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For some families, the big meal takes place early afternoon. Now going from breakfast (or maybe not even) to 2 pm is quite a stretch. Hence the need for an hors d’oeuvre prior to Thanksgiving. Maybe it’s a little pate, maybe some nuts, or maybe a little cheddar crisp or two with a glass of wine. Cheddar-Sage [...]
Love it like Dolce Vita Marco Wiles has done it again. His Dolce Vita (500 Westheimer, 713.520.8222) is an oft-suggested favorite. (And if you go, I recommend the talegio pizza with arugula, pears and truffle oil, and the parsley and pancetta salad.) Now Wiles has a new gig, Poscol (1609 Westheimer, 713.529.2797). What it is is a cozy wine [...]
Thank you, culinarythymes.com reader Brenda, for bringing this great recipe to my attention. You see, in our online archive, gremlins had replaced certain fractions with Greek symbols, so Brenda emailed to get the correct quantities. Well, upon further inspection, I found sentences spliced and paragraphs missing. Blame it on a server switch not so long [...]
With its tight shots of perfectly grill-marked paninis, cheese oozing from the edge, Melanie Barnard’s new cookbook Panini will have your mouth watering. I am anxious to try the Three-Cheese and Tomato Melt, made with Boursin, mozzarella and provolone, as well as the breadless Stuffed Portobello Mushroom panini and the Chicken & Mango with Cilantro [...]
We love Scottsdale for a last minute, long weekend of r and r. Why? It’s an easy flight (for us), the dry desert clime, and there’s good food to be had in the Phoenix area. Here’s where we ate on a recent trip. At Barrio Cafe (www.barriocafe.com) in Phoenix you’ll find interior Mexican fare and art [...]
It’s getting hot in here. Time for…chilly, ice cream desserts! This one’s a winner. Enjoy. -alyce eyster Coffee Ice Cream Cake with Chocolate Sauce Print Recipe Type: dessert Author: culinarythymes.com Prep Time: 45 mins Total Time: 45 mins Serves: 8 This easy-to-prepare sake may be made up to 3 days ahead. Store it in the [...]
I made taramasalata recently and thought I’d share… At a recent dinner party, Greek fare dominated the menu. The meal started with taramasalata on crunchy pitas and a crisp white wine. I’d forgotten how addictive the creamy spread can be. Mirroring the consistency of a good, homemade alioli, but eggless, taramasalata is unctuous, tart and salty from the [...]
For the fourth year in a row, the family visited Becker Vineyards in Stonewall, Texas for a picnic and wine tasting over Spring Break. We are thrilled to report that the Beckers are adding a large, dramatic (high, high ceilings), panel-lined tasting room behind the current tasting bar. This is a good thing because the tasting room [...]
