Rebecca Weger

Last night, four of us got together for an evening of wine and chocolate.  Everyone brought something resulting in the following menu:

Pots de creme with whipped cream
Crepes (cherry compote, Nutella, lemon curd)
Chocolate souffle cupcakes with vanilla whipped cream
Soft goat cheese with pecan crackers
Nuts
Lots of wine

Don’t you wish you were there?
Everything was gluten-free.  Tammy made the [...]

Tammy Tuesday tonight covered a wide range of topics from rating local doctors to the “fire” at the Friends of the Library, from grandma’s 93rd birthday and strawberry shortcake to planning a trip for a Shakespeare in the park picnic.
We sat on the porch with the plants, watched the neighborhood (including the comings [...]

Our dinner plans were in the “still forming” stage when I got a call from a good friend in a crisis who needed a shoulder. Off I went. Before I left, Joseph asked if there was anything he could do for me. My response: “Yes. Make a strawberry tart and buy [...]

First things first, Tammy brought wine.  Her telepathy was excellent.  In fact, we were all out.  I don’t think we’d tried this Malbec/Syrah blend before and I really enjoyed it.  Smooth and drinkable.
Dinner itself was stir-fry, one of Joseph’s favorites to make.  Here’s the ingredient list:

Pressed, cubed tofu (Ithaca Soy)
Garlic
Ginger
Bragg’s Liquid Aminos
Sesame oil
Bok choy (Early [...]

Last night we enjoyed a wonderful birthday dinner for our dear friend Tammy at Just a Taste, a local wine and tapas bar and one of my favorite restaurants. For those who aren’t familiar with the setup, one of the great features is the ability to order a “flight” of wine – a taste [...]

Just about every other Thursday I get myself over to the weekly free wine tasting at Red Feet Wine Market. A colleague turned me on to this great local wine shop about two years ago and we buy almost all of our wine there. The staff are extraordinarily knowledgeable about the wine they sell and [...]