1 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp ground turmeric
1 [...]

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Videos on Tasting

04.14.2010

I wanted to post two videos on tasting. The first is our very own incredibly off-the-cuff video that the Colter’s Creek crew was put on the spot to produce. I did some editing to give an idea of how much fun we were having and also how gracious and receptive everyone was to my last [...]

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