A Free Wine Encyclopedia!A hundred years ago, the French gastronomer Brillat-Savarin wrote extensively on the experience of tasting . “It is no easy matter to determine the precise nature of the organ of taste. It is more complicated than would appear at first sight. Clearly, the tongue plays a large part in the mechanism of degustation; for, endowed… read more »
Friends give me interesting recipes, and that is fun, as I get the exposure to a variety of palate preferences. This month’s recipe intrigued me, as it was easy, inexpensive and nutritious. A great combination. However, herein lies the tale. I am printing the recipe as given me, but along with that, how I altered… read more »
A hundred years ago, the French gastronomer Brillat-Savarin, wrote extensively on the experience of tasting . “It is no easy matter to determine the precise nature of the organ of taste. It is more complicated than would appear at first sight. Clearly, the tongue plays a large part in the mechanism of degustation; for, endowed… read more »
This is P.K., Sr. writing this month. I just pulled rank on Rosemarie and asked her for the recipe portion of this column, requesting that I do the preamble. The reason: She is a creative food wizard, and her wizardry deserves this accolade. For my birthday, she decided to treat me, our daughter, and son-in-law, to… read more »
How does anything begin? Our lives roll along, and we partake of our environment, and every now and then ask ourselvest his question: Who started or created what I am eating? Time and again, I find religion has been a factor in this development. As we become more familiar with the shrinking world around, food history… read more »
To try and simplify one’s life today takes effort, concentration, careful evaluation, and a diagnosis of one’s status. I don’t mean to get too serious, but as one friend stated it, “Living is hard work!” Perhaps a good New Year’s resolution would be to cut through the layers of daily life, and selectively give simplifying… read more »
“Chorba” is a word reminiscent of my childhood and a strong reminder of my Armenian roots. Mother often related stories of her mother making a cauldron of “chorba” to feed the family of seven with a nutritious and economical meal. Soup is the closest translation I can give “chorba”. Yet it also connotes “hearty, satisfying,… read more »
Growing up, one used to hear the “older folks” (which I am now one of) tell how travel expands the mind. I guess it does, but in my instance it also expands the girth. We recently took a quick 8-day break and thanks to airfare bargains and jet travel made it to Great Britain and back…. read more »
Friends give me interesting recipes, and that is fun, as I get exposed to a variety of palate preferences. This month’s recipe intrigued me, as it was easy, inexpensive and nutritious. A great combination! However, herein lies the tale. I am printing the recipe as given me, but along with that, how I altered the original…. read more »
For several years in a row, usually during the Fourth of July weekend, Paul and I hold an annual garden party for 70-80 friends. We did not indulge in fancy waitresses preparing appetizers and walking around, tray in hand, while you balanced a glass of wine with one hand and tried to gracefully pop a morsel… read more »