Category Archives: wine

eating/Mendoza: Part Two of Our Adventures in Argentina

Posted on October 7, 2009 by blcarson

After doing some big city touring in Buenos Aires, we jetted off on a plane to Mendoza, the heart and soul of Argentina’s wine country. We grounded ourselves at B&B Plazza Italia, an old home owned by a lovely couple. … Continue reading →

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A Wine Country Treasure: The Farmhouse Inn and Restaurant

Posted on May 29, 2009 by blcarson

California wine country holds a special place in my heart–I’ve spent three birthdays there to date and will be getting married there in September. I’ve spent most of my wine country time in Napa and Sonoma, but this past weekend, … Continue reading →

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Poached Pears and Cranberry Apple Cake

Posted on December 3, 2008 by blcarson

I have a go-to cake recipe that I make for a range of occasions. It comes from one of my go-to cookbooks by one of my go-to bloggers, Clotilde of Chocolate & Zucchini. I make this cake with apples and … Continue reading →

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Experimenting with New Parts of Chicken

Posted on September 21, 2008 by blcarson

I swear I don’t just eat chicken. It’s just that, lately, I’ve been on this kick of trying to do new things with it. And every time I try something different, I get excited by the fact that you can … Continue reading →

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A Nod to Winos In Napa

Posted on August 25, 2008 by blcarson

I wrote about my last trip to Napa and my second visit to my favorite Napa winery back in May and was pleasantly surprised (ok, super excited to the point of linking to it on my Facebook page) to read … Continue reading →

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