Wine & Food
Jump onboard the QM2
-- at least vicariously -- with this
issue's Sommelier
Pick: Jean Sebastian Richer.
His interview answers include our
new favorite phrase: "on a Riesling
tangent."
Our romance with summer
tomatoes doesn't stop at this issue's
Quick
Entertaining -- we're going back
to one of our very first Wine
Skinny Cooks features (with
a few updates). Yes, we just go tomato
crazy in summer!
For this issue's Soup
to Nuts!, we've raided the
grocery store shelves for shortbread.
It's one of our favorite cookies --
perfect to go with that afternoon
cup of coffee that sees us through
the rest of the day. And although
we love homemade shortbread best,
let's face facts -- we don't always
have the time to play Betty Crocker.
Find out which ones were our favorites!
The Matchmaker
offers pairing ideas for our readers,
including matching an array of wines
with appetizers!
Picks
& Nibbles is our catch-all,
grab bag, random thoughts column where
we will offer brief comment on wines,
foods, restaurants -- whatever --
that get our attention. Enjoy!
Be sure to check our Wine
Skinny Marketplace for a kaboodle
of wine and gourmet goodies!
Finally - it's that
time of year when a weekend by the
pool is all that's on the schedule.
Well, that and some tasty eats that
can be easily adapted to feed a crowd.
For this issue's Party
Planning, simply mix up a
big batch of coleslaw the day before
- the flavors improve overnight! -
as well as several batches of the
Corn Prosciutto biscuits. Then it's
just a question of quickly boiling
shrimp in their shells for a delicious
feast. Oh, and don't forget to top
things off with summery strawberry
sundaes!
From the first day of summer, to
July 4th, to parties by the pool --
it's time to stock up on summer
entertaining essentials, like
the handpicked favorites in this issues
Wine
& Food Links!
Of the many reasons
to look forward to summer, flavorful
heirloom and vine-ripened tomatoes
may be at the top of our list. A completely
different beast than those insipid,
hard bland things that appear in the
markets off-season, a perfectly
ripe tomato smells and tastes like
summer itself. Here are a few
of our favorite Quick
Entertaining ideas for summer
tomatoes!
A recent stay in Georgetown
provided some fun wandering time -
perhaps what life as a local might
be like… Complete with borrowed
brownstone (including the owner's
golden retriever) and a slew of choices
within walking distance. But for one
visit to the Mall, this was not a
sightseeing trip. Just a little dabbling
in the neighborhood scene. Read more
in Wine
& Travel!
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