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I’m sure no one needs to read another article about the luxurious seduction that is chocolate. None of us want to read conflicting research studies touting the benefits or harmful effects chocolate has on one’s diet. I sure don’t. But what I do want to write about is other uses for chocolate. Specifically, chocolate used in sauces for savory dishes.
Cocoa Powder (Photo from www.eathynutrition.com)
Seize the moment.
Remember all those women on the Titanic
who waved off the dessert cart.
And, for what?!
~ Erma Bombeck
Seize Dessert! (Photo from www.bluelaststand.blogspot.com)
As Editor-in-Chief of theBrideScoop, I get to hand out assignments, create fun days of collaborative writing for our writers and read everything that is submitted! So when we get to share a whole day of one topic with our readers, I think you see us at our best. I always have an opinion and sometimes I disagree with an article but I weigh that with what I think needs to be said about weddings and brides and whatnot. But here are MY opinions – loves and dislikes - about the Royal Wedding… one year and one day later!
Princess Kate & Prince William (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain for Getty Images)
One year ago, my Mum and I were steeping a pot of tea and…
Afternoon Tea (Photo from www.thewordsworthhotel.co.uk)
Before I get into the day of Will & Kate’s Royal Wedding, you have to know a few things about my family and I.
Thank you to Alan Tardi for his article: This Wine Goes Well With Fish. Repost from The New York Times.
Brilliant ideas sometimes arise out of pure necessity. Consider Piero Lugano, 63, the suntanned artist-turned-wine-merchant who opened a shop called Bisson in this town on the Italian Riviera in 1978. Not content merely to sell wine, he soon began making it. Ten years ago, he decided to try producing sparkling wine from indigenous varieties grown in vineyards overlooking the Golfo Paradiso on the Mediterranean. But he immediately encountered a problem: there was simply no space in his already cramped shop and winery to carry out the aging required to make a bottle-fermented sparkling wine in the classic method of champagne. Then, as he recalled recently, “a light bulb went on in my head: I thought, why not put the wine under the sea?”
Underwater Wine Making (Photo by Alessandro Beltrame for ABG Studio Video)
“Why can’t meatloaf be pretty?” inquires Cynthia Kallile, the owner of Chicago’s own The Meatloaf Bakery, the only place around serving beautiful cupcakes and pastries made out of, well, meatloaf. I stand there, speechless, pondering the question. There is a plate of gorgeous savory bites in front of me that seems to be asking the same thing. Meatloaf? Pretty? Why not?! Granted, those two words never go together. I happen to love meatloaf, it is the ultimate comfort food for me. It brings memories of carefree childhood days and cozy evenings spent at home in chilly Novembers gone by. But pretty? Meatloaf, tasty as it may be, is never pretty. As I feast on several different varieties of Loafies (two-bite treats unique to The Meatloaf Bakery), created with love and dressed up for the occasion, I look over the glass case full of pretty.
Glass Case Full of Pretty (Photo by Gourmet Rambler)
With the warm weather approaching, we cannot wait to take our drinking alfresco. There is something so decadent and fun about sipping a cocktail outside. Everyone has their favorites, I am sure. But when it comes to outdoor libations my heart belongs to sangria. This is perhaps because I love wine. Or maybe it is because I enjoy boozy fruit. No matter the reason, sangria is my summer drink of choice! Refreshing and slightly sweet, fruity and deceptively potent sangria is infinitely patio friendly.
Sangria at VOLO (Photo by Gourmet Rambler)
This looks like a ton of fun!!!
Connecticut vs Rhode Island Culinary Showdown
Spring inspires people to do unexpected things (see my previous article FOOD FRIDAY: Spring Inspiration Tour). Among farm visits, drinking rose wine (finally! rose is back!) and tasting a plethora of spring menus all over town, I was inspired to go on a rampage. All because of a little plant called ramp. Several times this week, people have asked me what a ramp is. Words “spring” and “delicious” come to mind when I hear the word. To me, ramps are true harbingers of spring on a plate.
Ramps (Photo by Gourmet Rambler)
A woman should never be seen eating or drinking,
unless it be lobster salad and champagne,
the only true feminine and becoming viands.
~ Lord Byron
A Toast To You! (Photo from www.letstalkwine.com)
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