Just wanted to post a few pictures from the pumpkin carving party we went to last weekend…highlighting out jack-o-lantern and the delicious pizzas! Pizzas More Pizzas Our wine-o-lantern!
Pumpkin Party Pictures
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Over the Barrel: Comtesse Therese Upcoming Releases
(This column will appear in an upcoming issue of Dan’s Papers) Over the Barrel…With Lenn ThompsonComtesse Therese Upcoming Releases With wines and a winery that are winning awards left and right –including “Best New Winery” in Dan’s Papers’ annual “Best of the Best” contest – you’d think that Theresa Dilworth of Comtesse Therese could take a little time to relax and enjoy her early success. In the wine world, it just doesn’t work that way. As a boutique winery that focuses on quality over quantity, award-winning wines means one thing for Dilworth – they sell out quickly. Her wines, available…
How Can You Not Love Pork?
How can you not love pork? This week alone I’ve had it at least four times…as sausage…pulled on a roll…and even in a wrap today for lunch (I’m a sucker for a wrap…but that’s a different post for a different time). I have at least a half dozen friends that don’t eat pork…and I’m not talking about any vegetarian friends I may have. That I can understand (to a certain extent). But the other people I’m talking about eat chicken. They eat beef. They just don’t eat pork. No bacon. No sausage (unless it’s turkey). No pepperoni on pizza. Why…
A Little Press for LENNDEVOURS
Okay okay…maybe it’s not the L.A. Times or Elle (both have featured the uber-food blogChocolate & Zucchini), but LENNDEVOURS did get a mention in Computer Bits, a computer mag from Oregon. Yes, I know it’s a brief mention. But hey…it’s still a mention!
On the Road: A Pumpkin Carving Party
We’re headed to upstate New York again this weekend for a pumpkin carving party at my future in-laws’. Even as a person more likely to be successful using a pumpkin for soup as opposed to a jack-o-lantern, I’m looking forward to the weekend away. FMIL (Future Mother In Law) is making a slew of her soon-to-be famous pizzas for about 14 people…and of course Nena and I will be bringing wine! A weekend in the country is much needed at this point. Work has been extremely stressful and hectic…and the fresh air and relaxed tempo of Schoharie is always the…
Americans and Drinking Wine
I subscribe to Jennifer Rosen’s email newsletter and I noticed today she also posts their content on her blog…which is definitely worth checking out. I really liked this week’s posting because it discusses why American’s don’t drink wine with meals like they do in Europe…a fact that is truly a shame if you ask me. She outlines the reasons very well though…including the fact that some wines in Europe are much lower in alcohol (so they CAN have them with lunch and go back to work) and the fact that “table wine” is simply cheaper over there. Nena and I…
Cranberry Juice Better for You Than Wine?
I read an article yesterday touting cranberries and their juice as a a great, heart healthy beverage…that is at least as good for you as red wine and maybe even better. An interesting read…but if you really think I’m going to replace my wine rack with another fridge to store bottle after bottle of cranberry juice…you’re crazy.
Wine Blogging Wednesday Reminder: Down Under Shiraz
Just a quick reminder…the November vintage of Wine Blogging Wednesday is coming up next week! The theme, selected by Viv at Seattle Bon Vivant, is Aussie Shiraz…so go out and get one! I picked up a value Shiraz that is supposed to be pretty good…and no, it’s not Yellow Tail (which I think is a great entry wine for non-red drinkers.) Join us down under for WBW…it’s sure to be a g’day mates!
Dinner Tonight: Cooperage Inn (Baiting Hollow, NY)
Now that I’m doing regular writing for Dan’s Papers (see links at left), Nena and I find ourselves out east, in Long Island Wine Country, more and more. Baiting Hollow, a small town on the western edge of the vineyards is considered the ‘gateway to the wineries’ by many…and tonight we’re eating at a restaurant there–Cooperage Inn. It’s been a long time since I did a restaurant review here on LENNDEVOURS…mostly because we’ve cut back on our dining out, both in number and in $ spent…but we decided to try somewhere new…so a review will appear in the next few…
Over the Barrel: New Releases from Lieb Family Cellars
(This column will appear in an upcoming issue of Dan’s Papers) Over the Barrel…with Lenn Thompson New Releases from Lieb Family Cellars If you love Long Island wines like I do, you might have a love-hate relationship with autumn on the East End. You love it because its grape harvest season, often called “crush” in California. The wineries and tasting rooms are filled with the smells of fresh grapes and winemaking. But, especially on the North Fork, roads are packed and parking lots are overflowing with people snatching apples from orchards and scurrying through corn mazes. More time in your…