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November 24, 2009

A Little Bite Before the Feast

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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 [...]

November 20, 2009

Marco Wiles’ New Poscol; a New Favorite Wine

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 [...]

November 6, 2009

MEXICAN GRITS SOUFFLE WITH CUMIN, MONTEREY JACK AND CARMELIZED ONIONS

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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 [...]