Wine
Marika Nemes Kadarka 2005
I got this wine as a Christmas gift from my mother’s Hungarian neighbor. Hungarian wines have a very different taste than French or Italian wines. This one is semi sweet and tastes great with food and by itself. I am sure it will be loved by my guests who can not stand the traditional, tart [...]
Wigilia in Florida
Wigilia is the traditional Christmas Eve vigil supper in Poland.
Interestingly, there is an entry for Wigilia on Wikipedia.org.
Traditions, customs and descriptions of the food can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wigilia.
Every family has their own version of the traditions.
As we used to do back at our parents house, we started with (oplatek) Christmas wafer, followed by the [...]
Joan Rivers breakfast
In the mornings, while I eat my oats, I watch CNN. When the news is uninteresting or the news anchors start being funny instead of presenting news, I switch to NBC’s The Today Show.
Plastic surgery was one of the subjects and obviously Joan Rivers was invited as the guest. She was funny most of [...]
Know your prices
My local grocery store came up with a creative deal on 2007 Beaujolais Nouveau. Until last week it used to cost $9.99. This Monday there is a special deal on it. From a distance you see $10.89 on the sign underneath the bottles. At a closer look the sign says: regular price $13.89, with $3.00 [...]
Gabbiano Chianti
Another great Italian Chianti.
When it is on sale, you can get for about $8. It is the same price as my favorite Ruffino Chianti. This one tasted great in contrast to my food (unripened avocado and some low fat cheese). Recently I have seen it being recommended on FoodTV HD Pairings with Andrea Immer. She [...]
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