A favorite Texas product, Pure Luck Chevre from Dripping Springs is white and snowy in its appearance with a clean, slightly goaty scent. On the palate the taste blooms – it is fruity and delicate. Excellent on artisan fruit and nut bread topped with a roasted tomato. $19.99 lb. www.pureluck.com.
November 15, 2007
Bubbly, Italian Chard, Texas Wine
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Don’t Forget the Bubbly The folks at Austin?s Twin Liquors recommend these sparklers this holiday season: Prosecco Borgo Sanleo (Italy), Perrier Jouet Fleur (France), Taittinger NV (France), Piper Sonoma Brut (California) and Segura Viudas Cava (Spain). www.twinliquors.com Antinori’s Castello Della Sala 2005 Chardonnay On a whim, we picked up a bottle of Antinori’s Castello Della [...]
November 15, 2007
Grey Poupon
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Dijon: A Workhorse in the Kitchen One of our favorite prepared ingredients in the kitchen is Dijon mustard. A favorite because of its versatility, we use Grey Poupon Dijon mustard not only on sandwiches but in homemade salad dressings, alioli and sauces. Grey Poupon’s new Harvest Coarse Ground Mustard is ideal for Greek salad dressing [...]
November 15, 2007
Reef, Sugarbaby’s
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Sugarbaby’s Cupcake Boutique It’s a happy place, Sugarbaby’s. It’s girly — all black, white and pink – and my daughters and I loved it. The cupcakes did not disappoint. My favorite of the bunch was the pink strawberry flavored cupcake made in honor of breast cancer month and topped with pink ribbon sprinkles. Usually I am [...]
November 15, 2007
Dallas Favorites
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I’ve been gone from Dallas just long enough to miss those establishments that were once part of my regular rotation. Number one on the list would be Jimmy’s (4901 Bryan, 214.823.6180), the Italian grocery in East Dallas, for their superb selection ofcured meats. In a close second is LaDuni, with their Cuban, South American and [...]
November 15, 2007
Gifts of Good Taste
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Gifts of Good Taste Food Gifts A Foodie Gives We’ve tasted and tested, given and been given many food gifts. These are the ones that get (always favorable) comments. They won?t disappoint. For chocoholics: We prefer dark chocolate on most occasions but this is a treat we?ll gladly waste the calories on. World Finest Milk [...]
November 5, 2007
Wood Fired Pizza at Home…On the Patio
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Now here’s a grand idea. I’ve always thought those built-in wood-fired pizza ovens for home were nifty, but they sure can heat up a kitchen. Enter Sur La Table’s terra cotta oven which is hand-crafted in Portugal, made for outdoors and conveniently on wheels. There’s a removable metal-lined wood door for controlling temperature and a [...]
November 5, 2007
The Breakaway Cook
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Breakaway from the Ordinary As a working mom with young kids and a special interest in food and cooking, any recipe or cookbook touting quick and easy gets a second glance. But the problem with the genre is that the recipes can be dull or replace fresh foods with overly processed prepared and convenience foods. [...]
