Champagne Thought Of The Day ~ The Whisper Of Love The sound of air slowly releasing from the Champagne bottle when de-corked is called ‘the whisper of love’. To hear this noise, place your thumb on the muselet, the wire cage that fits over a bottle of Champagne, and gently turn the bottle left. (Under…
French Champagne
National Champagne Day ~ August 4, 2018 ~ Insanely Good Reasons To Have Cold Champagne In Your Refrigerator
August 4, 2018 is National Champagne Day! It’s also National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day ~ Can it get any better than that?! I’ve noticed August 4 has been mentioned on the internet as “National Champagne Day” but I have no idea why…of course I think every day should be National Champagne Day and I don’t…
To Every Season There Is Champagne
Welcome Fall! Cooler temperatures, colorful leaves…let’s toast this beautiful season with champagne! Pumpkin can be a bit overdone this time of year (just ask any coffee shop barista about pumpkin lattes!) but champagne is perfect for any occasion, any season. Fluteau 2006 Cuvée Symbiose Champagne Champagne Fluteau, founded in 1935, is a family owned winery…
My Favorite Recipe For Baba Ganoush
My wonderful husband presented a champagne tasting as a surprise for me this week…Champagne Dautel-Cadot Grande Tradition Brut NV and Dautel-Cadot Champagne Cuvee Prestige Brut NV. I love it when I walk in the kitchen and find this sitting on the island which means we are about to commence to tastin’… My favorite was the…
The Best Things About Summer…Tomatoes and Champagne!
It’s been a busy summer. We finished our kitchen remodel, yeah! And I’ve been having so much fun cooking up a storm! My bubbly sister-in-law gave us this lovely “new kitchen warming gift” that she had made for us by our local Appalachian Press ~ I love Madame Lilly Bollinger’s quote: And I’m always happy…
Champagne Baron-Fuénte ~ Perfect Food Pairings For Champagne
Where there is no wine there is no love. …Euripides On a warm summer evening my husband treated me to a tasting of Baron Fuénte Champagne. It is always tons of fun to delve into food pairings to match champagnes. I use the book WHAT…
The Chocolate Experience + Champagne!
This Summer Is Just Peachy! Historic City Market, Roanoke, Virginia http://www.downtownroanoke.org/explore/farmers-market Another reason to love Downtown Roanoke: Altus Chocolate http://www.altuschocolate.com Campbell Avenue, Downtown Roanoke The Altus Story is posted in their chocolate shop: After watching the movie “Chocolat”, Carl and Mary (now the owners of Altus Chocolate) were enamoured by the idea that chocolate could…
Black Garlic And Champagne
Under the watchful eye of Maxine Andrews…THE CAT These days we are enjoying dining al fresco on our backyard deck…in 80 degree Fahrenheit weather with a slight breeze… “Champagne makes you feel like it’s Sunday and better days are just around the corner.” ~ Marlene Dietrich Pascal Lallement Champagne À Chamery Premier Cru Brut This artisanal small…
Shishito Peppers Stuffed With Fontina And Prosciutto
Shishito Peppers ~ local Farmer’s Market, fresh from the garden or Fresh Market 15 Shishito Peppers 6 ounces Fontina cheese, cut into 5 slices and then cut each slice into 3 strips 3 ounces prosciutto, cut horizontally into 15 pieces Preheat oven to 350 degrees Farenheit. Rinse and dry Shishito Peppers. Cut a slit in the side…
LeLarge Pugeot Champagne ~ The Bloom Experience
While traveling down the Champagne Trail in the Champagne Region of France, we were told that the accepted protocol is if the champagne house gates are open then the owners are prepared to greet guests with a champagne tasting. We were very happy we took this advice because that was how we discovered the Champagne LeLarge-Pugeot…
