Who is Lillian? And why did she inspire this post, my first in a long while? Lillian is an extraordinary Canadian cook who took care of meals and snacks at the kayaking lodge where the spouse and I stayed last month. By extraordinary, I mean she uses fresh ingredients to prepare healthy and scrumptious food […]
Inspired by Lillian: Rice Noodle Salad and Sicilian Grillo Read More »
When I’m looking for unusual wines or rare grape varieties, I prefer to shop our local Coop grocery store. Owned by shoppers and workers, the Coop stocks a good selection of non-mainstream wines – organic and biodynamic wines or those made with natural yeast and minimal sulfur or other additions. This week at the Coop,
Jurançon Noir: A very berry grape from southwest France Read More »
Corvina and Rondinella. Let’s call them two gentle grapes of Verona. You may have met these indigenous Italian grapes in popular Valpolicella. Now I invite you to taste Bardolino, a red wine made southeast of Lake Garda in the Verona province of Veneto, Italy. Like Valpolicella, Bardolino is a blend of Corvina and Rondinella. Corvina
Pizza wine! Fresh, fruity and made from native Italian grapes (#ItalianFWT) Read More »
