Tōgarashi is the Japanese name for chili peppers. The Nanami Tōgarashi that I purchased at a local Asian food market is a combination of chili peppers, white and black sesame seeds, ginger, orange peel and seaweed. It has a nice little kick of spiciness to it. To serve my fresh ricotta I generously sprinkled the serving…
French Champagne
Lovin' Local Spring Greens and Rosé Champagne!
Christina Nifong, Culinary Instructor, Food Writer and Blogger Extraordinaire! Local For Lunch: Welcoming Spring! Christina’s culinary classes include lunch she creates out of local ingredients, many of them right out of her own garden! Please visit Christina’s website and subscribe to her newsletter where she shares lots of her cooking and gardening expertise and fabulous…
Pop And Pannier Blanc de Noirs Champagne 2011
Adorable POP! champagne tray that my bubbly girlfriends gave me as a New Year’s Eve hostess gift…love it! Champagne Pannier Blanc De Noirs 2011, made almost entirely of Pinot Noir grapes. Notes of ripe pear, pleasant and smooth with a creamy mousse and consistent tiny bubbles in the flute. Blanc De Noirs (white wine produced…
Weekend Surprises With Dom Pérignon Vintage1992 and Franciacorta!
Our very bubbly, very special friends shared a bottle of vintage 1992 Moët & Chandon Dom Pérignon champagne with us. A super special treat and a fabulous surprise! 45% pinot noir, 15% pinot meunier, 40% chardonnay grapes this champagne is everything one would expect from a fine wine and more! Richard Juhlin rates this champagne with 91…
