Posts Tagged“zucchini”

Tasty (and Local) Summer Pasta

Sorry for the blog semi-silence over the last few days. We had family in town to watch Jackson for us while we attended the wedding of some great, dear friends on Friday night. A good time was had by all. That’s for sure. Last night, having partied pretty hard the night before, we wanted a light, summery meal that we could put together quickly. A trip out east to a farm stand and we were ready to go with Nena’s summer pasta. The ingredients are simple: Whole wheat pasta Local zucchini and yellow squash that was grilled and chopped Local…

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Clotilde’s Book Comes Out Tomorrow

Tomorrow, Chocolate & Zucchini: Daily Adventures in a Parisian Kitchen will hit bookshelves for the first time, and I couldn’t be happier for its author Clotilde Dusoulier. Yes that Clotilde, the fun, hungry writer behind the Chocolate & Zucchini blog. She’s actually in New York City tomorrow for a book signing that kicks off her U.S. publicity tour. Why do I bring a Parisian blogger’s book release on a New York-focused wine blog? It’s simple, I did the wine pairings for the book…without relying on my New York expertise. It was a lot of fun and Clotilde was very complimentary…

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