A Wild & Brown Rice Pilaf You’ll Crave
Think rice is boring? Not this recipe. Chef Annette Tomei hates boring food so she adds butter toasted almonds and fresh pomegranate to her wild rice pilaf recipe.
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Stuffed Turkey Breast with Wild Mushrooms and Kale
A stuffed turkey breast recipe for a weeknight, date night or dinner party If you want one recipe you can pull out of your back pocket to suit any occasion, look no further. This simple but elegant stuffed turkey breast recipe is one I use for everything from a family meal to date night. Now, […]
Amalaya Blanco – Hope Rewarded
2018 Amalaya Blanco, Calchaquí Valley, Salta, Argentina Wine of theWeek with Annette Tomei Wine grapes thrive in the high-altitude vineyards of the Calchaquí Valley in Argentina. But few had hope of finding sufficient water for vineyards in the Cafayate Desert of Salta, Argentina. This super dry climate boasts a max of 150 mm annual rainfall […]
Mas Champart Blanc – Exploring New Territory
2017 Mas Champart Blanc, Saint-Chinian AOC, France Wine of the Week with Annette Tomei Mas Champart Saint-Chinian Blanc is from the largest wine region in France that may be least known to most of us. The Languedoc-Roussillon region is in southern France and is most known for inexpensive, hearty red wines. The Saint-Chinian AOC was […]
Smoking Loon Rosé – Delicious with a Sense of Humor
2018 Smoking Loon Steelbird Rosé, California, USA Wine of the Week with Annette Tomei As young wine lovers develop into a serious market, the wine industry is discovering that it’s a good thing to have a sense of humor. They are also, however, learning that levity does not give license to relax standards in practices […]