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 [...]

I’ve been finishing up a big work project on deadline. Almost there, but I’ll probably go in for a few minutes over the holiday weekend. But tonight, it was time for a break. First we headed out to the wine tasting at Red Feet. The focus was on American wines, and [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]